Army quotes....

[soad]

ofcorsa said:

I was once told

"Sympathy is a just a word that falls in between st and syphilis in the dictionary"

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

dai1983 said:

"Where the Army goes, the pong goes" hence why the other services especially the Marines refer to members of the army as pongoes.

Although, of course, Pongo is a Genus of Hairy Ape.

Rather apposite methinks.

[brian394]

'the balls in your court'

'you're in your own time now'

'one last rep'

'pays to be a winner'

'no mess tins!'

[kiseca]

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

Don't forget AWOL (Another Well Organised Leave)

[brian394]

'hat'

'craphat'

'screamer'

'ally'

'crow'

[lockhart flawse]

Yes I forgot REMF - love that one.

In relation to the beret - what's underneath is yours. ie anything that showed beneath the rim of the beret had to be short but you could get away with much more provided it was inside the beret.

[soad]

Civilian Under Naval Training aka .

[hbzboy]

"Gucci Kit"

Reference to anything of good standard in relation to the quality of standard issue.

He's a "Gerber" . As in he is an ultimate tool.

Once heard this from a CO as a rallying call prior to a final assault on exercise.

"Right Gents, out the back of the Herc like a mad ladies poo poo, Through the positions like st through a goose, and we will be back in time for tea and medals. Then it is all sunshine and basketball"

[evil len]

FUGAZI

[The Vambo]

Faster than a belt fed Wombat.

[zeDuffMan]

dai1983 said:

lockhart flawse said:

According to my platoon sergeant - bullst baffles brains. Never really understood it though......

If something is done to a less than decent standard but looks amazing, people will look at it and think it's amazing. That's my take on it anyway.

Sounds like a shorter version of 'if you can't blind them with science, baffle them with bullst', which I think is more self explanatory.

[Saddle bum]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

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.

REME: Rough Engineering made easy.

[GBGaffer]

REME - The paramilitary wing of the AA

[dudleybloke]

LPC's = boots.

[MDJ]

"Take your time gents, it's ok, my tea's a salad"

"Be alert. The Army needs Lerts"

[Saddle bum]

"Any fool can be uncomfortable........"

[Deeply embedded in my psyche.]

[iambeowulf]

jimlad71 said:

“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.”

That the one??

Oddly that quote is attributed to Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Among others.

[DocJock]

'The only use I can think of for this soldier is to paint him yellow and shove an SLR up his arse'

Yes, an SLR, I _am_ that old...

[Scousefella]

DocJock said:

Yes, an SLR, I _am_ that old...

Me too.

I do believe that the SLR was the coldest item of weaponry ever created ever ever ever!!!!

[TR4man]

nicanary said:

A sergeant-major was reprimanded by the CO for lacking empathy when advising other ranks of a bereavement in their family. On parade, he would shout "Smith, yer muvver's dead!"

Seeking a different tack, the next time he needed to advise someone, he called the order "All men with mothers still alive, one step forward!" "Smith, where d'ye think you're goin'!?"