Wow guys !Ijoined this message board because I considered the posters to be more intelligent and wittier then the common folk,and was I right .I am genuinlly impressed you had me good and proper ,I must have seemed like a clumsy great bear thats fallen into a pit and is being baited by the people above .
I am particulary impressed by **montys **“well I`m waiting for an answer” gleescomments and the pompous “you’re an embarassment to the nation”.I was well caught out !Bless you all ,you’ve restored my estimation of these boards.I have only the same alibi as I gave earlier my wits and acumen dulled by lack of sleep.Is my face red !and I sooooooo regret my last posts.
In other words: you know what they told you. You don’t actually know the facts.
In other words: You have no idea what the criterial for earning the badge is; therfore, you also have no idea that the people about whom you’re complaining did not earn the badge.
Perhaps that particular deity will also give you some ability in spelling and punctuation. And perhaps said deity will also cause you to not abuse people when you, admittedly, don’t know what you’re talking about.
Of course you can. I can say your spelling and grammar are bad because you’re an elephant. Neither my or your excuse are accurate, though. You’re just twisting the language.
Oh,goody!An English lesson from Lust4Life!
And your point is?I don’t recall asking you to move apostrophes to strange positions.I merely pointed out that,in general,you should put a space after a unit of punctuation.Otherwise your post resembles even more the stream of consciousness you appear to be typing in;like this.
As much as i’d like to be able to claim it, it’s not that i’m very good at these things; Lust4Life is just very bad.
Just in case you ARE being serious!
the unit I.m referring to is so small in numbers and has always been so small in numbers that everyone who is ,or has been in is known at least by sight Everyones ,and I do mean EVERYONES histories are known to everyone else .Also past members like current members are entitled to wear a set of unique to unit “Wings” on their uniform which are similar to but different to "Para"wings
On the contrary ! Selection involves carrying out a series of individual navigation marches carrying progressively heavier weights over progressively longer distances in shorter times and with less and less sleep over mountainous/marshy country in a mountain range called the Brecon Beacons ,after that there is a "combat survival "phase followed by a"resistance to interrogation" phase . There are many other things involved which Iwont go into in detail but includes a "Jungle training" section. If you dont already have your "jump wings" there is a basic Military Parachuting course at No1 P.T.S. R.A.F Brize Norton.
I successfully passed “selection” some years ago and served in the unit for several years before leaving after meeting my wife ,but on the parting of ways with my missus I again passed "selection "successfully and rejoined the unit .
Er I was what we call JOKING dummy!
I genuinlly thought that the ignorant ,pompous postings on your part was a "joke " persona as part of a teasing session on myself !But I am starting to think that you genuinlly are a sad ,ill informed ,comma counting little fuck!Have you ever considered a career handing out blankets in an army U.K.base cos I really think that you would be suited to it ,thats if you’re not already a driver ,there was a driver of the name Monty at the funeral,seems to be a bit of a coincidence !
I’d stick to commenting on subjects you’re qualified to if i were you ,though what they are I couldn’t possibly imagine ,knitting maybe ?train spotting? Good luck and try getting out a bit more often !the fresh air might do you some good.
Lusty, you should drink less. Your delusions of mediocrity are getting the best of you. Quit now while you are behind. My original assumption that you are in fact a REMF, stands.
Lust4Life: Actually, I had a very good career in the US military. I am currently retired from the very fine institution of the US Navy. What I glean from your posts is that you’re either stoned, drunk, or completely out of touch with reality. There’s already far more evidence than needed to show you’re out of touch with English.
Despite proofreading my post I was all but certain considering its content I would be called on some grammatical or spelling error made.
The difference between me and Lust4Life is I recognize that I make mistakes with typing and grammar, and I try not to repeat the precise same mistakes over and over again and then defend them as proper usage ;).
Yet another military myth. It’s kind of like the reverse of the OP’s. Every Marine, though, does receive basic training on how to use certain weapons, including the rifle.
I find it rather strange that you, Monty, as an ex-military man, would choose to claim that a military slogan is a “myth”.
The USMC have a good reason to make the claim, at least as compared to other US armed forces. It’s ingrained as part of the USMC training. Take it up with them if you like; it doesn’t seem appropriate for GQ, but if you wanted to start a GD thread I’m sure that you’d get responses from the USMC Dopers.
If you want to debunk miltary slogans as “myths” then why not go straight for the motto of the OP’s Special Air Service: “Who Dares Wins”. Clearly, people who make daring choices don’t always win, and sometimetimes people win while taking the safest course possible. You going to call that motto a myth, too, Monty?
Why should I? The bit about the rifleman, though, is demonstrably false. The USMC actually has an MOS for that and not everyone in the Corps qualifies for it. There are, after all, quite a few MOS in the Corps.
The bit about daring is obviously a slogan. The bit about the rifleman, people actually believe although it’s false. I see a decided difference between the two.
I also claim to be English,male ,right handed and many other things!Who knows there could be “random punters” on these boards who actually tell the truth;oh cynical one!
Though to be fair I’ve met so many people claiming to be in ,have been in or who have a close relation/friend whos in U.K. S.Forces. that skepticism is the healthy option when it comes to claims of ex or current membership . The S.A.S. is the largest regiment in the world with at least 20,000 members judging by the number of people who tell me about their service in it though it takes a matter of seconds to show them up as blowhards.
