How much would James Bond earn in real life?
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Just found this, that puts the price firmly in to seven figures.
http://www.primelocation.com/homes-news/top-ten-ja...
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Blown2CV said:
i guess the intention in the Bond storyline is that most things he wears, drives, smashes up etc are all paid for by 'her majesty' rather than him personally. In the most recent one did we not see his actual apartment in london and it was quite modest...?
In Skyfall, when Bond returns 'from the dead', M says something like "we sold your flat", which implies it was government property. P-Jay said:
Even thought it's obviously the stuff of movies, it's probably naïve to think the UK Government has never got involved in any 'wet work', but it's probably been done by military types rather than intelligence types.
Think Gibralter. Think young soldiers. Old people think about the things they've done or are asked to do too much. It doesn't take much skill to kill someone by shooting them in the back of the head. No Bourne stylee fights. The difficult bit is sleeping well at night when you've had time to think about what you've done.Edited by P-Jay on Tuesday 30th September 14:23
Edited by P-Jay on Tuesday 30th September 14:25
All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
98elise said:
James Bond was a Commander in the Reserves, so would not be getting paid as a Commander in the RN.
I'm no Bond expert but I always thought that the RN bit was a rank of convenience as part of his cover story? Did he actually serve in the Andrew then? He'd be a very young commander these days, though I suppose that at the time the books were set he could have reached that rank in his early thirties.9mm said:
Think Gibralter. Think young soldiers. Old people think about the things they've done or are asked to do too much. It doesn't take much skill to kill someone by shooting them in the back of the head. No Bourne stylee fights. The difficult bit is sleeping well at night when you've had time to think about what you've done.
All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
Well clearly the someone you know hasnt a clue about Flavius. No one was shot in the back of the head on that one.All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
i guess must be the reward must be in f
king all those unbelievably hot women, gambling in the best casinos in the world with government money, driving the best company cars in the world, playing with the best boy's toys science can produce, visiting the best places in the world, shooting guns and beating people up with unsurpassed skillz... and banking his entire salary because he never has to spend any of it... fking public sector salary rapists.
king all those unbelievably hot women, gambling in the best casinos in the world with government money, driving the best company cars in the world, playing with the best boy's toys science can produce, visiting the best places in the world, shooting guns and beating people up with unsurpassed skillz... and banking his entire salary because he never has to spend any of it... fking public sector salary rapists.TTwiggy said:
98elise said:
James Bond was a Commander in the Reserves, so would not be getting paid as a Commander in the RN.
I'm no Bond expert but I always thought that the RN bit was a rank of convenience as part of his cover story? Did he actually serve in the Andrew then? He'd be a very young commander these days, though I suppose that at the time the books were set he could have reached that rank in his early thirties.do we ever see or have a clear description of Bond as a full 'three ring' Commander , as the current RN rank of Lieutenant Commander has existed since 1914 ... and the british habit of officially sanctioned 'bigging up' of ranks in all but the most most formal styles of spoken address ( e.g. Lance corporal is a addressed as 'corporal' by all , Lt Commanders and lt Colonels addressed as 'Colonel' or 'Commander' by peers and those more senior ( as them being Senior officers ORs and subalterns would address as sir or ma'am in any situation where discipline was in place (stand fast those pointing out flightdeck and current role 2 and 3 DMS practice where rank is hung on the hat peg at the doorway.)
TVR1 said:
9mm said:
Think Gibralter. Think young soldiers. Old people think about the things they've done or are asked to do too much. It doesn't take much skill to kill someone by shooting them in the back of the head. No Bourne stylee fights. The difficult bit is sleeping well at night when you've had time to think about what you've done.
All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
Well clearly the someone you know hasnt a clue about Flavius. No one was shot in the back of the head on that one.All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
9mm said:
TVR1 said:
9mm said:
Think Gibralter. Think young soldiers. Old people think about the things they've done or are asked to do too much. It doesn't take much skill to kill someone by shooting them in the back of the head. No Bourne stylee fights. The difficult bit is sleeping well at night when you've had time to think about what you've done.
All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
Well clearly the someone you know hasnt a clue about Flavius. No one was shot in the back of the head on that one.All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
Clearly, you mentioned Gibraltar. And then you gave a a 'young soldiers' point of view. And then, gave the indication that the actions of the young soldiers was one of being forced to shoot someone in the back of the head. To me, that indicates you are refering to an operation against a clear terrorist threat that is well documented.
I may be mistaken but i think you have rather a romantic view of 'young men cast into the depth' and gave no idea how that particular operation worked?
I dont need bullet points hun X
9mm? Hard man hey? Are you mates with 22regb?
Edited by TVR1 on Friday 3rd October 22:34
Edited by TVR1 on Friday 3rd October 22:35
TVR1 said:
9mm said:
TVR1 said:
9mm said:
Think Gibralter. Think young soldiers. Old people think about the things they've done or are asked to do too much. It doesn't take much skill to kill someone by shooting them in the back of the head. No Bourne stylee fights. The difficult bit is sleeping well at night when you've had time to think about what you've done.
All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
Well clearly the someone you know hasnt a clue about Flavius. No one was shot in the back of the head on that one.All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
Clearly, you mentioned Gibraltar. And then you gave a a 'young soldiers' point of view. And then, gave the indication that the actions of the young soldiers was one of being forced to shoot someone in the back of the head. To me, that indicates you are refering to an operation against a clear terrorist threat that is well documented.
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I may be mistaken but i think you have rather a romantic view of 'young men cast into the depth' and gave no idea how that particular operation worked?
I dont need bullet points hun X
9mm? Hard man hey? Are you mates with 22regb?
Edited by TVR1 on Friday 3rd October 22:34
Edited by TVR1 on Friday 3rd October 22:36
You are mistaken. I don't have any romantic notions about young men being cast anywhere.
As for the hard man, 22reg stuff, I can only guess you've got some issues or you've been on the sauce.
9mm said:
TVR1 said:
9mm said:
TVR1 said:
9mm said:
Think Gibralter. Think young soldiers. Old people think about the things they've done or are asked to do too much. It doesn't take much skill to kill someone by shooting them in the back of the head. No Bourne stylee fights. The difficult bit is sleeping well at night when you've had time to think about what you've done.
All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
Well clearly the someone you know hasnt a clue about Flavius. No one was shot in the back of the head on that one.All according to someone who ought to know, not me. No idea about the pay - just in line with your service rank I guess, no 00 supplement like London weighting.
Clearly, you mentioned Gibraltar. And then you gave a a 'young soldiers' point of view. And then, gave the indication that the actions of the young soldiers was one of being forced to shoot someone in the back of the head. To me, that indicates you are refering to an operation against a clear terrorist threat that is well documented.
8
I may be mistaken but i think you have rather a romantic view of 'young men cast into the depth' and gave no idea how that particular operation worked?
I dont need bullet points hun X
9mm? Hard man hey? Are you mates with 22regb?
Quite how anyone could interpret my post as saying that the Gibralter killings involved young soldiers shooting anyone in the back of the head is beyond me. It's even more incredible given that the detail of those shootings is so well known.
You are mistaken. I don't have any romantic notions about young men being cast anywhere.
As for the hard man, 22reg stuff, I can only guess you've got some issues or you've been on the sauce.
My 22reg was reference to one of our other members who may or may not be a rather mitty character. I notice you attempt to discredit my response by firstly questioning my state of mind or secondly asking if im drunk?
A reflection on you rather than me.
Petal.
Blown2CV said:
Funny how discussions on military related stuff on here always descend into this type of bickering when the ex-services lot start up. We are discussing a fictional character. What are you arguing about?
I have no idea who is ex-services but it certainly doesn't apply to me. I'm a hairdresser love.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff