Army quotes....

[Dr Jekyll]

Military engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets.

[BrettMRC]

Go and have a look on Skippyslist....

[bluenosewrx]

dry your eyes and turn to the right, march out

[STW2010]

Ask that Walter Mitty tt on PH. He must have loads of fake quotes from the SAS

[daddy cool]

"Assholes and elbows!"

[Frenchda]

I once heard "Take 10 extras and a £750 donation to a charity of my choice" Possibly my least favourite army quote!!

Back on topic

"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing." - Konstantin Josef Jireček . Jireček was a Czech historian, politician, and diplomat, and a Slav scholar.

[funkyrobot]

daddy cool said:

"Assholes and elbows!"

Aren't the marines a navy unit?

[brian394]

Scousefella said:

There are only 3 Army quotes that really matter.

1. FUBAR
2. SNAFU
3. NAAFI break.

Edited by Scousefella on Tuesday 3rd March 21:46

I've been in nearly 8 years, and the only times i've heard 1 and 2, are in movies...

[mybrainhurts]

funkyrobot said:

Aren't the marines a navy unit?

Yes, and the ones with horses are the cavalry.

[davhill]

I knew an old soldier who told about acronyms used in WW2.

LDV (Local Defence Volunteers, later the Home Guard) 'Look, Duck and Vanish'.

RASC (Royal Army Service Corps) 'Run Away, Someone's Coming'.

I thought these were great. Anyone have more?

[Rickyy]

davhill said:

I knew an old soldier who told about acronyms used in WW2.

LDV (Local Defence Volunteers, later the Home Guard) 'Look, Duck and Vanish'.

RASC (Royal Army Service Corps) 'Run Away, Someone's Coming'.

I thought these were great. Anyone have more?

SAS - Super Army Soldiers [/Ross Kemp]

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

RCT (Royal Corps of Transport) - 'Rickshaws, cabs, and taxis.

RLC (Royal Logistics Corps) - Right load o' Charlies.

REME (Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) - Ruin everything mechanical and electrical.

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

brian394 said:

Scousefella said:

There are only 3 Army quotes that really matter.

1. FUBAR
2. SNAFU
3. NAAFI break.

I've been in nearly 8 years, and the only times i've heard 1 and 2, are in movies...

Probably on account of the fact that FUBAR andd SNAFU are Spam terms.

[IroningMan]

You can always rely on the RAF to get it wrong...

RCT = Reckless s in Trucks
RLC = Really Large Corps

[Fergie87]

REME = Royal Engineers Made Easy

[Scousefella]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

brian394 said:

Scousefella said:

There are only 3 Army quotes that really matter.

1. FUBAR
2. SNAFU
3. NAAFI break.

I've been in nearly 8 years, and the only times i've heard 1 and 2, are in movies...

Probably on account of the fact that FUBAR andd SNAFU are Spam terms.

In the late 80's and early 90's (old sweats looking way back) SNAFU and FUBAR were used quite a lot. Yes they originated from the cousins across the pond but we certainly used them a plenty.

[Ayahuasca]

"Cock, hook and look!"

[iacabu]

"Gen?"

The Marines, not army but it was the standard response to pretty much anything.

[M5Fan]

ENSA - Every Night Something Awful (Spike Milligan's memoirs!)

[Scousefella]

If it moves, salute it, if it doesn't, paint it.