The 8 commandments of the reserve infantry

[rounder]

A good friend of mine put this in all the pockets of all the Sn Nco's in our regt.

1. The regiment is first and foremost, an INFANTRY unit, not a social club.
2. A soldier is a soldier, there are no good or bad soldiers. A person is either a soldier or is not one at all.
3. Proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance.
4. Train for war, not for exercises.
5. PT is soldier's responsibility. There is no acceptable reason for being weak and pathetic.
6. It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
7. Idle chatter is for the WOGs, let actions be your words.
8. DO NOT FALL INTO THE TRAP OF BECOMING A MESS AND SOCIAL SOLDIER!!

 

[Jarnhamar]

I would have checked for change first and bought me some fat pills.

 

[Gouki]

WOG's? I know a fair deal of army slang but I must admit, this one is new to me. What's it stand for?

 

[rounder]

Anyone who is not cbt arms (With Out Gun) WOG

 

[Michael OLeary]

Wog comes from British soldier's slang for persons not worthy of the speaker's respect, though it's actual origins seem to be unknown.

wog  Derogatory term for Indians or Arabs. Sometimes also Wiley Oriental Gentleman or Westernized Oriental Gentleman (Origin uncertain. Either Westernized Oriental Gentleman or from Golliwogg, a living black doll in children's books by the American writer Bertha Upton.  -- http://www.geocities.com/faskew/Colonial/Glossary/British.htm

J. M. Brereton in his book "The British Soldier" is also unspecific in its origins, though he does not include it in the list of terms adapted from Hindustani or Urdu in common use by British Soldiers when rotations to station in India were common.

 

[rounder]

Wog comes from British soldier's slang for persons not worthy of the speaker's respect, though it's actual origins seem to be unknown.

wog    Derogatory term for Indians or Arabs. Sometimes also Wiley Oriental Gentleman or Westernized Oriental Gentleman (Origin uncertain. Either Westernized Oriental Gentleman or from Golliwogg, a living black doll in children's books by the American writer Bertha Upton.  -- http://www.geocities.com/faskew/Colonial/Glossary/British.htm

J. M. Brereton in his book "The British Soldier" is also unspecific in its origins, though he does not include it in the list of terms adapted from Hindustani or Urdu in common use by British Soldiers when rotations to station in India were common.

WOW... interesting

 

[bubba]

wog-with out guts/wise old grunt 

 

[armyrules]

I really like those 8 commandments nice job Rounder

 

[Greg_o]

6. It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Che Guevara's best quote...

 

[Tracker]

Be careful with the use of the word "WOG"  I was in Australia once near a bunch of Gurkhas and one of our troops inadvertently used the word WOG.  They took great offense to the term.  We may use the term to describe someone in the rear ech, but everywhere else in the world it is as bad as any other racial slur.  I am surprised that it is still commonly used.

 

[dutchie]

I have also heard wog being used to describe a North American. I was called one by an Aussie/Serb girl because I was wearing white sports socks....as opposed to black or blue I suppose.

Apparently white sport socks are only worn while actually 'playing sport' as they say. Not when wearing shorts and runners (or 'trainers') while touring Europe.

 

[Sh0rtbUs]

Che Guevara's best quote...

"Shoot coward, you're only killing a man" as he was executed. I love Che, especially his t-shirts  ;D

 

[ArmyRick]

Rounder, Right on. Its good to see some "familiar" principles making their way around. I still do beleive in them very much.

 

[winchable]

Good commandments, infanteers scare me for the most part...I retire to my cabin for some reading and a light overture on the stereo.

wog is probably one of the worst words you can say in England and when I heard it used here I was surprised at how freely it was used.
I knew the English mean "wiley oriental gent" and the Canadians mean 'with out guns" I just took em as 2 seperate words but I could see it causing some trouble on joint ventures.

 

[ArmyRick]

Rounder, are any of those commandments still floating around the regiment?

 

[NavyGrunt]

Good commandments, infanteers scare me for the most part...I retire to my cabin for some reading and a light overture on the stereo.

You're off the team Che. We never admit we're scared of anything. ;D

 

[GerryCan]

Excellent! Those could be used in the Regs infantry just as well. Being a social soldier or a guy who shows up for 2 nice paychecks a month could fall under the same category. Maybe those should be CF Cbt Arms standard.

 

[SigPigJerry]

6. It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Zapata not Che

 

[rounder]

Rounder, are any of those commandments still floating around the regiment?

    Nope, but I'm tinking of doing a "redistribution".

 

[bossi]

wog is probably one of the worst words you can say in England and when I heard it used here I was surprised at how freely it was used.

Not according to Monty Python's Flying Circus ... oh - I forgot - you're a floater ... (chuckle!)