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Themaadone
Maj
Number of posts: 270
Localisation: Near London
Cap Badge: RAOC/RLC/AGC
Places Served: Bielefeld, Guetersloh, Viersen, Bracht, Falklands, Aldershot, Leconsfield, NI, Rwanda, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan
Registration date: 2010-09-02
 | | Subject: Abbreviations 2/12/2010, 13:07 | |
| We all know 'em, we all like 'em.... here are a few to start
RASC - Run Away Someones Coming
RCT - Rice Crispy Testers or Rickshaws, Cabs and Taxis
RAOC - Rag and Oil Company or Royal Airborne Overseas Commandos (my favourite)
RAMC - Rob All My Comrades
REME - Royal Engineers Made Easy
ACC - Aldershot Concrete Company or Andy Capp's Commandos
SAS - Saturdays and Sundays - Soft as Shit (Best not said when they (SHHHH) are around
RAVC - Really All Virgin Craphats or (this really is too rude)
feel free to add |
| | | | ChrisP
WOII
Number of posts: 91
Localisation: Kent, UK
Cap Badge: RAMC
Places Served: Sennelager, Mil Wing MPH, Ditton, Hohne, Sennelager(again), Newcastle and Rheindahlen
Registration date: 2010-02-12
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 2/12/2010, 13:13 | |
| WRAC - Weekly Ration Army Crumpet (Other version way too rude!)
QARANC - Quick And Ready And Never Caught |
| | | | jim
Let Gen
Number of posts: 1226
Localisation: Sutton Coldfield
Cap Badge: RAOC
Places Served: Dad, Hamburg, Bad Oeynhausen, Iserlohn, Bury, Osnabruck, Worcester. Me Detmold, Bielefeld, NI, HK
Registration date: 2008-01-03
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 2/12/2010, 13:46 | |
| We call them WRACS because they are screwed against walls. |
| | | | Shelldrake
Let Gen
Number of posts: 1480
Localisation: Kyrenia
Cap Badge: Royal Artillery
Places Served: Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh
Registration date: 2010-10-26
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 2/12/2010, 14:25 | |
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| | | | Themaadone
Maj
Number of posts: 270
Localisation: Near London
Cap Badge: RAOC/RLC/AGC
Places Served: Bielefeld, Guetersloh, Viersen, Bracht, Falklands, Aldershot, Leconsfield, NI, Rwanda, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan
Registration date: 2010-09-02
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 3/12/2010, 16:57 | |
| Lol, I'd forgotten the WRAC or Racks indeed, that made me smile a lot just now!
QARANC - Grey Mafia
REME - Dreamy Reme
Anyone got one for the RADC or were we all too fearful of annual dental checks?
Int Corps - Green Slime or oxymoron |
| | | | brum
Gen
Number of posts: 1798
Age: 71
Localisation: Sandbach Cheshire
Cap Badge: RA/QOH
Places Served: JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich
Registration date: 2010-03-02
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 3/12/2010, 17:49 | |
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RADC ?
We used to call (him) The Fang Farrier.
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| | | | Themaadone
Maj
Number of posts: 270
Localisation: Near London
Cap Badge: RAOC/RLC/AGC
Places Served: Bielefeld, Guetersloh, Viersen, Bracht, Falklands, Aldershot, Leconsfield, NI, Rwanda, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan
Registration date: 2010-09-02
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 3/12/2010, 19:16 | |
| Fang Farrier LOL, yes, not far from the truth.
RMP - Monkeys |
| | | | brum
Gen
Number of posts: 1798
Age: 71
Localisation: Sandbach Cheshire
Cap Badge: RA/QOH
Places Served: JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich
Registration date: 2010-03-02
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 3/12/2010, 19:36 | |
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In a similar vein. . . .
PT Instructor - Muscle Buster
REME VM - Nut Strangler
Padre - Sky Pilot
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| | | | Teabag
Maj Gen
Number of posts: 934
Age: 61
Localisation: Merseyside
Cap Badge: Royal Signals
Places Served: Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date: 2008-10-30
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 3/12/2010, 20:05 | |
| RCT one that I knew was Rickshaws Camels and Taxis.
QOH = Queers on Horseback (Done this before somewhere?).
17th/21st Dancers. |
| | | | brum
Gen
Number of posts: 1798
Age: 71
Localisation: Sandbach Cheshire
Cap Badge: RA/QOH
Places Served: JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich
Registration date: 2010-03-02
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 3/12/2010, 20:18 | |
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In the 70's I remember the "I" Corps being called Sneaky Beaky.
RAOC EOD were FELIX
Were'nt female RUC called GREENFINCH ?
You're right teabag, we have done this before. These seem to be more modern though.
My memory's playing up, HOLDFAST, SHELDRAKE, BLUEBELL etc. . . what was R SIGS appointment title again ?
(I SHOULD bloody know !).
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| | | | Teabag
Maj Gen
Number of posts: 934
Age: 61
Localisation: Merseyside
Cap Badge: Royal Signals
Places Served: Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date: 2008-10-30
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 3/12/2010, 23:42 | |
| Ello London zis is Nighthawk.
Actually it is Pronto. The Lone Rangers faster sidekick.
Ashamed to say I had to look that up as I had forgotten.
Reference: Signal Communications in the army vol iv. Pamphlet 4 Radio Telegraph Procedure.
Sad git still has a copy! |
| | | | Shelldrake
Let Gen
Number of posts: 1480
Localisation: Kyrenia
Cap Badge: Royal Artillery
Places Served: Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh
Registration date: 2010-10-26
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 4/12/2010, 08:42 | |
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| | | | Themaadone
Maj
Number of posts: 270
Localisation: Near London
Cap Badge: RAOC/RLC/AGC
Places Served: Bielefeld, Guetersloh, Viersen, Bracht, Falklands, Aldershot, Leconsfield, NI, Rwanda, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan
Registration date: 2010-09-02
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 4/12/2010, 08:55 | |
| SIB - Stupid Ignorant Bastards (an RMP full screw told me this....)  |
| | | | Shelldrake
Let Gen
Number of posts: 1480
Localisation: Kyrenia
Cap Badge: Royal Artillery
Places Served: Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh
Registration date: 2010-10-26
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 4/12/2010, 10:39 | |
| MPSC - Muppets, Puppets and Stupid Chaps (I think that's the last word). |
| | | | Themaadone
Maj
Number of posts: 270
Localisation: Near London
Cap Badge: RAOC/RLC/AGC
Places Served: Bielefeld, Guetersloh, Viersen, Bracht, Falklands, Aldershot, Leconsfield, NI, Rwanda, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan
Registration date: 2010-09-02
| | Subject: Re: Abbreviations 4/12/2010, 11:53 | |
| Yeah, how likely is that... LOL  Used by many as a stepping stone to senior rank (I knew 2 guys who did this, one an RAOC MTI thought he would propel his career an absolute waste of uniform, another, also an RAOC MTI did it for all the right reasons and really did his best to lead those astray young men back onto the right path). |
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