People claiming to be ex Royal Marine/Para

[iambeowulf]

Asterix said:

BOBTEE said:

iambeowulf said:

Re Ryan. There was a bit of controversy about his book and the details from serving and ex SP. I'm not saying he wasn't in it but may have made stuff up to sell books (which I liked. Bravo Two Zero).

Obviously I'm not calling you a liar but Ryan wrote 'The One That Got Away', McNab wrote 'Brave Two Zero'.

..and I recall they both got grief to varying degrees regarding the veracity of the contents of each.

Yeah probably right. It was a long time ago and I couldn't be bothered to google it.

It's amusing that a lot of posters who claim to know of someone in the RM/Para/Special Forces etc but then go on to say they never talked about it!
Munchausen by proxy!

[RizzoTheRat]

LordHaveMurci said:

Living a few miles away from CTC where they train RM recruits, marines are a part of our daily lives.

In a nightclub with mates one night, a stunning (no, really!) girl came over & asked me to dance, who was I to say no. After a few minutes she asked me if I was a marine, to which I honestly (& stupidly) replied, no. Minutes later she was all over two actual marines & I was left wondering what might have been

I wonder why the Walters do it..!

I live in Aldershot and have heard many similar tales. A workmate who was of athletic build with short hair once had a girl refuse to believe that he wasn't a squaddie.

When a former girlfriend first went to Cheeks, Aldershots one and only night club and as dodgy as you'd imagine, she was warned by her mates she went with not to go to the ladies on her own, as some of the local girls had been known to attack strangers accusing them of trying to poach their squaddies

Mind you there used to be regular fights between squaddies and townies who were out looking for squaddies to fight with, so I guess the Walts could have had trouble from both sides. It's a much more peaceful town now the Paras have moved out and most of the security/bouncers are Nepalese.

[944fan]

anonymous said:

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Fair comment.

TIG suggest you watch the film Ronin. A person claiming to be former SAS is outed by Robert De Niro by being asked "Whats the colour of the boathouse at Hereford"?

[Studio117]

anonymous said:

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Like raspberry jam back there!

[Cyder]

Kaelic said:

At airsoft, especially Milsim's we get all sorts of Walts wandering around pretending to have served etc...

We have links to former serving and current serving guys as our team and company was actually set-up by John Mac back in the day (before my time). So we have always had links with SF sorts.

Lots of memorable occasions when people turning up have been asked to remove para wings, SAS badges, Marine globes etc... Some remove them without a word, a couple have argued they have "earned" them, couple of questions (boathouse colour!) soon sort the chaff from the wheat.

Usually the guys who have earned the right to wear the Para/Marine badges are the ones who don't wear them when running around with toy guys!

I rather enjoyed going paintballing with my brother-in-law who is one of them actual real life Army types (WO2 iirc) The look on his face as the Call of Duty and Walt brigade were getting prepared was comical.

[southendpier]

thainy77 said:

When i was in the last thing we did was tell "war stories" to impress the ladies. On the contrary, we weren't even in the Army, we were sailors, firemen, road sweeps, anything other than squaddies, you got an instant sneer if it was mentioned.

SS?

[Asterix]

southendpier said:

thainy77 said:

When i was in the last thing we did was tell "war stories" to impress the ladies. On the contrary, we weren't even in the Army, we were sailors, firemen, road sweeps, anything other than squaddies, you got an instant sneer if it was mentioned.

SS?

RLC probably.

It would be a step up if you said you were a binman.

[LordHaveMurci]

hora said:

LordHaveMurci said:

Living a few miles away from CTC where they train RM recruits, marines are a part of our daily lives.

In a nightclub with mates one night, a stunning (no, really!) girl came over & asked me to dance, who was I to say no. After a few minutes she asked me if I was a marine, to which I honestly (& stupidly) replied, no. Minutes later she was all over two actual marines & I was left wondering what might have been

I wonder why the Walters do it..!

You must have looked the 'type'. Occassionally I bump into men with bigpacks out in the sticks and they nod/exchange pleasantries. Little do they know my closest encounter with the Army....was the Salvation Army

Probably, a group of lads who were young & fit (then!), tanned, well dressed & short hair. Downside was many bouncers (sorry, Doormen) also thought we were booties & we got loads of hassle as a result.

We walked past Okehampton camp on a big hike a while ago, 1 lad is ex RAF & was wearing some old issue kit, he felt like a right plum hiking past a bunch of Marines!

[Cyder]

LordHaveMurci said:

Living a few miles away from CTC where they train RM recruits, marines are a part of our daily lives.

In a nightclub with mates one night, a stunning (no, really!) girl came over & asked me to dance, who was I to say no. After a few minutes she asked me if I was a marine, to which I honestly (& stupidly) replied, no. Minutes later she was all over two actual marines & I was left wondering what might have been

I wonder why the Walters do it..!

I grew up on the other side of the river from CTC.
A bunch of us used to go out drinking regularly in Exeter and among our group was a serving Marine who spent time at CTC instructing.

One night we were in town and a bunch of Nod's starting giving the girls we were with large about how they were RM's and had been here there and everywhere shooting people, while also giving us blokes some grief in an attempt to woo the girls and get us to leave.

Our RM serving friend didn't get involved until it looked like fists were about to be thrown at which point he stepped forward, had a quiet word with them and they fked off immediately.

It's was almost poetic to watch.

[LordHaveMurci]

rhinochopig said:

You should have told her you were a submarine and that you could stay submerged for hours.

[thainy77]

Asterix said:

southendpier said:

thainy77 said:

When i was in the last thing we did was tell "war stories" to impress the ladies. On the contrary, we weren't even in the Army, we were sailors, firemen, road sweeps, anything other than squaddies, you got an instant sneer if it was mentioned.

SS?

RLC probably.

It would be a step up if you said you were a binman.

Waffen SS was a bit before my time .

[Hoofy]

I was in the SBS and took part in the Iranian Embassy siege.


I was the first canoe on the balcony.

[catman]

Countdown said:

My uncle (ex-REME) serviced the Toyota Landcruisers used by the LRDG (predecessors to the SAS). He saw some awful things which he keeps telling us that he doesnt like to talk about.

Nope. Landcruisers weren't produced until the 1950's.

Tim

[Asterix]

catman said:

Countdown said:

My uncle (ex-REME) serviced the Toyota Landcruisers used by the LRDG (predecessors to the SAS). He saw some awful things which he keeps telling us that he doesnt like to talk about.

Nope. Landcruisers weren't produced until the 1950's.

Tim

And ignoring the fact the LRDG worked along side and after the formation of the SAS in 1941, REME didn't exist until late 1942.

[wal 45]

You can tell a genuine Bootneck by challenging them to get fully dressed in womens clothing within a timelimit of 5 minutes of you placing the challenge.

A real Royal will be able to oblige willingly and have the requisite clothing "in stock".

[Hudson]

I'm ex cub scouts. Once i was in a pub and two guys came up to me with an attitude problem so i showed them how to make a shelter out of a bin bag and helped an old woman across the road.

[iambeowulf]

Royal Marine.
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Trained Miss Galaxy contestants
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Fake Royal Marine
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Maybe he had too much luggage.

[ChocolateFrog]

Asterix said:

thainy77 said:

When i was in the last thing we did was tell "war stories" to impress the ladies. On the contrary, we weren't even in the Army, we were sailors, firemen, road sweeps, anything other than squaddies, you got an instant sneer if it was mentioned.

Indeed - it was also frowned upon from a PERSEC standing. Especially during The Troubles and Cold War days.

Agreed, the more obscure or ridiculous your job title the better. Underwater wood welder springs to mind.

[MrBarry123]

Yes - people who do this are extremely bizarre. I imagine because they feel unfulfilled in their normal life - quite sad really. Also makes a mockery of those who are actually in the forces.

[andy_s]

Pete Mac, shurely...

I'm with yellowjack, metaphorically speaking.