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[ShotMagnet]

Doffing caps for our British brethren-in-arms.

Geoff, what does the designation 'Kingsman' denote?

 

 

Shot

[Geoff Winnington-Ball]

Geoff, what does the designation 'Kingsman' denote?

Shot

One 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.

[ShotMagnet]

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

[Geoff Winnington-Ball]

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

All 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.

[Coldsteel]

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.

 

[Bearded-Dragon]

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

[Coldsteel]

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

Nevermind, 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

[Jim Martin]

7-11 robbery attempt backfires. A most glorious butt-whupping ensues.

 

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=403_1185268268

[ShotMagnet]

'Wait, which part of your sorry ass did I leave un-kicked?"

 

 

Shot

[Corinthian]

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.

[Jim Martin]

Now THIS is what I call an obstacle course!!!

[Ivanhoe]

Absolutely evil play in peewee football;

 

http://www.uniquepeek.com/viewpage.php?page_id=1028

 

video is clean, site overall may not be SFW.

[Gabe]

Is Youtube down for you?

[Gregory]

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

[baboon6]

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 Regiment

Air Trooper: Army Air Corps

Guardsman: Foot Guards

Rifleman: The Rifles

Craftsman: Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers

Sapper: Royal Engineers

Signaller: Royal Corps of Signals

Gunner, 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

[Geoff Winnington-Ball]

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...

[Colin]

T72 vs Merkava the final battle!!!

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLPAhh3flBs...ted&search=

[Jim Martin]

 

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!

[Corinthian]

What if...

 

What if the movie "The 300" was dubbed in Ilonggo (a dialect in the Philippines)

 

 

[Fritz]

 

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.

[Michael Eastes]

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

[Colin]

Swedish military stuff

 

 

 

Edited August 14, 2007 by Colin

[Jim Martin]

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.

[Michael Eastes]

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.

[Ivanhoe]

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.