Between the security of childhood
And the senility of old age
Is found the fascinating group of
Humanity called “Squaddies”
A Squaddie can be found anywhere
In love, in bars, in trouble
And always in debt
Girls love them
Towns tolerate them
Hotels hide them
And governments support them
A Squaddie is
Laziness with a pack of cards
Bravery with a tattoo
Ruggedness in uniform
And defender of the world
With a copy of Playboy
He has the brains of a bear
The energy of a sea turtle
The slyness of a fox
The stories of a sea captain
The sincerity of a liar
The aspirations of a casanova
And a desire for people to be fee
His interests are - Girls
Females – women
And members of the opposite sex
He likes – beer
Booze plonk
Alcohol and ale
Leave passes
And excused all duties chit
He spends his money on
Girls, beer, cards
And any that he has left
He likes to spend foolishly
No one else could cram into one pocket
Food for 24 hours
A packet of crushed cigarettes
A box of matches
A picture of his girl
Receipts for lost equipment
A deck of cards
And an old leave pass
God damn I admire people that are willing to die for a cause.
I fear for them only because of the government that makes the choices about their lives. Each time I vote, I am voting with the life/ lives of other people.
I’m detecting the faint wiff of a “Jumped up sailor” (Royal Marine for the civvies amongst you) :PWe’ll soon find out when he starts calling the cookhouse the “Galley”, a cup of tea a “Wet” and the toilets the “Heads”!..
Oh yeah! I’d forgotten that the Royal Marines are famed for their bridge building skills, and their Armoured Division, Helicopter Pilots, etc… :PAlso, whilst we’re on the subject, I’d hardly say the Royal Engineers are REMF’s! Do you think those bridges just magically appear for the infantry types to amble across? And those breaches in the minefield when you do your beach assaults (that is when you get the right beach! ), where do they come from?
And, when everyone is doing a bit of a rapid exit, who keeps the enemy from following by blowing up the bridges and covering the open areas with mines?
Everybody claims to be “First in and last out”, but they usually forget that the Royal Engineers (24 Commando Engineer Regiment in your case) have already done the route clearance, and will still be stripping out the Squadron Bar when everyone else is dong a sharp re-org!.. :PBy the way, don’t take any of this to heart! Only a bit of banter! Plus, both my Father and Stepfather were Royal Marines!
To be fair, there was a big difference between levels of infantry training across the board with the Paras and Royals being top of the pile but now after Gulf 2 and Afghan, virtually everyones doing the same stuff, there is not a huge difference really.
:PBy the way, don’t take any of this to heart! Only a bit of banter!