I work with a total bull¥$€#er!
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MagneticMeerkat said:
ATV said:
There was a PH'er who got exposed for doing this.
I can't recall his ID but some enterprising (aka scary) PH'ers did some digging and exposed him. He tried to fob it off a "a bit of trolling" but it was all a bit sad.
I seem to recall he'd also lied about his appearance, as though he was some 6' 5 rugby-playing, company director, Patek-wearing hard man.
Then somebody found a picture and uploaded it
This is exactly how you'd expect a bulls
tter to look. Small man, wearing a second hand Rolex (only he was actually given this by Paul Newman on his deathbed, not bought it off eBay like you'd think) drinking
The worst thing is that he was once heard to claim his sofa DIDN'T come from Land of Leather!!I can't recall his ID but some enterprising (aka scary) PH'ers did some digging and exposed him. He tried to fob it off a "a bit of trolling" but it was all a bit sad.
I seem to recall he'd also lied about his appearance, as though he was some 6' 5 rugby-playing, company director, Patek-wearing hard man.
Then somebody found a picture and uploaded it
This is exactly how you'd expect a bulls
tter to look. Small man, wearing a second hand Rolex (only he was actually given this by Paul Newman on his deathbed, not bought it off eBay like you'd think) drinking head. Blimey. If he's not getting all the 1978 Star Wars figures, boxed of course, for Christmas I'll eat his Unicorn skin hat.shirt said:
i have a 'pub mate' who puts all other walts firmly to shame.
we call him bravo, as in bravo two zero. he earned this nickname after regaling us of his exploits in afghanistan. he sometimes visits kandahar and bastion to maintain IT equipment, only he also [get this] used to be a sniper in the TA.
whilst talking to an old army mate on base who was just about about to go on patrol, our bravo discovered that the on duty sniper was not going out that day as he had a sore finger [guffaw], so said mate convinced our bravo that he could come instead. apparently he made two kills using a 50 cal sniper rifle [titter] from inside the vehicle.
other exploits include landing a helicopter one day on a superyacht. the captain was ill but that was ok as our bravo also has a superyacht captain's ticket, only the only wouldn't let him take the helm as he didn't have the right hat.
bravo used to build race engines for saleen, raced a lotus cortina at goodwood, has several lap records on 2 wheels, yet is always unavailable when i need a hand in the garage or on track.
he's actually toned it down a whole lot recently, mainly because we try and hide the pisstaking from him and get our other mates to go along with the tall tales whilst pointing out the glaring innacuracies to see what his excuse is this time. actually a pretty decent bloke, totally harmless and holds down a good job, but why the hell he feels the need to do any of this is beyond me.
He sounds just like the sort of bloke that has shagged jordan, used to own a 400bhp stage 7 saxo, raced a Maserati MC12 around Le Mans, has taken part in the festival of speed in a 250GTO, and is a world class rally driver (although he doesn't take part any more as he everyone was arguing about his contract, so he retired).we call him bravo, as in bravo two zero. he earned this nickname after regaling us of his exploits in afghanistan. he sometimes visits kandahar and bastion to maintain IT equipment, only he also [get this] used to be a sniper in the TA.
whilst talking to an old army mate on base who was just about about to go on patrol, our bravo discovered that the on duty sniper was not going out that day as he had a sore finger [guffaw], so said mate convinced our bravo that he could come instead. apparently he made two kills using a 50 cal sniper rifle [titter] from inside the vehicle.
other exploits include landing a helicopter one day on a superyacht. the captain was ill but that was ok as our bravo also has a superyacht captain's ticket, only the only wouldn't let him take the helm as he didn't have the right hat.
bravo used to build race engines for saleen, raced a lotus cortina at goodwood, has several lap records on 2 wheels, yet is always unavailable when i need a hand in the garage or on track.
he's actually toned it down a whole lot recently, mainly because we try and hide the pisstaking from him and get our other mates to go along with the tall tales whilst pointing out the glaring innacuracies to see what his excuse is this time. actually a pretty decent bloke, totally harmless and holds down a good job, but why the hell he feels the need to do any of this is beyond me.
You may also have missed the effort where we were shown how to break someones neck whilst standing at a bar- just in case it gets nasty. Finally, and worthy of note- when shooting (despite the above) he couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo.
i work with a guy who was in the sas reserves about twenty years ago, and tells me all the stories, andy mcnabs real name and other stuff.
i am not sure he is telling the truth or not, but most ex mod say if he was he wouldn't say anything, but he does have a big gob.
i am not sure he is telling the truth or not, but most ex mod say if he was he wouldn't say anything, but he does have a big gob.
Edited by The Spruce goose on Sunday 30th November 16:14
The Spruce goose said:
i work with a guy who was in the sas reserves about twenty years ago, and tells me all the stories, andy mcnabs real name and other stuff.
i am not sure he is telling the truth or not, but most ex mod say if he was he wouldn't say anything, but he does have a big gob.
ask him the first 4 of his service number and what year he joined ... that;s the easiest way to out bullsi am not sure he is telling the truth or not, but most ex mod say if he was he wouldn't say anything, but he does have a big gob.
Edited by The Spruce goose on Sunday 30th November 16:14
tters as it;s no secret which batches of service numbers were being issued in which yearsThe Spruce goose said:
i work with a guy who was in the sas reserves about twenty years ago, and tells me all the stories, andy mcnabs real name and other stuff.
i am not sure he is telling the truth or not, but most ex mod say if he was he wouldn't say anything, but he does have a big gob.
PM me the name he gave you and I'll tell you whether he is a bullsi am not sure he is telling the truth or not, but most ex mod say if he was he wouldn't say anything, but he does have a big gob.
Edited by The Spruce goose on Sunday 30th November 16:14
tter! Lol.I was on a flight with him a couple of years ago and managed to look at the only name on the flight rosta that had a 'Mr' and the start of it.
Then again, he could have been using another alias then, too.
TheLordJohn said:
The Spruce goose said:
i work with a guy who was in the sas reserves about twenty years ago, and tells me all the stories, andy mcnabs real name and other stuff.
i am not sure he is telling the truth or not, but most ex mod say if he was he wouldn't say anything, but he does have a big gob.
PM me the name he gave you and I'll tell you whether he is a bullsi am not sure he is telling the truth or not, but most ex mod say if he was he wouldn't say anything, but he does have a big gob.
Edited by The Spruce goose on Sunday 30th November 16:14
tter! Lol.I was on a flight with him a couple of years ago and managed to look at the only name on the flight rosta that had a 'Mr' and the start of it.
Then again, he could have been using another alias then, too.
CoinSl0t said:
This guy wasn't in the SAS, but he was in an attachment to the SAS?!
He may well be talking about the special forces support group?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_Suppor...
He would have been talking about the logistical support units, like 5 Airbourne there was an extra battalion of logistical staff as support, unlike 5 Airbourne which were ( in my day ) Para trained, the SAS ones weren't, it was seen very much as a jammy bd posting rather than elite soldiers.
P.S I really cant see the SAS having a reservist list, Troopers were always classed as on attachment to the Regiment, as such they would be a reservist to their parent unit or corps.
d posting rather than elite soldiers. P.S I really cant see the SAS having a reservist list, Troopers were always classed as on attachment to the Regiment, as such they would be a reservist to their parent unit or corps.
TheLordJohn said:
PM me the name he gave you and I'll tell you whether he is a bullstter! Lol.
I was on a flight with him a couple of years ago and managed to look at the only name on the flight rosta that had a 'Mr' and the start of it.
Then again, he could have been using another alias then, too.
i forget the name he gave me, but was talking about the guy in the book, the Scottish bloke i think, how he went drinking with him etc and went to his wedding.tter! Lol.I was on a flight with him a couple of years ago and managed to look at the only name on the flight rosta that had a 'Mr' and the start of it.
Then again, he could have been using another alias then, too.
He seemed to know his stuff, i will see what else i can get out of him, the funny thing is he tells every mo fo, i was only there a few weeks and telling about the sas and how many people he had killed.
StuntmanMike said:
He would have been talking about the logistical support units, like 5 Airbourne there was an extra battalion of logistical staff as support, unlike 5 Airbourne which were ( in my day ) Para trained, the SAS ones weren't, it was seen very much as a jammy bd posting rather than elite soldiers.
not all 5 AB pers are paras and just to rub it in they can all wear pink hats ... unlike those attached to cdo and SF forces where the distinctive coloured headgear is just for those who are qualified ... d posting rather than elite soldiers. Not in may day, they were Para trained, I was also on a course with a lad that was in the RCT at Sterling lines, he had no special training whatsoever, he also had a sand coloured beret.
May be different now of course, incidentally, the T.A (21 and 23 REGT ) and a reservist are two completely different things.
May be different now of course, incidentally, the T.A (21 and 23 REGT ) and a reservist are two completely different things.
264 SAS Signal Squadron is attached to 22 SAS - shared some course time with some 264 chaps many moons ago and they were fitter than a fit thing from fitsville. When they mentioned the standard for 22 SAS selection they all admitted that they would need to seriously up their game to even get close.
StuntmanMike said:
Not in may day, they were Para trained, I was also on a course with a lad that was in the RCT at Sterling lines, he had no special training whatsoever, he also had a sand coloured beret.
May be different now of course, incidentally, the T.A (21 and 23 REGT ) and a reservist are two completely different things.
The Reserve Forces are made up of three components May be different now of course, incidentally, the T.A (21 and 23 REGT ) and a reservist are two completely different things.
- the regular reserve - people who have have a reserve liability following full time service
- what the army calls 'Group A' reservists - the people in the actual deployable reserve units
- what the army calls 'Group B' - cadet force adults / OTCs / DTUS etc.
Scousefella said:
264 SAS Signal Squadron is attached to 22 SAS - shared some course time with some 264 chaps many moons ago and they were fitter than a fit thing from fitsville. When they mentioned the standard for 22 SAS selection they all admitted that they would need to seriously up their game to even get close.
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