Yes, an ex-Rifleman who now issues socks for a living (but not for much longer).

Never fear though, whilst the RAF Regt were 'too busy' at Basrah us humble stackers were providing the escorts up to Al Amara for the aviation fuel convoys.

Right tool for the job?:ugh:

I pitched up at Catterick in 1981 for the 'J' Course as it was then known, having just (literally) graduated from Cranwell. It was June so slept with my window open, enjoying my first night in an Officers Mess as a commissioned bod. Never forget waking up with a shock at 0530, having just been tw@tted across the head with the Flt Sgts Pace Stick (he was leaning in through the window) and being told to get my fat @rse out of bed so I could double across to the Airmens Mess for breakfast.

I lasted 9 weeks. Never again.:{

Ratty, get a grip! Everyone knows a stacker doesn't actually issue socks... He merely tells you you can't have any! In line with the current policy on rollnecks.... "They'll be available in December sir...." come december....
"Come back in January sir".... come january "Come back in march sir" "But I'm leaving the country in 2 weeks and really need some now!" "Well you can have some in extra small sir..." (The biggest joke I've heard all year for those that don't know me!)

Seeing RM, Para and RAFR mentioned in the same sentance, now that is one for this http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=262336 thread.

:eek:

Still not sure why they are mentioned in the same breath.........;) ;)

Very good, I see what you did there. How very clever.

Neither swift nor bold though HS ;)

1 Feb 07 - Forward the Rifles

The Light Division goes back to its roots.

I was speaking to a couple of old friends of mine in 1RGJ and they've noted how easy going many seem about the amalgamation. I suppose as they pre-empted being pushed into the decision the plans better took in the traditions and customs of the individual regiments.

Strangely the regiment I joined is now more like the original Rifle Brigade in which my great-grand father served.

Still, Celer et Audax.:(

65th Anniversary of the RAF Regt Dinner tonight at Suffolk HQ.

Air Cdre Drissell just had the road outside of Spt Wg HQ named after him today..'Drissell Drive' , there's a motivational awe inspiring name to conjour up images of courage and valour... Seems like the weather here....wet and drizzley!! He joins 'Anderton Avenue' and the others.
Still, a brave man to boot who is leaving the service a la retirement. Best Wishes!

My thoughts entirely expressed, and that goes double for Arrse as well.

Umm, weather was fine.....choice of road, you have me there!!

Not to mention Bairsto Boulevard... I wonder what they're going to do when they get a CG with a name beginning with J or Y or somesuch..

Bl@@dy neck of the stackers
 

Ther's only one thing worse than a stacker having a pop at The Regiment - and that's a bloody hobbly gobbly from 1RGJ.:ugh: :ugh: :ugh:

Luv from an ex Rock and Rifleman of 2RGJ - in at a time they were needing them - not feeding them

:ok:

PS King's Royal Rifle Corps became 2RGJ - Ox and Bucks LI became 1RGJ - Rifle Brigade were 3RGJ!!

Actually 1RGJ as I joined it had been 2RGJ the year before, with a linage traced back through the KRRC to the 62nd Royal Americans and 2RGJ were the renumbered 3RGJ (and now 4Rifles), descendants of The Rifle Brigade, but yes I get your point.

And I resent your remarks on 1RGJ, never a finer unit served in Cyprus.:hmm:

The WOT Royal Americans!
 

Stacker,
Wasn't it the 60th Royal Americans not the 62nd.
Sorry, just a bit of an Anorack on that stuff.
Suprised some greenjacket hasn't picked up on that one.

RayDarr you are indeed correct the Royal American Regiment (laterly the KRRC) was the 60th. The regiment fought at Louisburg in 1758 and Quebec in 1759 in the campaign which finally wrested Canada from France; at Quebec it won from Wolfe the motto `Celer et Audax` (Swift and Bold - the motto of the current RIFLES).
Rocket Chucker - I resent the accusation against the finest Bn in the 'original' RGJ. The Ox and Bucks were the first regular troops to land on D Dayin fine style that emphasises the effectiveness of Air Power (just to keep the moderators happy and include some vague link to military aviation).

There is some dispute over the actual lineage of the KRRC, later 2RGJ.

Many accounts see them raised as the 62nd Royal American Regiment of Foot in 1755, being renumbered as the 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot in 1757 after the disbandment of the 50th and 51st Regiments.

I suspect it is another of Danny's ploys to save bandwidth and endless repetition of earlier posts.:}

I noticed this a few days ago.

I guess it is also an attempt to educate us in the use of html.

Going back to one of the original questions:
Goto http://www.raf.mod.uk/downloads/sota.cfm and download Vol 1 Edition 6 of Spirit of the Air, in which you'll find a article on Gunner trg by a Flt Sgt from Trg Wg at Honington.