Irish Army Rangers Dog tags

John Mason

insafehands wrote:

Jesus, this is Ireland, not fúcking Britain or the States where they actually have people putting their lives at risk daily. Cop it.

i must remember the next i go to visit graves of irish soldiers killed overseas to remind their families of this - sir, you dont know what you are talking about

Judt

the_syco wrote:

ThatGuy wrote:

What are "DPM"?

=-=

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idf

IDF or idf may stand for:

• A military force:
  • the Iceland Defense Force
  • the Irish Defence Forces
  • the Israel Defense Forces

Common usage however sees IDF used for Israeli's, and PDF for the Irish Army.

Steyr

irishbird wrote:

i must remember the next i go to visit graves of irish soldiers killed overseas to remind their families of this

Here here!

Manic Moran

I'm sure someone with a son serving in Iraq, if they could choose, would rather them serve with the Irish army, as it is (possibly - I'm assuming) less dangerous

Funny, that. That's what my dad said. Then again, he wasn't so keen on my joining the FCA at the time either. He's certainly not too keen on the possibility of my return to Iraq.

NTM

latenia

Steyr wrote:

the_syco wrote:

DPM=Disruptive Pattern Material AKA camouflage

PMSL-You grunts actually talk in nonsensical babble like this.

Manic Moran

Nothing provides a level of authenticity like a TLA.

That said, I do admit it can get out of hand. The US Army once came up with an acronym for an acronym as the first acronym was still too long.

NTM

arybvtcw0eolkf

GLOSSARY OF MILITARY TERMS IN THIS THREAD.

UNIFIL = United Nations Intrim Force I Lebanon.

DPM = Disruptive Pattern Material.

APC = Armoured Personnel Carrier.

RDF (formerly FCA) = Reserve Defence Force

PDF = Permanent Defence Force.

Dog Tags = Medallion with Name, Number, Blood group & Religion.

USMC = US Marine Corp.

Cluster F*ck = This thread.

Empty Head = Some of the posters in this thread.

Judt

The military loves acronyms alright, but they are required when you've got ten billion things to remember and throw into a conversation. Plus they also allow for an outlet to military humour. Anyone recall the bus strikes? The army was there, and even had acronyms invented on the fly for the Finglas Area Rapid Transport.

Mellor

Mairt wrote:

GLOSSARY OF MILITARY TERMS IN THIS THREAD.

UNIFIL = United Nations Intrim Force I Lebanon.

DPM = Disruptive Pattern Material.

APC = Armoured Personnel Carrier.

RDF (formerly FCA) = Reserve Defence Force

PDF = Permanent Defence Force.

Dog Tags = Medallion with Name, Number, Blood group & Religion.

USMC = US Marine Corp.

Cluster F*ck = This thread.

Empty Head = Some of the posters in this thread.

Shame on you, you post a message translating military terms use, which was helpful,
but you added another term and failed to translate, the former FCA

Steyr

latenia wrote:

PMSL-You grunts actually talk in nonsensical babble like this.

And just WTF does PMSL stand for................:D Babble ROFL ROFL ROFL

Ruen

FCA=Free Clothes Association:D

testicle

Steyr wrote:

Thats the best thing you have ever said in your entire life, well done Sir.

I appear to have a stalker who follows me around noting everything I say.

Manic Moran

Steyr wrote:

And just WTF does PMSL stand for................:D Babble ROFL ROFL ROFL

I must admit to sharing some of your confusion. I consider myself fairly well versed in military acronyms, going from generics like USN (United States Navy) through specifics like GTD (Gun/Turret Drive) or even the ability to interpret the BIN (Batch Identification Number) on a lot of ammunition.

I have absolutely no idea what a PMSL is. Possibly some sort of weapon: I know when my wife has PMS, it's an ADS. (Area Denial System)

NTM

humbert

say hello to the internet

Manic Moran

humbert wrote:

say hello to the internet

The same Internet that allows one to look up the military acronyms?

At least military ones often make sense. A four-letter-acronym for a three-word-phrase? What's wrong with "PML"?

NTM

Thrill

Manic Moran wrote:

I have absolutely no idea what a PMSL is. Possibly some sort of weapon: I know when my wife has PMS, it's an ADS. (Area Denial System)

NTM

PMSL LOL ROFL

Steyr

testicle wrote:

I appear to have a stalker who follows me around noting everything I say.

Yes, i can see you now....:rolleyes: I know how you feel....

aodhu

Why is everyone signing off with NTM???

testicle

aodhu wrote:

Why is everyone signing off with NTM???

Only Manic Moran is. They are his initials.

aodhu

Ahh, ok then, I just got caught up in the acronym overloading.

Jaden

Zomgroflbbq

humanji

Can the op not just get a Garda Age Card? It's classy and less hassle!

Dempsey

humanji wrote:

Can the op not just get a Garda Age Card? It's classy and less hassle!

You think I want it as a substitute for an age card? HAHA

Sorry mate, the thoughts of someone going up to a bouncer and pulling out dog tags as a proof of age made me laugh. I could imagine the face on the bouncer before he tell ya to **** off!:D

humanji

Actually, I was joking, but the idea of showing a bouncer dogtags as id does make me chuckle

Judt

humanji wrote:

Actually, I was joking, but the idea of showing a bouncer dogtags as id does make me chuckle

Show him dog tags, and then your gun. No, not that one.

Jesus Wept

War

Manic Moran

testicle wrote:

Only Manic Moran is. They are his initials.

Heh.. I never thought of it like that, but it's another TLA!

NTM

arybvtcw0eolkf

humanji wrote:

Actually, I was joking, but the idea of showing a bouncer dogtags as id does make me chuckle

About ten year's ago I was working a door in Leixlip and a guy produced a UN I.D. card as proof of age. (I knew what it was) I asked him "WTF is this?".. "its a UN I.D. card, I'm just home from Lebanon", replied the poor chap... "Well do I look like a f*cking Arab" I replied... Just thought I'd share that one.

Degsy

Mairt wrote:

About ten year's ago I was working a door in Leixlip and a guy produced a UN I.D. card as proof of age. (I knew what it was) I asked him "WTF is this?".. "its a UN I.D. card, I'm just home from Lebanon", replied the poor chap... "Well do I look like a f*cking Arab" I replied... Just thought I'd share that one.

Very funny.And people wonder why dooormen get a bad press..

martinr5232

Dempsey wrote: »

Hi,

I'm going to buy dog tags and get information embossed on it but every army has a different format. I want to get mine with all the information that an Irish Army Ranger would have, same layout etc etc

The problem is, I dont know the layout and information that would be on one. I can get the information and layout of the US and UK but nothing on Irish Defense Forces.

Can anyone help me out? Any help would be appreciated

If you dont need dog tags why would you want to wear them other than to act like a hard man.

You really should cop on and get a life.

Giblet

martinr5232 wrote: »

If you dont need dog tags why would you want to wear them other than to act like a hard man.

You really should cop on and get a life.

You should cop on and stop dragging up old posts to insult people.

Hagar

Martinr5232 don't drag up old threads for no useful purpose.
Being abusive is not welcome around here.
You are the one who should cop yourself on.

Irish_Army01

Mairt wrote: »

Your wrong.

Personel serving oversea's are issued a set of dog tags with your Name, Number, Blood group and religion, NO RANK. Our dog tags are cheap pressed steel and about the same size as the old one pound coin. You get two on one chain. Usually on returning home your tags will be kept with your personal file and issued again (with your S.A.D.) on your next tour.


The ARW are issued the same tags.

If the OP PM's me I can photograph mine and email the pic.

Degsey, get off his back for crying out loud. Lots of people are interested in militaria, including wearing DPM's etc etc etc... Your really proving nothing here.

testicle wrote: »

Right.
Dog Tags are worn by every soldier in the world, when deployed. If you seem to think that this is a "Yank" thing, then you are veery much mistaken.

The corect word is effective.

You two have the patience of a Saint!:D:D

The last issue I got were the round ones..don't like em..prefer the US type that were being issued for a while..

eroo

Just noticed this thread...some real dickheads here..

To be fair,some lads who are actually in the PDF(eg Mairt) don't appear to take issue w/ him asking about replica dog-tags,yet civvies on a power trip give him a bollocking *tut tut*

Rant over,I'll get my coat..

the GALL

Dempsey wrote: »

I'm never going to say that I've served, you are making me out to be some sort of scumbag, im not. The irish rangers have done missions that we will never know about, the fact that they can pull it off without notice is more to their credit.

I'll never say to anyone that i was a ranger, cos I'm not that type of person, and usually they would know me most of my life. I didnt think this thread would get this reaction because I wasnt thinking in a deceitful way.

I was thinking, " is it surname first", or " first and middle name" then DOB then Blood type or some sort of posts like that, not this.

I dunno why yer thinking the worst of me and I'm disappointed alot by the posts that I've been getting

HEY DUDE
YOUE TOO EASY TO WIND UP
tell yer man to f++k off and just ask yer mate when ya see him:cool:

-aurora

was too lazy to read all this thread, my dad was in the pdf he was a cs in the military police, he passed away some time ago and i found dog tags in among his army stuff. the were not the typical rectangular shape ya see the yanks with insteead they are two circular disks. if i can recall correctly it has the same info on each disk. army number, name and blood type.
i wear them sometimes for good luck.

hope that helps

RossersToolbox

If you want a pair of Dog Tags to say your number, rank, name, blood type and religion go ahead and get them.

If you would like to have ARW printed on them then please go ahead and do that to.

As a serving PDf member I dont mind what the feck you want them for and to be really honest I dont care.

I'm not saying you would but if you do want to tell some bird your in the rangers and she if buys it then fair play to you, I hope you enjoy the fun and forlics.
However the I'm a hard military cnut act only really works if you look the part so I would advise a course of cardio and free weight routines for a few month to get rid of the stick like legs, arms and get outside in the fresh air to help the acne. Just Kidding.

As for the rest of you how in the name of GOOD FECK did you string this out for 7 fecking pages. What a pack of bull****ting cnuts. LOL

jd83

it would not have made it to 7 pages if people like you stopped dragging up old threads

shamrockone

I lost my Irish Army dog tags. I would love to get them replaced. Anyone know where I can get them I really cannot sleep worrying about their absence from my life

Frosty McSnowballs

shamrockone wrote: »

I lost my Irish Army dog tags. I would love to get them replaced. Anyone know where I can get them I really cannot sleep worrying about their absence from my life

Lol, your tags are AWOL

Internet or protac

shamrockone

Seriously does anyone know where I can get replacements or at least the blank discs. Maybe the ones now are the same as the American ones. we had to hammer our own details on with a numbered and lettered punch.

shamrockone

ps I was never a ranger. Had to use my other assets to impress the ladies

tac foley

shamrockone wrote: »

Seriously does anyone know where I can get replacements or at least the blank discs. Maybe the ones now are the same as the American ones. we had to hammer our own details on with a numbered and lettered punch.

The internet, as ever, is your friend.

tac

shamrockone

But I have no identity without my tags. Who will know how big and brave I was as a rear gunner on a bread van during the great snow, Or when I delivered all that oil, stood in as a black leg bus conductor and emptied a lotta lotta bins. Yes the sheilas were very impressed in the zhivago when they knew I slept in a ditch in Cavan and I was extra brave when I got that nasty sunburn in Israel oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I miss them soooooo much I really cannot sleep.

I wanna put my H**e in danger, I wanna be an Irish Ranger lol

tac foley

In keeping with the rules of the forum, I'm suggesting that this thread is a total wind-up.

Also in keeping with my policy of not getting arsed in future to read such total s**** from the OP, he/she/it has now joined my ignore list.

tac

Frosty McSnowballs

tac foley wrote: »

In keeping with the rules of the forum, I'm suggesting that this thread is a total wind-up.

Also in keeping with my policy of not getting arsed in future to read such total s**** from the OP, he/she/it has now joined my ignore list.

tac

Ditto

anto3473

I'd laugh at the OP but I once claimed to be a dolphin trainer, talking to some young one, completely steamed. Somehow it worked.

cancer3

All armies in the world have the same information on dog tags.

1. Name
2. Forname
3. Date of birth
4. Blood group
5. Religion

You will find out everything in detail here:

https://www.original-dogtags.com/