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+3Shelldrake Phlegmwahn ChrisP 7 posters | Author | Message |
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ChrisP WOI
Number of posts : 100 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: British Military Tournament 2010 25/11/2010, 10:39 | |
| Going up to the British Military Tournament on 4 Dec 10 at Earls Court. Hopefully next year it will become the Royal Tournament again. Anyone else going to see it? Used to go every year when I was a kid and always hoped I would take part when I joined the Army. Never did though. Anybody actually taken part in it - what was it like? | |
| | | Phlegmwahn Sgt
Number of posts : 39 Age : 76 Localisation : Scarfskerry, Caithness Cap Badge : Royal Engineers Places Served : Paderborn, London, Rheindahlen, Dhekelia, Laarbruch, Brunssum, Hannover, Minden, Bulford, London Registration date : 2008-11-22
| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 25/11/2010, 14:25 | |
| Great to see the Royal Tournament making a come back. But what about the Field Gun competition; it won't be the same without it! | |
| | | Shelldrake FM
Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 25/11/2010, 15:02 | |
| Got to disagree with you Phlehmwahn - it was the Lads and Lasses from The Kings Troop that made it for me, but then I would say that! | |
| | | ChrisP WOI
Number of posts : 100 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: British Military Tournament 2010 25/11/2010, 15:24 | |
| They've got a school doing the gun run this year. Have seen film of them training. They are taking it very seriously. Hopefully the Navy will do it next year. Still looking forward to it. You're right Shelldrake, the King's Troop are special, but so is everyone taking part. Just love the massed bands as well. | |
| | | jim Let Gen
Number of posts : 1291 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: British Military Tournament 2010 26/11/2010, 09:18 | |
| I did a Royal Tournament at Earls Court once, it was great fun, tremendous time. I was on the RAOC Stand, demonstrating Coffer. | |
| | | brum FM
Number of posts : 2808 Age : 83 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: British Military Tournament 2010 26/11/2010, 10:16 | |
| - Shelldrake wrote:
- Got to disagree with you Phlehmwahn - it was the Lads and Lasses from The Kings Troop that made it for me, but then I would say that!
The Field Gun Competition was great, I thought it had finished for good, though ? OK, like Sheldrake, I'm biased but King's Troop allways do look good. Her Maj likes them too. In Boys, only the creme de la creme got picked for the Kings Troop. I can't get my head round the fact that a little dumpy woman, bouncing along on a horse and squeaking "eyes right" is the Battery Commander. Oh I'm in trouble now ! | |
| | | Shelldrake FM
Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
| | | | brum FM
Number of posts : 2808 Age : 83 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: British Military Tournament 2010 26/11/2010, 14:01 | |
| What, a real SHOUT-ey type RSM ? Nooooo, verily, thou art pulling my plonker !
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| | | Shelldrake FM
Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 26/11/2010, 14:31 | |
| Brum, I do believe that shoutey types are frowned upon these days but, yes, she's the RSM of 14 Regiment! | |
| | | 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: British Military Tournament 2010 26/11/2010, 17:09 | |
| Jim, where are your shoulder titles....? That misdemeanour of not wearing mine cost me a days pay...!!!!
RHA - rubbish, even the Navy and RSigs were better than the donkey wallopers! | |
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| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 26/11/2010, 18:57 | |
| Martin!!!! I`d rather you didn`t mention R Sigs in the same sentence as the donkey wallopers!
Thankyou
Shoulder titles in shirt sleeve order????Is this peculiar to the RAOC? |
| | | Shelldrake FM
Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 26/11/2010, 19:14 | |
| RHA - rubbish, even the Navy and RSigs were better than the donkey wallopers![/quote] Now, now - Pot and Kettle! When I arrived at Deepcut in 87 to start my present job, it was the RAOC Depot, a few of the guys asked me if I was in the Ordnance Corps before I came here. My stock answer was "No, I was in the Army before I came here"! | |
| | | 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: British Military Tournament 2010 26/11/2010, 19:32 | |
| Hmmmm, scary.... we did have 'Army' in our title but perhaps that was just to reassure the rest we werent mojo's (same applies to RAMC, RADC, RAPC, RAVC etc etc etc...) | |
| | | Teabag Maj Gen
Number of posts : 960 Age : 74 Localisation : Merseyside Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold Registration date : 2008-10-30
| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 26/11/2010, 20:04 | |
| Just right for a caption comp that one Jim.
My effort.
And this is the commodore 64 and the game is called frogger. | |
| | | Shelldrake FM
Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 27/11/2010, 08:24 | |
| How about:-
"The trials of the new Airport X-Ray machine proved a hit with security at this years Royal Tournament". | |
| | | ChrisP WOI
Number of posts : 100 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: British Military Tournament 2010 27/11/2010, 10:07 | |
| How about: "And this one is direct from Denmark!" Or "And believe it or not, she is now the RSM ....!" or ""To think that later on she'll be sat on that horse but this time shouting orders!" | |
| | | brum FM
Number of posts : 2808 Age : 83 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: British Military Tournament 2010 28/11/2010, 13:05 | |
| - Themaadone wrote:
- Jim, where are your shoulder titles....? That misdemeanour of not wearing mine cost me a days pay...!!!!
RHA - rubbish, even the Navy and RSigs were better than the donkey wallopers! "Donkey Wallopers" ain't that the Cavalry ? | |
| | | jim Let Gen
Number of posts : 1291 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: British Military Tournament 2010 29/11/2010, 10:10 | |
| Mike can probably answer that one Brum, I never wore shoulder titles except for in No 2's. I probably only wore them about 3 or 4 times in my whole service anyway. | |
| | | Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 29/11/2010, 15:53 | |
| I only wore them on BD and OGs.Never NO2s |
| | | jim Let Gen
Number of posts : 1291 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: British Military Tournament 2010 29/11/2010, 16:42 | |
| Hmm, different Corps I suppose | |
| | | Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 29/11/2010, 17:11 | |
| When NO2s first came out it was badges of rank only,then after a year or so, trade badges were permitted..I could count on my fingers how often i wore a NO2 jacket |
| | | Shelldrake FM
Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
| Subject: Re: British Military Tournament 2010 29/11/2010, 20:30 | |
| Yes, I remember around '63 being issued with 2 sets of No 2 Dress but as you say we only wore the trousers. When it came to Guard Mounting or Admin Inspections we wore the full set which, because of the lack of maintenance to the jacket, it looked like you were wearing Blazer and Flannels. | |
| | | 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: British Military Tournament 2010 29/11/2010, 22:54 | |
| We wore shoulder titles in lightweight order in shirts and jumpers also on No 2 shirts in barrack dress - god forbid you didnt have a matching set.... | |
| | | ChrisP WOI
Number of posts : 100 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: British Military Tournament 2010 5/12/2010, 13:33 | |
| Getting back on to the topic. Was lucky enough to make it to Earls Court and see the British Military Tournament last night. What an excellent performance it was too. All of the usual music and horses. Well done to Wellington College who did the gun runs. Youngest 14 oldest 17! Only (!!)700lb of gun but with the same equipment as the Navy used. They were excellent. Sadly our side lost but all of them got a well deserved ovation. Well done to all who participated both in the show and in the demo's outside. The Apache helicopter is awesome - and it was a real one! How the hell they got it in there I don't know. The Army, as usual, did what it does best - being the best. | |
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