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With everything thats going on in the world.............
NICOSIA (Reuters) - The six-year-old mascot for a British army battalion has been demoted in disgrace for acting the goat during a parade in full view of dignitaries.
Billy Goat has been a mascot of the First Battalion, the Royal Welsh regiment, since he was six months old and had the official rank of lance-corporal before his frisky antics during a parade marking the Queen's official birthday earlier this month.
The army said he had been demoted to fusilier (private) as a result of his behaviour.
"The goat major had a hard time keeping him in line, he was bouncing around all over the place," military spokesman Captain Crispian Coates told Reuters on Saturday.
Doubly embarrassing was Billy's refusal to obey commands in front of diplomats and army top brass, Coates said.
"This is his first overseas tour. He has certainly not made a good start for himself."
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NICOSIA (Reuters) - The six-year-old mascot for a British army battalion has been demoted in disgrace for acting the goat during a parade in full view of dignitaries.
Billy Goat has been a mascot of the First Battalion, the Royal Welsh regiment, since he was six months old and had the official rank of lance-corporal before his frisky antics during a parade marking the Queen's official birthday earlier this month.
The army said he had been demoted to fusilier (private) as a result of his behaviour.
"The goat major had a hard time keeping him in line, he was bouncing around all over the place," military spokesman Captain Crispian Coates told Reuters on Saturday.
Doubly embarrassing was Billy's refusal to obey commands in front of diplomats and army top brass, Coates said.
"This is his first overseas tour. He has certainly not made a good start for himself."
Good grief
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This we can agree on ABIW.....what self respecting Welsh Regiment would have a goat in lieu of a Sheep? Have they no sense of tradition?
Quite a demotion from Goat Major to Fusilier as well....terribly harsh treatment I would suggest!
One must remember a Goat can be a hard headed critter at times.
Quite a demotion from Goat Major to Fusilier as well....terribly harsh treatment I would suggest!
One must remember a Goat can be a hard headed critter at times.
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Sorry SAS but my opening line sums it up for me
With everything thats going on in the world.............
"a goat needs charging and demoting"
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With everything thats going on in the world.............
"a goat needs charging and demoting"
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DEMOTING THE GOAT
Seems perfectly reasonable that Regimental tradition should be maintained in order to prove we are still who we wish to be - the sad thing is that with everything else that is going on in the world such an incident is seen as news worthy. We clearly need to discipline our Regimental mascots more often - anybody know what rank the Irish Wolf Hound from the Irish Gaurds holds.
If the cost of accomodating some of these mascots was disclosed that might be news worthy as well.
If the cost of accomodating some of these mascots was disclosed that might be news worthy as well.
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Originally Posted by MilSpFunc
Seems perfectly reasonable that Regimental tradition should be maintained in order to prove we are still who we wish to be - the sad thing is that with everything else that is going on in the world such an incident is seen as news worthy. We clearly need to discipline our Regimental mascots more often - anybody know what rank the Irish Wolf Hound from the Irish Gaurds holds.
If the cost of accomodating some of these mascots was disclosed that might be news worthy as well.
If the cost of accomodating some of these mascots was disclosed that might be news worthy as well.
I would think it would be any rank 'it' wants at the time 
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A mascot like that would curry flavour, sorry - FAVOUR with a Ghurka regiment.... 
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Maybe said goat just decided "enough is enough "and did what many of us would have liked to do at some point when compelled to waste a few hours on a parade ground ---when there are better things to do and see in Cyprus.
Well done that goat !
Well done that goat !
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Originally Posted by Always_broken_in_wilts
Sorry SAS but my opening line sums it up for me
With everything thats going on in the world.............
"a goat needs charging and demoting"
With everything thats going on in the world.............
"a goat needs charging and demoting"
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Happens all the time the Mascot of a certain Guards regiment was Jailed by his handler for being idol on a St Pats day parade.
And friends in the UDR told me of a CSM at their depot who Jailed a Guard Dog. He also put a set of webbing and a bin on show parade. (Rumour had it he'd jailed his kids at one point).
Saw it on the BBC at least the Ptes in the Welch Regt don't have to stand to attention no as the Goat is only a Pte. Almost as silly as the Gunners haviing to salute the guns as they are their colours.
Its Just traditions. You know those things that happen because a regiment can trace its history back over hundreds of years......Ah yes understand the bemusemnet no RAF hasn't been round long enough to acquire traditions a few eccentricities and bad habits yes
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And friends in the UDR told me of a CSM at their depot who Jailed a Guard Dog. He also put a set of webbing and a bin on show parade. (Rumour had it he'd jailed his kids at one point).
Saw it on the BBC at least the Ptes in the Welch Regt don't have to stand to attention no as the Goat is only a Pte. Almost as silly as the Gunners haviing to salute the guns as they are their colours.
Its Just traditions. You know those things that happen because a regiment can trace its history back over hundreds of years......Ah yes understand the bemusemnet no RAF hasn't been round long enough to acquire traditions a few eccentricities and bad habits yes
Following lighting blue touch paper stands well back
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I seem to re-call that RAF stations usually had one or more animals often referred to as "bikes" which may have served a similar purpose?
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RAF Locking had a station mascot, Sgt Sparks the donkey. The duty of being his handler was one of the many glorious tasks carried out by the RAF Police.
When I was first posted to Locking he held the rank of F/Sgt but after an 'arousing' incident during the Weston-Super-Mare freedom parade he was reduced to Sgt (the donkey that is, not the RAF Plod handler).
When I was first posted to Locking he held the rank of F/Sgt but after an 'arousing' incident during the Weston-Super-Mare freedom parade he was reduced to Sgt (the donkey that is, not the RAF Plod handler).
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Anyone heard about the RMAS teddy-bear? Heard something about a bear that goes parachuting with the cadets there and holds the rank of captain or something like that. Anyone know in more detail?
Also heard of an Adjutant's dog that held the rank of Lt. Again, is this a general Army thing or just one barmy adjutant?
I think these little traditions are great. They are a relic of a time when we had an armed forces.
Also heard of an Adjutant's dog that held the rank of Lt. Again, is this a general Army thing or just one barmy adjutant?
I think these little traditions are great. They are a relic of a time when we had an armed forces.
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Brake Para at Leuchars in the late 70's had 'Sqn/Ldr Womble'. Flew a few times in the back of 'tooms' and went on all the cushy detachments [Malta, Cyprus, Norway].
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Tortoise as a Squadron Mascot
I feel sure that a squadron in Malta had a tortoise as a mascot, in the 1950s. It had some jokey double barrelled name and a log book. I have also found this link to another story re a tortoise mascot.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/s...a4120354.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/s...a4120354.shtml