ShotMagnet Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Doffing caps for our British brethren-in-arms. Geoff, what does the designation 'Kingsman' denote? Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Winnington-Ball Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Geoff, what does the designation 'Kingsman' denote?ShotOne of those peculiarities in the British regimental system dictates that certain regiments assign ranks which have their names drawn from the type of regiment; in this case, a Kingsman is a Private in one of the regiments where the regimental name begins with "King's"; note that this does NOT change in the event the sex of the monarch changes. Another example is Rifle regiments; for instance, in my Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Privates hold the rank Rifleman (RFN instead of PTE). Then, of course, there are equivalent ranks by service branch. Frightfully confusing, but I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 No, actually it makes a lot of sense. I hadn't known that the various 'King's' regiments called their privates 'Kingsmen', but it does make a particularly British kind of sense. Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Winnington-Ball Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 No, actually it makes a lot of sense. I hadn't known that the various 'King's' regiments called their privates 'Kingsmen', but it does make a particularly British kind of sense.ShotAll these 'quiffs' (as we call them, which include individual regimental behaviours enshrined through centuries in some cases) serve to reinforce the 'family' aspect of The Regiment. Without them we are simply 'another cog in the system'. Ref 'Kingsman', I've NEVER run across the rank directly, but then my service association with Brits was limited at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldsteel Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Russian propaganda, we all know this is not how it really works, in the clip it completely fails to acquire the gunners arm and load it into the breach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded-Dragon Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 (edited) Russian propaganda, we all know this is not how it really works, in the clip it completely fails to acquire the gunners arm and load it into the breach. You like what this video tells us? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHWHjK2VsUo and this one demonstrates? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Ra8JcY7k8:wq Edited July 28, 2007 by Bearded-Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldsteel Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 You like what this video tells us? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHWHjK2VsUo and this one demonstrates? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Ra8JcY7k8:wqNevermind, it's a long standing joke on Tank-net about the 7-72s autoloader, and the people who believe it routinely dis-arms the gunner. It is interesting to see it in operation nonetheless. And that second link of yours is broken, should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 7-11 robbery attempt backfires. A most glorious butt-whupping ensues. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=403_1185268268 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 'Wait, which part of your sorry ass did I leave un-kicked?" Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center Ah.... Good thing I don't work in Cebu hehehe Man, those guys really need rehab Apparently, this gimmick was shown in the TV news recently. Didn't see the news on it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Now THIS is what I call an obstacle course!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanhoe Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 Absolutely evil play in peewee football; http://www.uniquepeek.com/viewpage.php?page_id=1028 video is clean, site overall may not be SFW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Is Youtube down for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Now THIS is what I call an obstacle course!!! Bah, russians invented the obstacle course (as this video clearly demonstrates):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEbYtOEftc0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon6 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 (edited) No, actually it makes a lot of sense. I hadn't known that the various 'King's' regiments called their privates 'Kingsmen', but it does make a particularly British kind of sense.Shot Kingsman is a private in the recently-formed Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, one of whose antecedents was the King's Regiment, who used that designation. Some of the others are: Trooper: Royal Armoured Corps and Special Air Service RegimentAir Trooper: Army Air CorpsGuardsman: Foot GuardsRifleman: The RiflesCraftsman: Royal Electrical & Mechanical EngineersSapper: Royal EngineersSignaller: Royal Corps of SignalsGunner, Lance-Bombardier, Bombardier: Royal Artillery The Household Cavalry have a unique system of ranks in which the word "sergeant" cannot be used (for some arcane reason), thus you have Corporals of Horse and Squadron Corporals Major. Edited August 8, 2007 by baboon6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Winnington-Ball Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 The Household Cavalry have a unique system of ranks in which the word "sergeant" cannot be used (for some arcane reason), thus you have Corporals of Horse and Squadron Corporals Major.I have to admit that's a new one on me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 T72 vs Merkava the final battle!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLPAhh3flBs...ted&search= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Filmed in Kruger National Park in S. Africa apparently. This is incredible footage. Lions stalk buffalo, take down calf in water. Croc tries to take calf from lions. Lions pull calf from croc, and then extremely pissed-off herd of buffalo show up to beat the tar out of the lions. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 What if... What if the movie "The 300" was dubbed in Ilonggo (a dialect in the Philippines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Filmed in Kruger National Park in S. Africa apparently. This is incredible footage. Lions stalk buffalo, take down calf in water. Croc tries to take calf from lions. Lions pull calf from croc, and then extremely pissed-off herd of buffalo show up to beat the tar out of the lions. Wow! Yeah it's great. I can't believe the calf survived and actually walked away!!! And I had no idea the buffalos would form such a phalanx and just go and run the lions over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eastes Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I'm not a big fan of rap (OK, I really don't like it hardly at all...) but here's an exception: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBflQLa75C8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 (edited) Swedish military stuff Edited August 14, 2007 by Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Swedish military stuff Interesting that in the first clip, Swedish amphib assets are seen debarking from the well deck of a US gator freighter. How frequently does Sweden train with the US and NATO nowadays? Commanding a Stridsbaat 90 has got to be one of the best jobs in any military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eastes Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Commanding a Stridsbaat 90 has got to be one of the best jobs in any military. They look like something that could be supporting Hammer's Slammers, don't they? Those little hulls are just packed with goodies. I'd love a chance to go out and play with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanhoe Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 Those of you wondering what 1970s song is used in the trailers for the upcoming NBC show Life, here is a YouTube "video" with the full song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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