What is a Squaddie?

[Rough.D]

One for me and Bill



What is a Squaddie?

Between the security of childhood and the senility of old age is found that fascinating group of humanity called " Squaddies"

A Squaddie can be found anywhere in love, in bars, in trouble and always in debt.

Girls love, Towns tolerate them, Hotels hide them, and Governments support them.

A Squaddie is:-- Laziness with a pack of cards, Bravery with a tattoo, Ruggedness in uniform and defender of the world with a copy of Playboy.


He has the brains of a bear, Tte energy of a sea turtle, the slyness of a fox, the stories of a sea captain, the sincerity of a liar, the aspirations of a Casanova, and a desire for people to be free.

His interest's are:-- Girls, Females, Women and any other members of the opposite sex.

He likes:-- Beer, Booze Plonk and ale, leave passes and an " Excused all duties" chit.

He spends his money on:-- Girls, beer, cards -and any that he has left he likes to spend foolishly

No one else could cram into one pocket: Food for 24 hours, A packet of crushed cigarettes, A box of matches, A picture of his girl, Receipts for lost equipment, A deck of cards and an old leave pass

That is a SQUADDIE!



And you still want to come to the Lan

[punky]

Rough, good stuff. You should have posted it in the main forum though where everyone can see it.

[Gottu]

Erm Rough you forgot the bit about always drinking a N.A.T.O.

[Rough.D]

Originally Posted by Gottu

Erm Rough you forgot the bit about always drinking a N.A.T.O.

I aint heard that for a long time

[punky]

Wassat then?

[Rough.D]

As I remember it a N.A.T.O. is what you have after the night before

It is the best pick me up in the cook house.

N.A.T.O. Standard cup of tea (white two sugars)

(nothing sinister )


here is a site made by me about a little job I used to do good old days

[Ramrod]

28mph?!

[Rough.D]

That was the Mk 1a a it before my time

We used to get 38mph out of the Mk 3 fully loaded with a chieftan or chally
Giving us a total all up wieght of around 100 ton

Many a time I have fell out of one of them drunk I dont mean out of the passenger side I am sure bill can confirm that most of us would have a bottle or a crate in the cab

[punky]

Originally Posted by Rough.D

That was the Mk 1a a it before my time

We used to get 38mph out of the Mk 3 fully loaded with a chieftan or chally
Giving us a total all up wieght of around 100 ton

Many a time I have fell out of one of them drunk I dont mean out of the passenger side I am sure bill can confirm that most of us would have a bottle or a crate in the cab

Originally Posted by Rough.D

That was the Mk 1a a it before my time

We used to get 38mph out of the Mk 3 fully loaded with a chieftan or chally
Giving us a total all up wieght of around 100 ton

Many a time I have fell out of one of them drunk I dont mean out of the passenger side I am sure bill can confirm that most of us would have a bottle or a crate in the cab

Indeed. I have never seen a Antar driver sober .

[Gottu]

Originally Posted by Rough.D

As I remember it a N.A.T.O. is what you have after the night before

It is the best pick me up in the cook house.

N.A.T.O. Standard cup of tea (white two sugars)

(nothing sinister )


here is a site made by me about a little job I used to do good old days

N.A.T.O. = Normal Army Tea Order = milk 2 sugars

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by Rough.D

What is a Squaddie?

After some thought......the answer must be: 'It's a state of mind'

[Stu038]

Ohh Rough...........................a trog

Bain of my life you buggers,
A typical Monday morning conversation in the LAD............

Driver "can you just ave a look at me truck, I think somats wrong wiv it"
Me "A little more info might help here, what isn't it doing that it should?"
Driver "It won't start"
Me " You didn't happen to leave the lights on when you parked it up on Friday after the exercise did you?"
Driver "Nah not me I always switch em off"
Me " So whys the light switch still on HST then?"

Originally Posted by punky

Rough, good stuff. You should have posted it in the main forum though where everyone can see it.

Want me to move it?

[Rough.D]

Go for it Chris
__________________

Originally Posted by Stu038

Ohh Rough...........................a trog

Bain of my life you buggers,
A typical Monday morning conversation in the LAD............

Driver "can you just ave a look at me truck, I think somats wrong wiv it"
Me "A little more info might help here, what isn't it doing that it should?"
Driver "It won't start"
Me " You didn't happen to leave the lights on when you parked it up on Friday after the exercise did you?"
Driver "Nah not me I always switch em off"
Me " So whys the light switch still on HST then?"

We did all our own services and maint on those.
You think we trust REME with our rigs