A Walt in court...
Blimey........
......just Googled him - he is quality and would probably be far more entertaining than the current Walt in the 'Self Defence' stakes. As it were.
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To an extent. I had personal threats from him on AARSE. Seriously deranged, but also dangerous.
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Did he threaten you with court action or something from the IBA?
The only thing funnier than his farcical IBA courses is the fact the RAF hired him to teach their personnel
Did he threaten you with court action or something from the IBA?
The only thing funnier than his farcical IBA courses is the fact the RAF hired him to teach their personnel
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He threatened the website and several individuals with legal action ... but did nothing. I've just had a nostalgic flick through some of the pages at https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/th...leshort.93251/
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I think I may have been in conversation with him in a Croydon pub one night a few years ago. The "gent" in question certainly looked very like the photos on ARRSE and he picked up on my conversation with a friend about the RAF (I was probably talking total bollocks!).
He then told us about his involvement with the local TA, teaching judo or some such, then got on to his time with the Paras followed by some unsubtle nods and winks towards a certain Herefordshire regiment. By this time I had him figured for a bull-****ter after a free pint, so drained mine and dragged my mate off to a different boozer!
Two of my acquaintances in my regular are ex Paras and it would have been interesting to see what they made of him.
He then told us about his involvement with the local TA, teaching judo or some such, then got on to his time with the Paras followed by some unsubtle nods and winks towards a certain Herefordshire regiment. By this time I had him figured for a bull-****ter after a free pint, so drained mine and dragged my mate off to a different boozer!
Two of my acquaintances in my regular are ex Paras and it would have been interesting to see what they made of him.
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Treadigraph.
The funniest thing is that his claim to have been in the SAS has enough truth (in his mind I suppose) for him to be able to embellish it ever so very very slightly
He was accepted for training in 21 SAS, but didnt get past holding, didnt complete basic training, trade training, get badged or serve in a Sqn
Try looking him up on the UK paramedic register, or any other of his 'occupations' and you will see he appears on very few lists.
The funniest thing is that his claim to have been in the SAS has enough truth (in his mind I suppose) for him to be able to embellish it ever so very very slightly
He was accepted for training in 21 SAS, but didnt get past holding, didnt complete basic training, trade training, get badged or serve in a Sqn
Try looking him up on the UK paramedic register, or any other of his 'occupations' and you will see he appears on very few lists.
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Probably a nasty mess on the pavement outside the pub Treads
My regular is in the market. so the mess would have been swept up with the rest of the sh!t! A grain of truth, eh Barnstormer!
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Ah, there were so many Threads on Shortt, as the investigations went on. I think the main one went to Part III, aside from the one I linked above. It kept a fair few people busy and amused for quite a long time! Deconstructing all his false medals was a particularly interesting phase, as they were all revealed to be purchased cr@p
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"I covered the role of Duty Operations Controller..." could, of course, mean "... while he went to the loo".
Deconstructing CVs to reveal the truth at interview is enormous fun. The use of 'covered' should ring an automatic alarm bell.
Deconstructing CVs to reveal the truth at interview is enormous fun. The use of 'covered' should ring an automatic alarm bell.
The ultimate Walt:-
I know, I know - hat, coat, door...
A man sees a sign in a house window - 'Talking Dog For Sale.' He rings the doorbell, the owner appears and tells him the dog can be viewed in the back garden.
The man sees a very nice looking black Labrador sitting there.
"Do you really talk?" he asks the dog.
"Yes," the Labrador replies.
After recovering from the shock of hearing the dog talk, the man asks, "So, tell me your story."
The Labrador looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help society, so I applied to join the SAS. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one imagined that a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years".
"But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at Heathrow Airport to do some undercover security work, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded several medals".
"Then I got married, had a few puppies, and now I've just retired."
The man is amazed. He goes back into the house and asks the owner how much he wants for the dog.
"Ten quid," the owner says.
"£10!!? But your dog is absolutely amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheaply?"
"Because he's a lying bastard, he's never been out of the garden."
The man sees a very nice looking black Labrador sitting there.
"Do you really talk?" he asks the dog.
"Yes," the Labrador replies.
After recovering from the shock of hearing the dog talk, the man asks, "So, tell me your story."
The Labrador looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help society, so I applied to join the SAS. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one imagined that a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years".
"But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at Heathrow Airport to do some undercover security work, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded several medals".
"Then I got married, had a few puppies, and now I've just retired."
The man is amazed. He goes back into the house and asks the owner how much he wants for the dog.
"Ten quid," the owner says.
"£10!!? But your dog is absolutely amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheaply?"
"Because he's a lying bastard, he's never been out of the garden."
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hahahaha 
Fournier Boy and MPN11 #91 & 92
Running Brize Operations before the age of 25 was possible, as after 2005 a couple
of lady first tourists were Duty Operations Controllers. Between 1998 and 2012 there was nobody
" Covering the Duty Operations Controller" Usually it would be the Ops Corporal covering for the minutes
you were visiting Met or taking a natural break.
Nobody called Tierney worked in Brize Ops between 1998 and 2012.
Running Brize Operations before the age of 25 was possible, as after 2005 a couple
of lady first tourists were Duty Operations Controllers. Between 1998 and 2012 there was nobody
" Covering the Duty Operations Controller" Usually it would be the Ops Corporal covering for the minutes
you were visiting Met or taking a natural break.
Nobody called Tierney worked in Brize Ops between 1998 and 2012.
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Awesome tale/tail!!!!
Talking of Walts, someone mentioned earlier Costas Georgiou, aka Colonel Tony Callan and the Angola unpleasantness in 1976. It was John Banks and another Walt Leslie Aspin did the hiring for that mad adventure. I happened to meet Costas, Nick Hall (lived in Lincoln),Sammy Copeland (RSM who did the shooting at Maquala) Mick Wainhouse and Shotgun Charly Christodoulou, the original four mercs that went to Angola in 1975/76 at a wedding of a good Para friend in Lincolnshre. All mad as a box of frogs, but seemed like good guys at the time.Well they brought the beers!!! All members of 1Para all apart from Charly spent time in Colechester with dishonourable discharges. Went home to Louth Lincs for the millennium in 1999 New Years Eve in my old local bumped into John Banks....living in Gainsbourgh,free beer off him ,but Jeez, what a bull****ter, made Shortt look honest. My brother signed up with Banks but thought better of it after meeting him....
Awesome tale/tail!!!!
Talking of Walts, someone mentioned earlier Costas Georgiou, aka Colonel Tony Callan and the Angola unpleasantness in 1976. It was John Banks and another Walt Leslie Aspin did the hiring for that mad adventure. I happened to meet Costas, Nick Hall (lived in Lincoln),Sammy Copeland (RSM who did the shooting at Maquala) Mick Wainhouse and Shotgun Charly Christodoulou, the original four mercs that went to Angola in 1975/76 at a wedding of a good Para friend in Lincolnshre. All mad as a box of frogs, but seemed like good guys at the time.Well they brought the beers!!! All members of 1Para all apart from Charly spent time in Colechester with dishonourable discharges. Went home to Louth Lincs for the millennium in 1999 New Years Eve in my old local bumped into John Banks....living in Gainsbourgh,free beer off him ,but Jeez, what a bull****ter, made Shortt look honest. My brother signed up with Banks but thought better of it after meeting him....
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someone mentioned earlier Costas Georgiou, aka Colonel Tony Callan and the Angola unpleasantness in 1976. It was John Banks
Full story here on Wes Tierney - https://thewaltercumpershunterclub.w...esley-tierney/
Much, much, worse than I thought. A Walting Bloater and a common Tea Leaf to boot it would seem...
Much, much, worse than I thought. A Walting Bloater and a common Tea Leaf to boot it would seem...
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Oh, an excellent exposé