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This was floating around the DRN yesterday.
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A Sergeant should be obstreperous, impertinent and vexatious, and above all else, a pillar of rambunctious behaviour. He should speak in simple monotones that can always be mistaken for a grunt of ascendant approval and rely on the constant use of field signals to ensure his eloquent message is appreciated and understood. Where possible, he should punctuate his speech with ‘Dargenisms’ , and if corrected by an officer for the use of such a term, either pretend not to understand, or claim it was an intentional misuse. He should relentlessly inhale cigarettes and refer to such items only as Darbs, Darts or Durries. At all times he is to feel comfortable with bumming a Darb from his soldiers, but should never be caught without a light; preferably a chromed zippo lighter with an engraved motif of a well recognised Vietnam scene.
His diet should be a model of nutritional exception, concentrating on the four well-known army food groups: beer, coffee (only to be referred to in the generic: ‘brew’), bar snacks, and darbs. Upon rising each morning, or when faced with a daunting physical challenge, he should prepare for the unknown by ‘Doubling’ (also known as double tapping) two of these food groups, preferably the trusted combination of a brew and a darb (in the left and right hand respectively). His body should be appropriately adorned and highlighted with several faded tattoos and he should proudly sport these without invitation, yet trivialise them while referring to an ancient and colourful history as a digger.
In his civilian dress, he should disregard the pride he shows in his uniforms and continuously shun advice from the more satorically eloquent (AKA subalterns) . On his weathered visage, and particularly when qualified as a fully-fledged ‘Gheila’ , he should display some type of facial adornment, preferably a moustache. He should be able to aggressively participate in debates regarding current military issues (Holden Vs Ford, the Dili Dash for Cash, and the pros and cons of the new issue boot), and should also be fully familiar with contemporary material relevant to all soldiers . For I commend to you that these are the undisputed and essential virtues of a SNCO, which distinguish his species from both civilian and military contemporaries alike.
A.D.P. BABBINGTON-SMYTHE
Major General (Retired)
Military Advisor – Australian War Memorial
Dargenism: stemming from the RMC dialect of Army English, whereby ‘Dargen’ is a deliberate mispronunciation of ‘Sergeant’. Originally used when on parade for Roll Call, when cadets would mimic the mispronunciation of many words by Sergeants, even when speaking their own rank. Put simply, when speaking in one’s best parade ground voice, a “D” replaces the “S” in Sergeant when answering the Drill Sergeant. Dargenisms are those words which are unwittingly misused by Sergeants, normally when speaking to an audience, ie, ‘Digical’ instead of ‘Digital’; ‘Pictureskewe’ instead of ‘Picturesque’; ‘Pacific’ instead of ‘Specific’. See also irregardless and attrited.
Bumming: the art of ordering a subordinate to give up a pleasure stick of his/her own to satisfy a craving that has resulted from either laziness, greed or financial mismanagement.
Infantry sergeants are to ensure they have at least one interpretation of an associated infantry emblem or an easily recognisable military item. The following items are strongly encouraged: the skippy badge, RAR, Infantry Motto (should be curved with a suitable wreath for accompaniment). Where the tattooist is unable to suitably render such ink art, he should be asked to prominently inscribe the blood group of the Sergeant on his forearm (to save later embarrassment, care should be taken to ensure the correct blood group is inked). New PMKeyS Employment Number would also be acceptable. A Love/Hate tattoo across the knuckles will also be required for progression up the ranks.
Would generally follow a script that revealed although he was a remarkably bad egg, he was still ‘snaked’ due to his incredible talent in the field.
Standard advice is never to wear such items as: a) leather shoes which are neither brown nor black (especially not white leather sneakers coupled with trousers); b) neck ties which are made of leather, or are no more than 1 ½ inches in width, or both; c) short sleeve shirts with a tie; and d) clothing which generally belongs in the early 1980s.
Gheila: convocation of pygopods (family of Aust lizards having no forelimbs but small scaly feet).
For example, through subscription to Picture Magazine, acquire an understanding of the fundamental differences between baps and smoo, and tockley and shlong. Should be in a position to comment on any occasion where girlfriends of associates appear as Readers Wives.
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Regards,
OWDU
Read on.
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A Sergeant should be obstreperous, impertinent and vexatious, and above all else, a pillar of rambunctious behaviour. He should speak in simple monotones that can always be mistaken for a grunt of ascendant approval and rely on the constant use of field signals to ensure his eloquent message is appreciated and understood. Where possible, he should punctuate his speech with ‘Dargenisms’ , and if corrected by an officer for the use of such a term, either pretend not to understand, or claim it was an intentional misuse. He should relentlessly inhale cigarettes and refer to such items only as Darbs, Darts or Durries. At all times he is to feel comfortable with bumming a Darb from his soldiers, but should never be caught without a light; preferably a chromed zippo lighter with an engraved motif of a well recognised Vietnam scene.
His diet should be a model of nutritional exception, concentrating on the four well-known army food groups: beer, coffee (only to be referred to in the generic: ‘brew’), bar snacks, and darbs. Upon rising each morning, or when faced with a daunting physical challenge, he should prepare for the unknown by ‘Doubling’ (also known as double tapping) two of these food groups, preferably the trusted combination of a brew and a darb (in the left and right hand respectively). His body should be appropriately adorned and highlighted with several faded tattoos and he should proudly sport these without invitation, yet trivialise them while referring to an ancient and colourful history as a digger.
In his civilian dress, he should disregard the pride he shows in his uniforms and continuously shun advice from the more satorically eloquent (AKA subalterns) . On his weathered visage, and particularly when qualified as a fully-fledged ‘Gheila’ , he should display some type of facial adornment, preferably a moustache. He should be able to aggressively participate in debates regarding current military issues (Holden Vs Ford, the Dili Dash for Cash, and the pros and cons of the new issue boot), and should also be fully familiar with contemporary material relevant to all soldiers . For I commend to you that these are the undisputed and essential virtues of a SNCO, which distinguish his species from both civilian and military contemporaries alike.
A.D.P. BABBINGTON-SMYTHE
Major General (Retired)
Military Advisor – Australian War Memorial
Dargenism: stemming from the RMC dialect of Army English, whereby ‘Dargen’ is a deliberate mispronunciation of ‘Sergeant’. Originally used when on parade for Roll Call, when cadets would mimic the mispronunciation of many words by Sergeants, even when speaking their own rank. Put simply, when speaking in one’s best parade ground voice, a “D” replaces the “S” in Sergeant when answering the Drill Sergeant. Dargenisms are those words which are unwittingly misused by Sergeants, normally when speaking to an audience, ie, ‘Digical’ instead of ‘Digital’; ‘Pictureskewe’ instead of ‘Picturesque’; ‘Pacific’ instead of ‘Specific’. See also irregardless and attrited.
Bumming: the art of ordering a subordinate to give up a pleasure stick of his/her own to satisfy a craving that has resulted from either laziness, greed or financial mismanagement.
Infantry sergeants are to ensure they have at least one interpretation of an associated infantry emblem or an easily recognisable military item. The following items are strongly encouraged: the skippy badge, RAR, Infantry Motto (should be curved with a suitable wreath for accompaniment). Where the tattooist is unable to suitably render such ink art, he should be asked to prominently inscribe the blood group of the Sergeant on his forearm (to save later embarrassment, care should be taken to ensure the correct blood group is inked). New PMKeyS Employment Number would also be acceptable. A Love/Hate tattoo across the knuckles will also be required for progression up the ranks.
Would generally follow a script that revealed although he was a remarkably bad egg, he was still ‘snaked’ due to his incredible talent in the field.
Standard advice is never to wear such items as: a) leather shoes which are neither brown nor black (especially not white leather sneakers coupled with trousers); b) neck ties which are made of leather, or are no more than 1 ½ inches in width, or both; c) short sleeve shirts with a tie; and d) clothing which generally belongs in the early 1980s.
Gheila: convocation of pygopods (family of Aust lizards having no forelimbs but small scaly feet).
For example, through subscription to Picture Magazine, acquire an understanding of the fundamental differences between baps and smoo, and tockley and shlong. Should be in a position to comment on any occasion where girlfriends of associates appear as Readers Wives.
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Regards,
OWDU
