Comments on: New Irish Reserve Defence Force launched

By: maca

maca — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:46:25 +0000

“I think I�ll start up Marine Wing what you think??”
Sounds good Tony, count me in

Speaking of DPM’s or lack of … I remember my first exercise when I joined(�90-’91). In Carnagh as usual, our company had to defend against an attack from a company from the 16th Bn (Athlone). I was part of a mortar crew and we spent the entire day digging mortar trenches then sitting on our holes waiting for the 16th langers to attack which they didn’t do until very late that night. We only had on the basic working dress with that totally poxy tunic and it must have been a couple of degrees below zero, absolutly fucking freezing. It was a good starting lesson – get your own combats/norwegian shirts/etc.

Are they still using the same gammy boots these days? I bought a pair of British Army Pro boots from Protac(?), �120 at the time and worth every shilling.

By: EWI

EWI — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:58:53 +0000

it was fucking freezing and pissing rain. In the morning all the clothes were ice cold and soaked through especially that thick fucking wooly jumper, it was the most horrible uncomfortable feeling ever even just trying to get dressed!

Brings back memories of my Pot’s up in Kilbride. The sheer stink of us coming back to the Brugha a couple of days later was unbelievable.

By: EWI

EWI — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:55:52 +0000

I have been slagging the arse off of him daily via email,text and voice for a week now�anyone care to join the abuse?

One of the Core platoons on Braveheart had forty-nine Slua and one FC�. True story.

“Hello, sailor”

By: EWI

EWI — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:53:03 +0000

there WERE some top-notch outfits.

Thanks. As noted above, we’re the 62nd Battalion now.

By: EWI

EWI — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:51:26 +0000

Outer Mongolian Army combats.(Only kidding..mine were Dutch)

(Jeez, this topic is still going)

To the 21st Bn they were “Ho Chi Minhs”… and my preferred replacement were German combats (the PDF ones being nearly impossible to come by).

By: Daithi

Daithi — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:18:39 +0000

BTW Tony …it’s fun to stay at the YMCA don’t ya know.

By: Daithi

Daithi — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:15:41 +0000

I’m up for that Tony.Like I said earlier we could knacker a Cessna and lauch it off a catapult from the front of the boat.’Twould be a bit of a bastard painting it DPM though.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 02:32:19 +0000

Big Change alright Maca.
Good laugh, Still wearing the DPM’s my transfer is not gone through yet.
I think I’ll start up Marine Wing what you think??

By: maca

maca — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:56:22 +0000

The new name makes all the difference

The NR sounds like it could be interesting but i’m an infantry man (and mortar bastard) at heart. It’s a brave move transferring, fair dues to ya.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:40:26 +0000

No Maca I did’nt join the Slua.
I told ye already it’s got a new posh name now, the Naval Reserve.
Well after 21 years with the Congo’s I taught it would be a
change.Since I was with the best unit in limerick. I taught it would be a nice gesture if I transfered over and put my talents to work and try to teach this bunch to march.
I have to drop a stipe, not so bad, the real bad news is I have to wear the square rig gear. Any thing for a laugh.