UK_Widowmaker Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 Hey Stiffy!...I am not sure the C/O would appreciate the Beard!...ever thought of a career in His Majesty's Navy? Quote
Stiffy Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 Actually British troops where allowed beards up until 1939! (at the discretion of commanding officer) from 1939 it has only been permitted for combat engineers and colour sergeants. The reason it was changed at the outset of ww2 was the new tight fitting gas masks. It was often discouraged in trench warfare due to the added risk of fleas and lice but was more common in allied high command, often to ape the fine whiskers displayed by the king. Quote
Flyby PC Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 As I understand it, even today, a Sergeant Major of the Salty Pies is supposed to have a beard. (Might be the Colour Sergeant - I forget). (Salty Pies being Assault Pioneers - the guys who love blowing things up). They're a little bit mad, and use PE instead of hexamine for making a brew. Nutters. Quote
JimAttrill Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 Very Smart Jim! (though the Cap looks rather large!) Standard 6 7/8" although all the hats were a bit 'big'. We weren't allowed to take the wire out of our 'parade' hats. If you look at the cap badge carefully you will see that it has a 'kings crown' like the one of the RFC and even the OFF badge I can see on this screen. It was my father's old badge which I took when he wasn't looking. I should have had a badge with the 'queens crown' on it but only one person ever noticed it. Quote
+Wallaroo Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Me and U2 at RAAF Laverton (c1962); Me and FA18 on USS Kittyhawk (c2007). Quote
JimAttrill Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 Hey, I ended up as a Cpl Apprentice, though in the band I must admit. In fact being the trumpet-major I had six stripes on each arm, very pretty Quote
Pappy55 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 Wow I feel like the forum baby now even at 27 Ok here are 2 Normal(ish) pictures of me.. There were taken in Osaka, Japan and i was very..very drunk Quote
Von Paulus Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 Always with a different Japanese girl. Quote
Pappy55 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 Always with a different Japanese girl. Yeah.. I found there they were one ones chatting me up.. I made some very good friends there. Hopefully I will be going back about Easter time to live for 1 year. Quote
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