Military Memes

PSYOP was fairly relaxed on uniforms, especially with regard to our tendency to wear our patrol caps instead of those worthless damned berets. We'd occasionally get a CO or BC who'd been Armor & wanted to make us act like the big Army, but that usually didn't last long.

Working with/around SF a lot while at SOCEUR was the best. No k-pots or body armor on the range & jumping with 'em in the winter looked like a North Face or Patagonia outlet had exploded.

Best was jumping with NSWU-10. Pre-jump & sustained was a 15 minute power point brief the day prior, followed by "see y'all at chute draw at 0800 tomorrow." Low stress & no bullshit.
 
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Terry
 

Harsh, but true. I will say America needs the grand machinery of war somewhat more than my homeland because America has a lot more involvement in everyone else's business and wars than the UK does. Back when it was the other way around, England had a navy feared around the world, much of which was under our flag at the time, in the proper old colonial sense.

Now of course we're a breeding ground for dependence culture chavs, colony
space and meal tickets for invading foreigners and America's less aggressive and capable buddy who follows them into whatever shenanigans they charge into. Sad but true.
 
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Harsh, but true. I will say America needs the grand machinery of war somewhat more than my homeland because America has a lot more involvement in everyone else's business and wars than the UK does. Back when it was the other way around, England had a navy feared around the world, much of which was under our flag at the time, in the proper old colonial sense.

Now of course we're a breeding ground for dependence culture chavs, colony
space and meal tickets for invading foreigners and America's less aggressive and capable buddy who follows them into whatever shenanigans they charge into. Sad but true.

But the chaps we had the honor to drink with in Paderborn, Germany can still put us to shame when drinking pints.
 
Harsh, but true. I will say America needs the grand machinery of war somewhat more than my homeland because America has a lot more involvement in everyone else's business and wars than the UK does. Back when it was the other way around, England had a navy feared around the world, much of which was under our flag at the time, in the proper old colonial sense.

Now of course we're a breeding ground for dependence culture chavs, colony
space and meal tickets for invading foreigners and America's less aggressive and capable buddy who follows them into whatever shenanigans they charge into. Sad but true.

I blame your weak kneed leaders not your soldiers and sailors! They're some of the best in the world (second only to us of course) when they have a leader who allows them to be. Maggie and the Falklands comes to mind.

Terry
 
But the chaps we had the honor to drink with in Paderborn, Germany can still put us to shame when drinking pints.

Weird coincidence, the German side of me comes from Paderborn.
 
I blame your weak kneed leaders not your soldiers and sailors! They're some of the best in the world (second only to us of course) when they have a leader who allows them to be. Maggie and the Falklands comes to mind.

Terry

Indeed. Lions led by donkeys is how it's been put and very aptly.
 
I blame your weak kneed leaders not your soldiers and sailors! They're some of the best in the world (second only to us of course) when they have a leader who allows them to be. Maggie and the Falklands comes to mind.

Terry

As I said elsewhere on this forum, I have very fond memories of doing an exchange with the Royal Marine Commandos. We worked with the SBS some as well. Didn't meet a guy who wasn't an alpha meat-eater.
 
As I said elsewhere on this forum, I have very fond memories of doing an exchange with the Royal Marine Commandos. We worked with the SBS some as well. Didn't meet a guy who wasn't an alpha meat-eater.

I went drinking with a couple of Marine commandos who were friends of a friend. Until then I thought I was a drinker, rather than being babytown frolics in comparison.
 
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