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?"

[Chris]

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