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Towards_the_gap said:
Booty,
Answer the question. Should be real easy for you.
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Booty,
Answer the question. Should be real easy for you.
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Let's try something different....What is the LAST obstacle on the steeplechase????
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Sorry to chime in so late about the Service Number issue, but I really don't think "N" is a Navy designation...if memory serves me correct "C" was actually the SN prefix for RN officers (male at least, female was "V"). As for Ratings it was based on Homeport Division. RM enlisted men were "P" and RM officers were "N". Fail to see how N would be a designation for Navy based on that.
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An aside - Xena..Good work on alerting Arrse.co.uk (HQ, Brigade of Waltfinders). Good to see they're getting a chuckle out of it too!
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As entertaining as this thread is... Just some parting words before I get back to the grind of TPs and courseware.
Booty, read the profiles of some of those posting in this thread. Now, I do not have a lot of depth myself, being a lowly staff weenie in my current incarnation, however we collectively do have a ton of experience across the board.
Talking down to this crowd is far out of turn. Do you mean it? I do not know, it is hard to tell in this medium. But my feeling is, that you are a strutting peacock, showing off, and trying to talk down to us (all traits that are mostly absent in the crowds you claim to have been a part of). Everything you would talk about with regards to Canadian military experience, there would be someone here with that experience. I can not speak for any other nationalities, but I do know there are representatives with experience in the US, Brit and Aus forces here as well.
Show offs in our little circle are usually mocked, and rightly so.
Booty, read the profiles of some of those posting in this thread. Now, I do not have a lot of depth myself, being a lowly staff weenie in my current incarnation, however we collectively do have a ton of experience across the board.
Talking down to this crowd is far out of turn. Do you mean it? I do not know, it is hard to tell in this medium. But my feeling is, that you are a strutting peacock, showing off, and trying to talk down to us (all traits that are mostly absent in the crowds you claim to have been a part of). Everything you would talk about with regards to Canadian military experience, there would be someone here with that experience. I can not speak for any other nationalities, but I do know there are representatives with experience in the US, Brit and Aus forces here as well.
Show offs in our little circle are usually mocked, and rightly so.
xena said:But, I'm confused...
Your original story doesn't sound like one of an officer, or any sort of thing an officer would post. Also, RM officers would show a heck of a lot more respect to their Canadian colleagues than you do. You say that the story has everything to do with the Canadian Army, but the terminology is a mixed up mash of British terms that could be gleaned from reading various books and websites. Andy McNab your favourite? Ah, but, wait... Were you the second guy on the balcony of the Iranian embassy? Yeah, I heard he was an officer on secondment from the RM's. I bet that was you! C'mon, you can level with us. ::boring:
You have a whole boatload of unanswered questions here. Why did you post such a self-aggrandizing story in the first place? To impress us? Hasn't been done, now has it? :
... and for the record, I called "walt" first!
First off, Andy Mc Nab is a tit, just ask any of the guys of 22. I have never read any of his writings.
Mixed up mash? LOL. As a dual nat that makes me laugh.LOL.
Officers writing? Yeah,ok,whatever.
The story was originaly posted as a guide for what to expect IF a recruit made the grade. Take it any way you like but it is fact,frankly I don't care.
However,it has been published before where soldiers understand the merits of the warnings held within. If you cant see the merits of what is being said then stay out of the fighting zone for your buddys sake at least.
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Booty said:
There is not a "Headquarters roll" mentioned in the Royal Canadian Legion Bylaws or Royal British Legion charter
As posted earlier, from the RCL website: Military experience is not required to be a member. The RCL's section on member's privileges clearly shows that someone without any military experience may be part of the National Executive.
The RBL membership is open to everyone, no military experience required. Postions in the Executive are not restricted in the RBL either.
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Awaiting answer to both questions on P-Coy.
Also have it from another source your RM numbers are out to lunch, so please, drop the charade.
Also have it from another source your RM numbers are out to lunch, so please, drop the charade.
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Booty said:Your mate needs to read his P&AR's more carefully.The N stands for Navy and is not used as a service referance prefix. The amount of numerals and or letters depends on when one joined and nothing else. :
Er no actually ... in the pre-JPA days everyone in the RN and RM had a service number, both officers and other-ranks. The format of the service number was a leading letter (which gave braod identification of gender, service and grade) followed by 6 numerals and a final checksum letter. In the RN male ratings had the letter D prefix with the numbers increasing from 000000 for regular service and decreasing from 999999 for reserves; female ratings had a W prefix, male RN officers had the letter C prefix and so on ad nauseum.
Ex-Pat FW ( D9-----J )
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Booty said:
Well, you're the one pretending to be an officer. Sure, you might have originally posted it as a guide... from someone who knows exactly squat about what he's talking about. Remember, the first thing you did around here was got yourself a stern talking to from the staff. Good show there, old man!
Hey, are you looking for more people in the Legion of Frontiersmen? I got some empty spots on some of my shirts that I thought I'd fill with military type bling.
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xena said:
Oh no, don't tell me he's one of those looneys!!! That would just be.........perfect.
Walts -providing amusement to those who HAVE SERVED since time immemorial.
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Tell you what booty...if you want to put an end to this, scan your discharge certificate/record of service, from both the RM and CF, and e-mail it to a Mod, who will then verify your service.
I'm sure the mods will protect your persec.
Otherwise, you will forever be known as a braggart, walt, wannabe, saddo, who cannot get his facts right.
I mean, at least try and answer my questions regarding P-Coy....I want to see what you think the answers are
I'm sure the mods will protect your persec.
Otherwise, you will forever be known as a braggart, walt, wannabe, saddo, who cannot get his facts right.
I mean, at least try and answer my questions regarding P-Coy....I want to see what you think the answers are
Towards_the_gap said:
Ok. Suit yourself.
However, here is the latest RMA newsletter.
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NEW MILITARY WARD AT SELLY OAK HOSPITAL
You may be pleased to read this announcement out of the Government:
New military ward to be created at Birmingham Hospital
04/07/2008
Plans for a new trauma and orthopaedics ward for the treatment of injured Service personnel have been announced by the MOD and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust today, Friday 4 July 2008.
The new ward will be part of a new hospital being built in Edgbaston which will have the largest single-floor critical care unit in the world consisting of 100 beds, and means the Armed Forces will continue to benefit from Europe's leading trauma care provider.
The military ward will see Service personnel cared for in single rooms or four-bedded bays. The ward will have additional features because of Service personnel's special requirements and it will be for their exclusive use.
It will have more staff than a normal NHS ward, a quiet room for relatives and a communal space for military patients to gather. A dedicated physiotherapy area will also be provided close to the ward for military patients.
The ward will start taking patients when the new hospital opens in 2010.
Announcing the plans for the new ward, Under Secretary of State for Defence, Derek Twigg, said:
"The new hospital will offer outstanding facilities for military patients. Working in partnership with University Hospital, we already provide first-class medical treatment and care for our Service patients. The military ward in Birmingham's new hospital further demonstrates our commitment to providing the best possible care for military casualties. We will build on the success of the current ward at Selly Oak as we move to the new hospital at Edgbaston."
Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff, said:
"Service personnel who are injured on operations deserve the very best medical care we can provide. I am confident that the treatment delivered at Selly Oak is already world class and we will continue to improve on that in this new ward.
"Importantly, the further development of a military atmosphere within the NHS hospital will ensure that our people are cared for in an environment that is conducive to their recovery and well-being. All of this amongst the most modern facilities of their kind in Europe, and all under the continuing care of the joint NHS and military staff of the Birmingham Hospitals. I am very grateful to the staff for their dedication and professionalism."
The new ward will allow for up to 30 patients to be cared for in single rooms or four-bed rooms although experience from the existing military-managed ward at Selly Oak Hospital, also in Birmingham, shows that the actual number of military patients at any time will be much lower.
As at Selly Oak, military patients will be brought together on the new military ward as soon as clinically appropriate, once their specialist or acute care requirements have been met.
And as was the case in the old military hospitals, civilian patients will also be admitted to the ward when capacity allows, but the flexible design of the new hospital means that, with the exception of major civilian emergencies requiring all available bed spaces, it will always be possible to care for military patients in single rooms or ward rooms that are not shared with civilian patients.
The intention is to provide more nursing staff - a combined team of military and civilian nurses - than normally found on an NHS ward, both to boost the military ethos of the ward and to reflect the fact that military casualties may have complex needs and may remain for longer periods in hospital, owing to the mechanics of injury and the nature of military service.
Julie Moore, Chief Executive, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, said:
"We are very proud of our relationship with the MOD and the progress that has been made in delivering the best in care to all of the 520,000 patients we treat each year - military and civilian. The new hospital will give us a technologically-advanced environment in which to offer the world-class clinical expertise needed to treat the highly complex conflict injuries - all under one roof."
Since 2001, the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM), based at the Selly Oak Hospital, has been the principal receiving unit for casualties returning from operational theatres such as Afghanistan and Iraq. In the Birmingham area, military patients can benefit from the concentration of five specialist hospitals to receive a very high standard of treatment and nursing care. Selly Oak is at the leading edge in the medical care of the most common types of injuries, such as polytrauma, that military casualties sustain.
Over the past couple of years, the MOD has been developing, in close consultation with the Birmingham Hospital Trust, a military-managed ward at Selly Oak. By last summer, military nursing numbers on the ward had increased from 12 to a total of 39, and part of the ward was partitioned off for military patients.
As well as providing first class care to casualties, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has provided the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine with access to the facilities and training of a major trauma Trust hospital. Such access has ensured that our personnel have the necessary clinical skills to deliver medical care on deployed operations.
ROYAL MARINES CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH v EXETER CITY
The first fixture of the new season for the Royal Marines Representative Team will be against Exeter City at St James Park on Tuesday 5th August 1930 kick off.
This match is raising money for the Royal Marines Benevolent Fund & Help for Heroes.
I would expect a large turnout for these deserving charities.
I hope that all the local based retired servicemen could find room for this in their diaries.
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS EVENT
www.royalmarinesfootball.co.uk
I Mulholland
Ian (Dutchy) Mulholland
RMFA Secretary
If you are not aware the Corps has now put a team into the Football League with a view to being very competitive.
MESSAGE FROM THE AMBULANCE SERVICE
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency?
Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.
The concept of 'ICE' is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name 'ICE' ( In Case Of Emergency).
The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn't know which number to call.. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognised name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and
hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialling the number you have stored as 'ICE'. *
**Please forward this. *
It won't take too many 'forwards' before everybody will know about this.
It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest.
For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.
WHERE ARE THEY - CAN YOU HELP?
George Thompson would like to know:
I am looking for any Royal out there that served with my father Charles Coulter Thomson he enisted in Glasgow and served at Deal in 1951, Eastney in 52 then went on to serve with 42 Cdo RM in Plymouth in 1954. He served in the Suez Crisis and his Regimental no was RM 10422. Some may remember him as Chick Thomson and I know he was very friendly with Timber Woods.
After service he lived in Portsmouth until his death in 1968. Does anyone know him or have photos of him?
Tony Greenwood (RM 17906) would like to know if anyone can help him to remember which Squad he passed out in? He joined Deal in 1958 with 706 Squad, but dislocated his shoulder and wrist on the high regain. He cannot remember if he passed out with 707 or 708 Squad. Can anyone please help him?
Through me please.
LST - HMS STALKER - PRESERVATION
You may wish to support Mr Sid Anning's campaign to preserve for the Nation the last remaining steam driven LST. He writes:
MR SID ANNING
14 KIPLING GDNS
CROWNHILL
PLYMOUTH
PL5 3DD
sidanning@tiscali.co.uk
HMS STALKER.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I write for, and on behalf, of the Maritime Steam Restoration Trust (MSRT), Charity Number 1101263, whose aim is to save the last steam driven Landing Ship Tank (LST) for the nation.
Having worked to save the last of the WW2 Destroyers, HMS Cavalier, I am aware of two major requirements that are necessary in order to save an historic ship, support and funds, both of which unfortunately are in short supply for most historic ships, not just HMS Stalker.
HMS Stalker is the last ‘representative’ of this marvelous and versatile type of vessel, which saw action at Tobruk and North Africa Landings 1942, Salerno 1943, Anzio 1944, and many other theatres during the 2nd World War. In recognition of the sacrifices of the many service men and women involved, I believe it’s important that we try to save the very last of its type left Britain.
HMS Stalker has an important role to play in the future, unlike many other Historic Ships. The MSRT and its supporters are hoping to restore HMS Stalker back into full working order, with the intention that she should carry out following roles:
1. As training ship for apprentices and youth organisations to give young people hands on experience on a sea going ship.
2. To have a permanent onboard representative of the National Historic Ships Unit who will be able to meet other historic ships owners as she steams around the country.
3. To give practical advice and technical help to other historic ships around the country, fitted out as a mobile workshop.
4. By utilising its cavernous tank deck to bring a variety of exhibitions and artifacts to other parts of the UK. In other words a mobile museum.
5. And in her original function as a heavy lift transport vessel.
All the above roles have been investigated in some detail with a view to make HMS Stalker as ‘self sufficient’ as its humanly possible to cover its running costs and maintenance. Therefore, the MSRT envisages she will not be reliant upon further grants.
This is simply not a matter of just saving a vessel because she happens to be there, she has enormous heritage value which has been recognised by the National Historic Ships Committee by placing her on the National register of Historic Ships and by the support of people like Mr Simon Waite (see enclosed), and me.
As you are aware, with any Lottery Grant applications, the applicant has to raise sufficient money for ‘matched Funding’, and for carrying out immediate remedial work as necessary. The cost of acquiring the ship is currently £100k, but the actual immediate cost will total approximately £250k, most of which the MSRT is hoping to raise via an application to the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Any donation, no matter how small it is, will do two things; it would help the MSRT to reach their financial goals, and more importantly, it will show to the Heritage Lottery Fund that you support us. I cannot emphasize enough just how important the above is to the overall success of the whole project.
Much of the immediate work has to be carried out in order for the MSRT to be able to gain realistic costing’s for the main application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the restoration of HMS Stalker back to full working order. Further information can be obtained from the Web-site; www.maritimesteamrestorationtrust.co.uk
I believe that the future proposals for HMS Stalker are exciting, and can be realised provided the MSRT can raise the necessary support and funding. I sincerely hope you will give this worthy project the consideration it so richly deserves. Those wishing to donate or offer support should contact me at the above address, Cheques made out to the Maritime Steam Restoration Trust
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