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Navy Blue - no need to apolagise, the Pilots in this instance were cowboys. We know they are not all like that. And this from yesterdays press makes it even worse: THE pilot in the “friendly fire” horror is now in charge of training other US fliers to kill, The Sun can reveal. The airman...

This is a very good read A Dorset Rifleman: The Recollections of Benjamin Harris

the constant reference to orange marker panels - the ones friendlies use - the ones the US insisted we use in GW1 - surely something must have clicked in these cowboy's heads? I know that the CAS means are secure but "dude"? Is this how we expect a professional officer and pilot to talk - like...

Just one of the Rifles predecessors were the Rifles (95th) as portrayed in the Sharpe's series of books and films. The others are (regular and TA) the Devonshire Regiment, Dorset Regiment, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Gloucester Regiment...

orange panels - maybe orange rockets. Who the f### has seen orange rockets on a military vehicle? Toy army truck maybe - did they use toys for AFV recognition before they deployed?

The old 1 RGJ - what is he doing with them?

the new cap badge of the Rifles

That's old footage (90's) made by Republican sympathisers to glamourise "The Cause".

www.thesun.co.uk/artic...33,00.html

sorry Tankie - slightly incorrect there 1 - 5 Rifles are Regular 6 & 7 Rifles are TA

In the UK and the Falkland Islands the build up has started to the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands war. The website if anyone is interested is: http://www.falklands25.com/ I think one of the most iconic photos to come from that campaign is one of the Royal Marines marching into Stanley.

In Northern Ireland most of the helicopters were at the end of their life and flying at altitude to prevent Gerry and his boys from shooting them down. Wessex Vs and  Scouts used to fill the air - but the Brits used to have troops to put into them as well. Many of those battalions don't exist...

Once during FIBUA I was a LSW gunner and had a chest rig as well as my webbing - I carried 18 mags and a bandolier - I was breathing through my hole untill I magaed to loose off half dozen mags during the first contact  :mg:

Has anyone seen this? www.youtube.com/watch?...l5fQ55A&NR This bloke has got to be barking mad!  ???

not really - it is that narrow - i got through it in about 5 seconds but it does seem longer - don't forget the water supports your weight so its not that hard to move - the stoney bottom really hurts the knees and elbows - and the DS (Directing Staff) pissing into the water before hand puts you...

I have done that commando course - the water obstacle isn't that bad - in fact it give you a bit of a rest - the 8 mile run back to camp soaking wet is the killer!

jeez I must be old - I thought you were going to talk about radio sets!  ;D

back in the 90's I visited the German Army Tank Battalion at Castlemartin on the South West tip of Wales. We were shown around the Leopard 1 and watched a fine display of live firing. The tactics were very much hit and run and the accuracy was amazing. I was glad that those Panzers were on our side

or .......... more important was that we got the bugger!

From Daily Mail, 26 June 2006: As a German war hero, he was in a deadly class of his own - having destroyed nearly 300 enemy tanks and guns. So astonishing were Michael Wittman's exploits that Hitler went to his wedding and he was feted throughout the Third Reich by the Nazi propaganda...