The Mess - Military Forum Off Topic Thread!

Poccington · 10-04-2009 5:13pm #1

Right lads, it was decided that the Forum needed it's own Off Topic Thread.

This is where ya come to shite talk, have a crib, talk about your glory days, have a bit of banter and slag everyone elses Unit. Basically, the kinda stuff any good soldier does

The Moderating won't be as strict, such is the nature of the thread with banter etc. but make sure the banter is light hearted. Step out of line and expect to be punished.

Let the shite talking commence.

Poccington · 10-04-2009 8:39pm

Anyone gonna be at the Brigade Competition coming up very soon? If so let me know and we can have a talk over some Army curry :pac:

Manic Moran · 10-04-2009 8:53pm

Don't you, like, need a Brigade to have a brigade competition?

When's the last time an Irish Brigade ever did anything as a brigade? Being appointed to Brigade S-3 has got to be the death knell to an Irish officer.

NTM

Poccington · 10-04-2009 8:59pm

Manic Moran wrote: »

Don't you, like, need a Brigade to have a brigade competition?

When's the last time an Irish Brigade ever did anything as a brigade? Being appointed to Brigade S-3 has got to be the death knell to an Irish officer.

NTM

I hope you're not suggesting that the DF is undermanned or is not quite what it says it is? :pac:

arybvtcw0eolkf · 10-04-2009 9:09pm

Manic Moran wrote: »

Don't you, like, need a Brigade to have a brigade competition?

When's the last time an Irish Brigade ever did anything as a brigade? Being appointed to Brigade S-3 has got to be the death knell to an Irish officer.

NTM

Well we do have a brigade duty officer, so there - up your swiss :P

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arybvtcw0eolkf · 10-04-2009 9:11pm

Right here's one (old sweat time)...

Any of the older lads here remember the song from Lebanon..

"Christian shells from Saff Al Howa came raining down upon Tibnine.."

I'd love to get the rest of the words to it.

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Poccington · 13-04-2009 4:06pm

Mairt wrote: »

Well we do have a brigade duty officer, so there - up your swiss :P

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So that's what BDO stands for!

You've no idea how many times I've been on Stand Too and heard the BDO being mentioned and I've never had a breeze what it meant, apart from the fact it was an Officer :pac:

Manic Moran · 15-04-2009 12:56am

Could it not also be a Battalion Duty Officer?

NTM

rednik · 15-04-2009 10:34am

Well in my day it was CDO. That is Command Duty Officer and we did stand too in Clancy Bks. Do you know where that is?

:p

arybvtcw0eolkf · 15-04-2009 7:54pm

rednik wrote: »

Well in my day it was CDO. That is Command Duty Officer and we did stand too in Clancy Bks. Do you know where that is? :p

Without getting too operational about it, the CDO as it was back then is the BDO now.

iceage · 15-04-2009 10:20pm

"Careful, careful the place is full of Mods and heavy hitters Iceage"

Yeah...but if the CDO is the BDO who might be an NCO...... whos on base?? :P

Local-womanizer · 15-04-2009 10:21pm

Mairt wrote: »

Without getting too operational about it, the CDO as it was back then is the BDO now.

Do these abbreviations actually do anything or are they there to keep old men in work?!

arybvtcw0eolkf · 16-04-2009 6:00pm

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Do these abbreviations actually do anything or are they there to keep old men in work?!

Actually I'd rather do a beat again than their duty tbh.

iceage · 17-04-2009 9:48pm

"Christian shells from Saff Al Howa came raining down upon Tibnine.."

Any joy guys? tell you what Mairt if you get that sorted I'll PM you the words to a really filthy one for my old Regiment when I was a kid.

Shocking...actually in todays climate it would probably gey you arrested! :rolleyes:

on Second thoughts.....lolol

Poccington · 19-04-2009 2:24pm

I heard some very interesting news during the week with regards the Recruitment Ban on the PDF at least. Will wait till I hear more before spreading the word.

concussion · 20-04-2009 6:28pm

Heard at work today that a circular is being drawn up re: tax on pension lump sum. Still nothing concrete but it seems to be firming up. If it does come in I see a mass exodus of those close to retirement and with no new bods allowed in it would appear that poccington will be on back to back duties for the next 3 years or so :eek::p

arybvtcw0eolkf · 20-04-2009 9:37pm

concussion wrote: »

Heard at work today that a circular is being drawn up re: tax on pension lump sum. Still nothing concrete but it seems to be firming up. If it does come in I see a mass exodus of those close to retirement and with no new bods allowed in it would appear that poccington will be on back to back duties for the next 3 years or so :eek::p

With 25yrs service I'm paying close attention to this also, if they're planning a future levy on my pension I'm off into civie street.

Poccington · 24-04-2009 6:37pm

I recommend to all the lovely members of the Military Forum to buy tomorrow's Irish Sun. The DF's most high profile civvy, Miss Colette McBarron will be spilling the beans on how "badly" she was treated by the big bad Army. I guarantee it shall make for some hilarious reading.

It will also give you an insight into just how mean The Vikings really are to their troops :P

Poccington · 24-04-2009 6:38pm

concussion wrote: »

Heard at work today that a circular is being drawn up re: tax on pension lump sum. Still nothing concrete but it seems to be firming up. If it does come in I see a mass exodus of those close to retirement and with no new bods allowed in it would appear that poccington will be on back to back duties for the next 3 years or so :eek::p

Pfft, that'll never happen... I hope :pac:

Local-womanizer · 25-04-2009 10:51am

Irish Sun.

That tells ya all you need to know:P

Did anybody get it?

Poccington · 25-04-2009 2:04pm

I got it.

I've never seen so much ****e in my life. She's a liar and I for one am thankful that she's no longer in uniform.

What a ****.

25-04-2009 4:14pm

Regarding Miss Mcbarron, all i can do is slap my forehead, grimace and groan. She just put a bullet-sized hole in her foot. I mean, the Sun? If she cared one iota, she would have at least gone to the Star. But no, the british owned Sun, who in the same breath mentioned the rights of the Gurkas to british citizenship. Oh Colette, what have you done?

Local-womanizer · 25-04-2009 5:41pm

Poccington wrote: »

I got it.

I've never seen so much ****e in my life. She's a liar and I for one am thankful that she's no longer in uniform.

What a ****.

I take it she was on about the time she went home while on duty,then said she was sexually assaulted?That was her wasent it?

Poccington · 25-04-2009 5:58pm

Local-womanizer wrote: »

I take it she was on about the time she went home while on duty,then said she was sexually assaulted?That was her wasent it?

Yeah it was her.

No, she was just talking about how scared she was while in the Army, how mean the Army was to her, how scary it was listening to people have sex, how mean Big Army is to females... Even though Big Army is afraid to do anything wrong to females. Then there was this absolute gem, she was giving out because the uniform isn't flattering to females. Oh and of course, she said she would've won Miss Ireland if it wasn't for the Army.

In reality, Big Army bent over backwards to accomodate and deal with McBarron. She got more rope than most and rather than do some good, she hung herself with it. It's been a long time since McBarron's main priority was soldiering, thank **** she is gone.

Local-womanizer · 25-04-2009 6:05pm

Poccington wrote: »

Oh and of course, she said she would've won Miss Ireland if it wasn't for the Army.

And when she got through to the final or whatever she was saying how the army was a big help to her!

"I think being in the Army is a plus. I wouldn't be at liberty as much as other girls to speak out, which isn't a bad thing."

Silly b***h.

minidazzler · 25-04-2009 6:54pm

Poccington wrote: »

Yeah it was her.

No, she was just talking about how scared she was while in the Army, how mean the Army was to her, how scary it was listening to people have sex, how mean Big Army is to females... Even though Big Army is afraid to do anything wrong to females. Then there was this absolute gem, she was giving out because the uniform isn't flattering to females. Oh and of course, she said she would've won Miss Ireland if it wasn't for the Army.

In reality, Big Army bent over backwards to accomodate and deal with McBarron. She got more rope than most and rather than do some good, she hung herself with it. It's been a long time since McBarron's main priority was soldiering, thank **** she is gone.

She was with the Vikings for a while there, we all know about them and their odd habits of Rape the Men, Slaughter the women. I Imagine that was scary:D

Poccington · 25-04-2009 6:59pm

minidazzler wrote: »

She was with the Vikings for a while there, we all know about them and their odd habits of Rape the Men, Slaughter the women. I Imagine that was scary:D

Us Vikings are just misunderstood :pac:

goldie fish · 25-04-2009 7:23pm

I shared a house in limerick with a few Guards for many years. The sound of them having drunken sex upstairs while I tried to watch tv still sends a chill up the spine.

The biggest problem with listening to others having sex is you start to wonder why you aren't doing the same... and is slowly eats away at your soul.
Poor Collette.

iceage · 25-04-2009 9:28pm

Thats funny...really changed her tune didn't she. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/battle-for-miss-ireland-crown-army-officer-on-a-mission-to-conquer-the-beauty-world-1380634.html

"I think being in the Army is a plus. I wouldn't be at liberty as much as other girls to speak out, which isn't a bad thing."

For such a clever girl shes a bit of a thick really. What did she expext when she joined the Army FFS. :rolleyes:

Local-womanizer · 25-04-2009 9:33pm

iceage wrote: »

What did she expext when she joined the Army FFS. :rolleyes:

Uniforms sutible for a catwalk,everybody around to refrain from intercourse and for Dermot Earley to throw himself at her feet when she walked past praising the very ground she graces obviously:pac:

iceage · 25-04-2009 9:43pm

Should have quietly told her to cowboy the fcuk up. Tawt... Opps should I have said Ma'am?

Shouldn't really take the piss should I?

Should I??

Local-womanizer · 25-04-2009 10:00pm

iceage wrote: »

Should have quietly told her to cowboy the fcuk up. Tawt... Opps should I have said Ma'am?

Shouldn't really take the piss should I?

Should I??

Tbh,I think the mods attitude towards her here basically covers us;)

minidazzler · 26-04-2009 12:42am

iceage wrote: »

Should have quietly told her to cowboy the fcuk up. Tawt... Opps should I have said Ma'am?

Shouldn't really take the piss should I?

Should I??

She sold a Boatload of Bull to the Tabloids about the DF, and while The DF will not sling some back, the members can talk about her.

I am willing to bet there are more than a few people with stories about her, but they won't talk because they have a little thing called integrity. In the meantime, slander begets slander me thinks.

Poccington · 26-04-2009 2:28pm

iceage wrote: »

Should have quietly told her to cowboy the fcuk up. Tawt... Opps should I have said Ma'am?

Shouldn't really take the piss should I?

Should I??

Don't let me stop you anyway

The silly **** was in the News Of The World today. Apparently she burned her uniform after she went on her ticket. :mad:

iceage · 26-04-2009 3:19pm

Chargable offense that....willful and improper use of Military equipment or something to that effect. Usually carried a fine.

I remember some time ago seeing a pic of her in some paper in dress No 1's. Had she employed the time of a good tailor she might not have looked like a sack of sh!t tied up in the middle.

goldie fish · 26-04-2009 4:58pm

I think she also picked the wrong paper to be a prude in. Page 3, some random chicks boobs, page 5, failed officer complains about men looking at porn...

Local-womanizer · 26-04-2009 6:14pm

Poccington wrote: »

Don't let me stop you anyway

The silly **** was in the News Of The World today. Apparently she burned her uniform after she went on her ticket. :mad:

I hope the MPs land at her door with the news of the world photographer in hand!

She did look like a sack of s**t in her No.1s.

minidazzler · 26-04-2009 6:25pm

iceage wrote: »

Chargable offense that....willful and improper use of Military equipment or something to that effect. Usually carried a fine.

I remember some time ago seeing a pic of her in some paper in dress No 1's. Had she employed the time of a good tailor she might not have looked like a sack of sh!t tied up in the middle.

Were they the No. 1's she got after Commishioning or before? The ones before do look sh1t, after, they are tailored.

Poccington · 26-04-2009 7:02pm

minidazzler wrote: »

Were they the No. 1's she got after Commishioning or before? The ones before do look sh1t, after, they are tailored.

Cadets have tailored No. 1's during training as well as after being Commissioned, she just happened to look like a bag of ****e.

Craigsy · 29-04-2009 4:35pm

saw her in the Herald, but with her article thye had their military writer who'd done 20 odd years service who just basically said no to everything she said. She's a disgrace to the uniform, hopefully they'll land a fine on her

Craigsy · 29-04-2009 4:36pm

on a lighter note, check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRrrsCPaJ50

No thats a war cry

Poccington · 29-04-2009 5:23pm

Lads, just have a look at the forum charter as it has been updated.

minidazzler · 29-04-2009 8:02pm

So I suppose I should tell ye I have been posing as an RDF Civvy the whole time?

I was Really in The Normandy landings with the Brits. After the war where I am the one who actually killed Hitler, but the damn Politician's wouldn't let me have my glory, I went to the American's and served in the Korean war and Vietnam. Piece of Cake that was, I was part of the US Special Forces there and carried out a number of Black Ops. I was the one who started Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta. After literally having to knock out some REMF Brig Gen in the US Army. Then We led on to the Gulf war and Mogadishu, I can't tell ye what I did there because the 30 years necessary hasn't passed yet. I will tell ye though, there was no man on the Grassy Knoll, I was up higher in a Building 2.3 miles away with a trusty oul Lee Enfield Mk. 4. I even trained the real Jack Bauer, the Real guys name is spelt Bower, but they had to change it for PERSEC obviously. I was also in Rhodesia with the SADF, but that's a bit of a touchy subject.

Sorry I lied to ye before lads, but this is the Truth.:D

Poccington · 04-05-2009 12:33pm

Holy ****.

Why do Bank Holiday weekends always seem to result in me getting very messy and suffering from vicious hangovers?

emigrant36 · 16-05-2009 4:31pm

Craigsy wrote: »

saw her in the Herald, but with her article thye had their military writer who'd done 20 odd years service who just basically said no to everything she said. She's a disgrace to the uniform, hopefully they'll land a fine on her

God, I can't believe that girl. I actually trained with her and she seriously is a sack of ****.

And I really think she's ugly.

Plus, winning some long jump at u-14 hardly makes her a legendary athlete, trust me the girl couldn't run if ya chased her. Although she purports she is sponsored by nike.. hence the nike symbol tattooed on her tit.. classy classy girl.

Poccington · 16-05-2009 5:15pm

I heard she was a dab hand at the running before she joined the DF.

She was a bag of ****e by the time I worked with her though.

minidazzler · 16-05-2009 5:26pm

Poccington wrote: »

I heard she was a dab hand at the running before she joined the DF.

She was a bag of ****e by the time I worked with her though.

Just saw her result on the other thread, her best event was High Jump. Everything else she was middle-end placings.

emigrant36 · 16-05-2009 10:35pm

my point exactly.

well, she's only made a fool of herself. anybody who has been in the DF knows the lengths they go to in order to prevent bullying and harassment. some of the best people i know are in the DF, people who take pride in wearing their uniform, and spend arduous lengths of time:P away from home. this gombeen couldn't even stay in the barracks for one night of duty. committed? i think not.

and as for hearing people having sex... she obviously never lived in student/rented accommodation!! it's a simple fact of life honey, hardly unique to the army so get over it.

iceage · 28-05-2009 11:48pm

Question is, do you think she'll ever apologise for making a totol cnut of herself and embarrassing the whole of the DF? Especially her female colleagues who I'm sure would love ten minutes in a room with her. Good at the high jump yeah was she............in the words of an immortal hero, "Why I oughta!!

Poccington · 19-06-2009 6:15pm

iceage wrote: »

Question is, do you think she'll ever apologise for making a totol cnut of herself and embarrassing the whole of the DF?

Of course she won't. To hell with her anyway, she's a nobody.

On a slightly lighter note, Slane tomorrow... It's gonna be messy!

Local-womanizer · 19-06-2009 6:26pm

Poccington wrote: »

On a slightly lighter note, Slane tomorrow... It's gonna be messy!

My first concert was Slane,Rolling stones:D

A young 17 year old I was,got hammered,some couple tried to lead me away from my group rather subtly(for god knows what!)missed the warm-up act and sobered up in time to see the main act and a man in a wet suit talking to me.

Also fell on top of a women who then went on to lecture me on the dangers of drink and we sang Angie all the way home on the bus......

The joys of being young:D

The Mess - Military Forum Off Topic Thread!

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