SWO AND HIS STICK
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Ian - it must have changed the day you left then
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It's 1970 something, and I am doing a tour as a Corporal A. tech A at Cranditz. As many if you gentlemen! Will know, the station parades were always practised on the small parade square in front of the H Block accommodation, across the road from the famous orange. One of my SAC's (known as "Punkah Wallah"), passing, and noticing the SWO taking an evening drill practice for an upcoming parade, decide to apply some abuse to "the Tate and Lyle wearer". Having shouted his finest profanities towards the said bearer of the stick, he made a run for the door in the corridor joining the two halves of the H block. Ooops, door was locked, oops, no escape. Punkah did not enjoy his Jankers, but the SWO did.
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A swagger stick not sure but don't think so.
The Sgt's Mess belongs to the RSM and that includes any by-laws he may introduce. Visitors are expected to respect such laws, seniority doesn't come into it at any level. I never was in an Army mess that said the RSM had to be served first, frequently he wouldn't even be there. Any visitor of any rank that said there would be trouble if a beer wasn't produced within thirty seconds would most likely be invited to leave. In the Army a Wo's & Sgts Mess is just that, not some glorified RAF corporals club!
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I think you will find that the Mess belongs to the sum of it's paying members, not one person...so glad I am not in a Mess that belong's to an RSM
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I have only really been in combined messes.
But re WO's / Sgt's messes, isn't the RSM normally the PMC
by default ?
Agree with what Parabellum said, especially as a Visitor !
But re WO's / Sgt's messes, isn't the RSM normally the PMC
by default ?
Agree with what Parabellum said, especially as a Visitor !
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I think you will find that the Mess belongs to the sum of it's paying
members, not one person
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Nothing to do with SWOs, sticks or similar and apologies for the thread drift but ...
Quite ridiculous and just the sort of non-story that the Daily Wail delights in.
Why on earth should any world leader, let alone POTUS, be expected to be familiar with the minutiae of service regulations regarding deportment of different parts of their military? Even if those peeps are notionally 'guarding him' [when everyone knows it's the scary-looking chaps in plain suits with ear pieces and shades who really matter] why on earth shouldn't the leader of the greatest nation in the world ask the nearest serviceman or woman or two to hold up a brolly to save him from getting rained on while he's trying to give a speech??
Is the President of the United States of America important enough to warrant that or isn't he??
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It could be worse. Imagine it, being a US Marine and carrying a brolly.
President Obama makes U.S. Marine break the rules, and he does not look happy about it!! | Mail Online
President Obama makes U.S. Marine break the rules, and he does not look happy about it!! | Mail Online
Why on earth should any world leader, let alone POTUS, be expected to be familiar with the minutiae of service regulations regarding deportment of different parts of their military? Even if those peeps are notionally 'guarding him' [when everyone knows it's the scary-looking chaps in plain suits with ear pieces and shades who really matter] why on earth shouldn't the leader of the greatest nation in the world ask the nearest serviceman or woman or two to hold up a brolly to save him from getting rained on while he's trying to give a speech??
Is the President of the United States of America important enough to warrant that or isn't he??
Just asking like...
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You just break it putting it up, thus rendering the said brolley pointless, although ceremonial, are the Marines not also there as part of the security as is the case with the guards at Betty's London home.
In which case it is wrong to ask them to hold it, though tactfully they obliged whist probably thinking of 101 ways to stick the said brolley to Obama.
In which case it is wrong to ask them to hold it, though tactfully they obliged whist probably thinking of 101 ways to stick the said brolley to Obama.
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#1 doesn't look like a military type holding the brolly. Could be C.I.A. I suppose; probably fires .44 cartridges too.
#s 2 &3 look like a Ranger holding the brolly? Maybe it's part of their kit. I really don't know, or indeed care.
Not an obama fan, that Marine should shove the brolly where the sun doesn't shine, although many folk seem to think it does indeed come from b.h.o's ass.
#s 2 &3 look like a Ranger holding the brolly? Maybe it's part of their kit. I really don't know, or indeed care.
Not an obama fan, that Marine should shove the brolly where the sun doesn't shine, although many folk seem to think it does indeed come from b.h.o's ass.
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