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But the navy does not issue mess kit, we eat off plates like civilized people. Now if you mean mess dress it is nice.  ;D

I am a LS NESOP though I am a 280 guy. I prefer to fire long range missiles.  I am NOT a soldier first. I am a sailor. I did NOT join the army, I joined the NAVY. We may not be allowed to be royal any more but I am proud to be a sailor. It is a different world to the air force or to the army. We...

As far as I can remember except for American fishermen, the last time the Canadian navy shot at anyone in anger was in Korea.

I am thinking I have issues with that reference. I mean in the UK a Sergeant is the 2ic of a platoon, I believe a Canadian sergeant is a section commander as is a staff sergeant in the US. So these comparisons don't really match up. Or am I in left field?

The way Ilook at it is, you either want to be treated as equal or not as equals. Hence no salute.

OK put them in civvies and tell them apart. is it there pusser high and tight haircut?

Apparently the quartermasters where supposed to salute women coming onboard the ship. But it has fallen out of favour as who wants to salue a 19 year old private or OD who is coming to visit?

Tell ya what when female QM's start saluting males when the come onboard then I will start saluting women when they come on board.

Not unless you want to cut the frigate in half and add a section to the hull. Plus the frigates do not have living quarters for all the staff. Unless you really jam them in.

Umm they have command and control, plus long range air defence.

Try freedomkilts in Victoria. Steve Ashton is the owner he has some nice stuff in his shop and can order anything you want. he is also ex US army. Flew Apaches.

I would go for the sin and sun LOLOLOL

Don't feel too bad, my first day of leave I was duty.

Mind you Mr X's name is still in the quotes.

Well the brits got more andmore trucks and railways for hauling supplies which tended to eclipse the horse. Plus a cavalry mount may not be suited for hauling supplies and vice versa.

The British trained their cavalry as mounted infantry hence the hate between French and Smith-Dorien. The amount of fodder saved would have been minimal actually.

yes but the cavalry was the only means of rapid explotation available at the time. Mind you the cav was more effective in the desert.

I would say for the british it was due to the fact they had very little artillery to do it with plus, thier doctrine was geared more for colonial intervention then a full scale european war.

I meant two that became CIGS.

Gunners using a early form of spray and pray?  ;D They did do much heavy lifting in the 100 days as the brits did get worn out from the german offensives.