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Just finished my recruit training, and apparently according to our NCO's the country is out of cap badges for our berets. And apparently we'll be getting them about 6 weeks into 3 star training.
I'd believe it, plenty of people going around with berets minus cap badges. They're something of a luxury at the moment, it seems.
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
Feel a bit cheated to be honest, it's remarkable how fast the RDF get their berets and yet somehow we can't get it sorted in 16 weeks. On top of that one of the guys in the platoon said his brother got his straight away when he was doing recruit training.
it's remarkable how fast the RDF get their berets.
The only reason RDF members wear their berets from the off is because we don't get issued bush hats. At least you're not suffering the indignity that some RDF recruits have of walking around in a beret with no capbadge (which looks outrageously crap).
Feel a bit cheated to be honest, it's remarkable how fast the RDF get their berets and yet somehow we can't get it sorted in 16 weeks. On top of that one of the guys in the platoon said his brother got his straight away when he was doing recruit training.
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tough week.
Recruit Training in the PDF? Some Units give their Recruits their berets straight away.... Something which in my opinion shouldn't be done. When we had to wait for the berets to come in we were dying to get our berets but it's just something ya have to put up with.
It's a tough week that you survived.... Which is what puts us military folk a cut above all the civvi's floating about the place.
Last edited by Hello Alaska; 23 August 2008, 01:31.
The indignity of a trained soldier having to wear a boonie hat is a bit more painful in my opinion. But yes I sympathize with RDF recruits as I've been there myself.
The only reason RDF members wear their berets from the off is because we don't get issued bush hats. At least you're not suffering the indignity that some RDF recruits have of walking around in a beret with no capbadge (which looks outrageously crap).
It definitely is. Does anyone have any word on if there's anything being done to fix the cap badge problem?
Regardless of the service you're in, you should have a cap badge for your beret.
Further, this is Ireland you're living in. Not somewhere that things are done in an efficient and logical manner.
Edit: Seems that this was my thousandth post. I suppose it is fitting... Summarises my current attitude to the country and the state of the country as I make the post. My my, aren't I on my high horse. Question. How have people here tolerated 1000 posts worth of me?!
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
it's remarkable how fast the RDF get their berets and yet somehow we can't get it sorted in 16 weeks
yours means more
well done
its not the wearing of the beret but the right to wear it that is important. the beret is only a symbol, you are the embodiment of what it symbolise's.
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