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They are wearing their hats in the Mess ... then again they are 'meatheads' ... lol ....

Len (Ciphers)

ciphers wrote:

They are wearing their hats in the Mess ... then again they are 'meatheads' ... lol ....

Len (Ciphers)

Getting Warm but what about the Caps ?

Guy on the left doesn`t have a chin strap

Is it something obvious, like German police wearing SD caps ?

brum wrote:

Is it something obvious, like German police wearing SD caps ?

You have spotted the cap swap you get the brownie point my friend.

I hope there was a polizei patrol waiting down the road to breathalyze thase buggers !

(Like they did with squaddies).

Looks like they are having a laugh anyway.

brum wrote:

I hope there was a polizei patrol waiting down the road to breathalyze thase buggers !

(Like they did with squaddies).

No I don't think so you have to look after one another I am sure we
Did the same lol .

chris67 wrote:

Polizei copper wearing a Mon... oops sorry, RMP cap.

You got it right first time mike

Reminds me of the time we went into a neighbours flat for a new years eve party. He was RMP and things were getting a bit out of hand. I suggest that if things didn't calm down someone might call the RMP. "Be pointless, they are all here" was the reply I got.

Teabag wrote:

Reminds me of the time we went into a neighbours flat for a new years eve party. He was RMP and things were getting a bit out of hand. I suggest that if things didn't calm down someone might call the RMP. "Be pointless, they are all here" was the reply I got.

I would hazard a guess the RMP had a reputation for downing some jars, I guess from what I can remember everyone liked a ciggy and a few wee Drams around this Era ! Still people new how to interact and be social back then don't you think ?

One of my fav moments was being charged by a member of the RMP (l/CPL) for obstruction.
The result being that the young lad went away with a lot of egg on his face.Apparently he didn`t know that obstruction had to be physical..It didn`t help my mate though, who he and his partner fitted up.He also pissed off my RSM who went ape shit because one of HIS Cpl s had been banged up for the night.

Can I just say. My original rant was against the Polizei, not the RMP.

brum

Jed Stone, a friend of mine in 1 (BR) Corps got picked up by the RMP leaving the CPL's mess in his car, he was taken to the Guard Room and ordered to piss into a phial, as they didn't escort him he half filled it with water as well. He got off with it.

The Treasurer of my local RBL is retired RMP and we both served at Sennelarger at the same time. He was a right 'Bar Steward'

I might add he was the RMP Mess Barman at the time LoL

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He was a right 'Bar Steward'

Were they not all of that ilk??

Gordon. wrote:

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He was a right 'Bar Steward'

Were they not all of that ilk??

Thankfully no. I am still in contact with one who I consider a good friend. Helps that his wife and mine got on very well.

I guess its the same as Civvie Street Coppers you get your jobsworths and your heroes, I can imagine a lot of sqaddies took a dim view over RMP as they had the upper hand in most situations and if you got a right pillock throwing his weight about he was generally breeding a dislike for the whole of RMP !

If I had a penny for each time I heard some of these tales over the years folks, I'd have.....about £7.25.

A friend of mine is ex RMP, he went on to serve with West Midlands Police, he's OK.

The thing that people don't see with RMP is how they 'operate' within. Squaddies over the decades have whinged about how badly they have been treated by RMP. If only they saw how RMP 'policed' their own. It is a terrible organisation for throwing out the rule book when it wants to shaft its own and take it from me, whilst there are some salt of the earth types who genuinely want to serve the military community, there are some real weasels spread evenly amongst its hierarchy. It is indeed an awful and unforgiving organisation ran by spiteful people who's careers would not have survived so long as they have done, in any other cap badge.

It's a shame WATCHDOG are getting all this flak.

It was the German police that were the villains of the piece in my opinion.

brum

Which piece Brum?

I always found the German police to be very good....(tic)