Tattoo you? Female applicant turned down due to her tattoo.
is there a real baton ......... a physical object for tapping, pointing, thrusting, gesticulating?
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Batons.
I think there is.
Held by 5 Star ranks only.
Certainly Field Marshal HRH The Duke of Kent carried one at last years Cenotaph Services. Bit of a juggling act, baton, wreath, salute etc
I think there is.
Held by 5 Star ranks only.
Certainly Field Marshal HRH The Duke of Kent carried one at last years Cenotaph Services. Bit of a juggling act, baton, wreath, salute etc
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Slight digression - swagger sticks.
At ITS the staff officers carried swagger sticks. Now I recall reading in QRs that only officers on the staff of ITS could carry them, not sure about Cranditz, ITF was the perfect officers' accoutrement, brown gloves, white handkerchief, black swagger stick; do no work, pounce about looking pretty ��
At ITS the staff officers carried swagger sticks. Now I recall reading in QRs that only officers on the staff of ITS could carry them, not sure about Cranditz, ITF was the perfect officers' accoutrement, brown gloves, white handkerchief, black swagger stick; do no work, pounce about looking pretty ��
Wander 00 I always admired the way our Regiment D.I.s could march, at the same time flicking their opened pace sticks over and over alongside to ensure the measured stride.
(And also simultaneously keep up a repartee reducing the "Young Gentlemen" to near hysterics) .
(And also simultaneously keep up a repartee reducing the "Young Gentlemen" to near hysterics) .
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Haraka - backwards.
Our WO was bemedalled 5ft 6 dynamo. He could start at the back of the marching column of 400 cadets, facing to the rear, and call out timing, dress and whatever, until he reached the front of the column.
He also gave me a life-long lesson on humanity and effective discipline. I remember out Regt SNCO but sadly not the WO.
This was South Cerney end 1961, early 1962.
Our WO was bemedalled 5ft 6 dynamo. He could start at the back of the marching column of 400 cadets, facing to the rear, and call out timing, dress and whatever, until he reached the front of the column.
He also gave me a life-long lesson on humanity and effective discipline. I remember out Regt SNCO but sadly not the WO.
This was South Cerney end 1961, early 1962.
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Don't know if it still applies but there was, I believe, a time when you wouldn't be accepted into SF if you had tattoos.
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The WO 4 years later at S Cerney was Mr Peake, who was probably no more than 5'6", could he have been the same man?
In the 70s he was managing a shop ( IIRC electrical/hardware ) in Cricklade Street, Cirencester.
In the 70s he was managing a shop ( IIRC electrical/hardware ) in Cricklade Street, Cirencester.
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Perhaps if she brushed up her IT skills she could be accepted despite the tattoos:
New Army cyber warriors allowed long hair - Telegraph
New Army cyber warriors allowed long hair - Telegraph
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Brian, maybe. Our Sgt was Bennett. I can't remember why but we thought he could benefit from a bicycle as he had to cover a lot of ground going between flights etc.
He thanked us but asked if we minded if he sold it as he could use the cash.
He thanked us but asked if we minded if he sold it as he could use the cash.
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Our drill Sgt was called Wadman and on one inspection in the No2 mess at Cerney he declared that my white webbing had been painted - which it had. The Inspecting Officer wet a fingertip and drew it across the belt and showed the Sgt the white deposit of Meltonian shoe cleaner that I had carefully applied over the emulsion paint. "You are mistaken Sergeant" he said. I stood straight faced while the Sgt's eyes writhed like stricken oysters. Curiously all our block suddenly had to change rooms with the Iraqi studes to clean up all the date pips and other detritus before the next inspection. I think that suggestion must have come from Wadman.
Anyone remember Sgt Malcolm Perkins and F Sgt Jimmy Black MM from A Sqn at Cranditz in the 60s? I recall that due to the very cold and snowbound winter of early 63 even the Junior Entry were give a weekend pass, and before we had been paid. Sgt Perkins offered to lend any cadet in 88A I think it was £10 so they could get home for the weekend. Monday morning there he was screaming obscenities at us again
