To continue the humourous vein, many here will know that 3 para mortar platoon have endlessly been the butt of gay jokes after on of their members was caught sidelining as a rent-boy in the 80s. In best traditions of army humour, the platoon has never lived it down, even to this day. The innuendo even made it into the Bellylarf last year - in a report of a fierce confrontation with the Taliban, some no doubt ex-army staffer at the paper added the line to the bottom of the report:
A member of the mortars' platoon said: "The Taliban took us from the rear and we gave them a good spanking,"
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Paratroopers launch biggest battle in Afghanistan for two years - Telegraph