Senior Soldier

Subject: Senior Soldier 21/8/2013, 10:43

This is one for the Old Sweats.
Who remembers being appointed Senior Soldier ?
(This usually occurred when the NCO in charge of a party of men wanted to sneak off for a smoke or a drink in the mess).
The theory was that the senior man was placed in charge of the others while the NCO was away and was then authorised to order them around.
Yeah, right ! In the Stroppy Sixties ? No chance !

Guest

Didn`t the guards have them?..

At brat school we had senior A/Ts. who wore a half stripe for a week when we were in recruit company.

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 21/8/2013, 12:19

When my son was at the Guards Depot they had Senior Soldiers and had to be addressed as such! In Boys Service we had Recruit Leaders who were a term ahead of us and wore one upside down stripe, they were normally promoted to J/Lcpl at the end of term.

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 21/8/2013, 12:41

The RAF had the "senior man" in 1952. Imagine a very cold November day on the square at RAF Cranwell. Corporal Ayres, in his Boysie (Fools & Horses) accent. -"Senior man ,senior man, march this flight up and down while I go for a wee"
Can't remember how the senior man was chosen,but it was never me.
Happy days,whats this got to do with BAOR?

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 21/8/2013, 13:16

Well, it happened in Assaye Bks Nienburg. scratch

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 21/8/2013, 13:56

brum wrote:: Well, it happened in Assaye Bks Nienburg.

Do you mean that Corporal Ayres was in Nienburg:evil:

He was also the guy who said "When I was in the Guards I got 97% for drill,and that was out of a hundred" Question

What he was doing in Guards I dont know.

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 21/8/2013, 17:39

May 1951, Royal Signals, Somme Lines, Catterick on joining after three days I was promoted Local (unpaid) Lance Corporal. I had War Certificates Parts 1 and 2 from the Parachute Regt Army Cadets, was also an instructor on rifle, bren, map reading, field craft and theory of small arms fire. I knew all that before I enlisted and was taught bugger all while I was in.

Len (Ciphers)

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 21/8/2013, 19:49

the senior soldier wos the geezer wot kept the lancejacks in woodbines , ginger

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 23/8/2013, 04:51

Senior soldier?

Was that some sort of Mexican or Spanish Foreign Legion rank?

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 23/8/2013, 19:08

ask piggy brittain

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 24/8/2013, 00:34

Senior Soldier - so who knows who was the longest serving Soldier of Private rank in the Brish army in the post war years, who did their 22 years or more, with lots of good conduct stripes and bars to their LSGC medal, and who never wanted any promotion, even to Lance Jack...?

Guest

That`s already on here somewhere .

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 24/8/2013, 17:21

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Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 25/8/2013, 09:32

A friend of mine joined JLR R Sigs in Sep 60 at the age of 15 and still working today for the queen with unbroken service with the R Sigs until the age of 55 and since then full time employment with the TA and Cadets and due to retire Feb 14...make that 53 years and 5 months... cheers

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 26/8/2013, 04:34

Senior soldier: I still think it'a a Spanish or South American Rank.

Rolling Eyes

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 26/8/2013, 19:37

the senior soldier is the one wot gets his pension first ,

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 26/8/2013, 20:54

Hardrations

Si Senor

Guest

The senior soldier is the one that got the rank.

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 27/8/2013, 03:57

Gordon. wrote:: The senior soldier is the one that got the rank.

As I remember, some smelled rank......

Sgt/Mjr soap and a corn broom with cold water seemed to cure it.

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 28/8/2013, 19:37

that aint senior soldier , thats regimental scrubbing , ginger

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 29/8/2013, 12:48

I remember the Regimental Scrubber. rabbit

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 29/8/2013, 14:45

You mean 5 mark Annie?

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 29/8/2013, 15:06

Hardrations wrote:: You mean 5 mark Annie?

Thought I heard my name mentioned:confused:

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 29/8/2013, 15:16

Brave girl, Annie . . . . brave girl ! Shocked

Subject: Re: Senior Soldier 30/8/2013, 12:36

annieP wrote:

Hardrations wrote:: You mean 5 mark Annie?

Thought I heard my name mentioned

So how come you charged me DM15? Shocked

(You didn't heed Brums warning)!! Rolling Eyes