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pinky
Capt
Number of posts : 208
Localisation : Southern Alberta, Canada.
Cap Badge : 14th/20th Kings Hussars - KRH
Places Served : In BAOR : Hohne,Berlin and Munster.
Registration date : 2011-06-23
| | Subject: Re: Best Boots 8/12/2011, 21:01 | |
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| | | | 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: Best Boots 8/12/2011, 23:29 | |
| - "john boy" wrote:
The ultimate cavalry boots   Arriving in Hohne, in '71. me & my mate Jonah were saddled with a Mk 1 432 Ambulance. Our Squadron Leader had a Tac map board and a load of booze installed in the back and it became a combination Command Post/Offrs Mess. Or heroic Squadron Leader, wearing, gum boots, took it upon himself to sit in his little nerve centre sending his squadron hither and yon, whilst continuing an active Mess Life. One night, in during a horrendous storm, the Brigade Commander thrust his way in to the penthouse, demanding to know the call sign of our little oasis of calm. On being told that it was "B" Squadron of the senior light cavalry regiment of the British Army he bellowed "Why aren't you in your f*****g tenk ?" Jonah suddenly found himself in the officer's mess, I, in Recce Troop and we never saw that particular squadron leader again. Gum boots were withdrawn, forthwith and the aforementioned natty, furry numbers you saw became the vogue (brieflly !). Those high heels were a bitch when camming up, I might add !  | |
| | | | pinky
Capt
Number of posts : 208
Localisation : Southern Alberta, Canada.
Cap Badge : 14th/20th Kings Hussars - KRH
Places Served : In BAOR : Hohne,Berlin and Munster.
Registration date : 2011-06-23
| | Subject: Re: Best Boots 8/12/2011, 23:38 | |
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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: Best Boots 9/12/2011, 08:03 | |
| Those high heels were a bitch when camming up, I might add ! [/quote] The Cavalry camming up!!! Camping up, more like!  | |
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| | Subject: Re: Best Boots 9/12/2011, 08:28 | |
| Horrible stuff that cam..Could give you a nasty rash,i`m told.  |
| | | | 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: Best Boots 9/12/2011, 10:16 | |
| - pinky wrote:
- great story.....
HUSSAR . . . and a true one ! (Well I lied about the "f*****g". Everybody KNOWS brigadiers don't use such language, don't they ?).  | |
| | | | 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: Best Boots 9/12/2011, 10:22 | |
| - brum wrote:
- pinky wrote:
- great story.....
HUSSAR
. . . and a true one !
(Well I lied about the "f*****g". Everybody KNOWS brigadiers don't use such language, don't they ?). Yep, strongest I've heard was "Golly gosh". | |
| | | | Les Pattenden
Col
Number of posts : 473
Age : 78
Localisation : Hampshire
Cap Badge : RCT
Places Served : Aldershot, Marchwood, Longmoor, Dusseldorf,Munster,Ratingen,Longmoor
Registration date : 2011-11-12
| | Subject: Re: Best Boots 9/12/2011, 11:54 | |
| Of course that is unless really pushed then you may hear the odd "Damn and Blast"  | |
| | | | maverick52
Cpl
Number of posts : 14
Age : 71
Localisation : Near Selby
Cap Badge : REME
Places Served : Arborfield(Basic),Bordon(Trade),Wolfenbuttel 16/5QRL,Ireland (Emergency Tour),Herford (7 Sigs).300 SQN HSF
Registration date : 2011-11-27
| | Subject: Re: Best Boots 9/12/2011, 13:04 | |
| Thought this stream would run along time............ | |
| | | | 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: Best Boots 9/12/2011, 14:26 | |
| - "john boy" wrote:
The ultimate cavalry boots I've just noticed. Those boots must be for an Irish regiment. There's an arrow on the box to show which way to put them on !  | |
| | | | "john boy"
Maj Gen
Number of posts : 939
Age : 61
Localisation : shrewsbury
Cap Badge : acc
Places Served : aldershot/albermarle bks ouston-father LI- gib- berlin NI- lemgo- colchester- shrewsbury-tidworth left82
Registration date : 2010-12-30
| | Subject: Re: Best Boots 9/12/2011, 16:50 | |
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| | | | BobG
Lt Col
Number of posts : 330
Age : 85
Localisation : Northumberland
Cap Badge : REME
Places Served : Rotenburg, Verden, Liebenau, Hohne, Hamm, Duisburg, Minden, Hannover, Fallingbostal, Kuwait, UK, HK, USA/Can.
Registration date : 2008-02-27
| | Subject: Re: Best Boots 9/12/2011, 17:08 | |
| Brum
Knowing the Regt I find your story totally believable. Regimental Officer's lunches/dinners complete with mess silver during Regtl training on SLA were a regular event.
BobG | |
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