Red berets as an obstacle to vision

[Goldie fish]

Its Called Velco......Dude:wink:

Is that like Velcro, only for redcaps?

[Barry]

But velcro would mean that he would have had to modify his issued shirt........I wonder did he have permission from his CQ to do so? MP in illegal modification of issued kit shocker!

[Craghopper]

Is that like Velcro, only for redcaps?

It looks very like an epaulette to me!

But velcro would mean that he would have had to modify his issued shirt........I wonder did he have permission from his CQ to do so? MP in illegal modification of issued kit shocker!

When your overseas( Sorry Ye wouldn't know about that) The Issue Shirt gets modified for Unit Badges....Including adding velco.:wink:

[Goldie fish]

But thats not a unit badge.

I have been overseas many many times. Even under a Tricolour.

[Craghopper]

But thats not a unit badge.

I have been overseas many many times. Even under a Tricolour.

Armed?

And your overseas Unit , you get a flash and it has to be mounted on your shirt.

[Goldie fish]

Yes, the vessel was armed.
I only had a monkeys fist to defend myself tho...

[GoneToTheCanner]

Now you'll have to explain a Monkey's Fist to the landdwellers...
regards
GttC

[Goldie fish]

If they don't already know, they don't need to know.
Until it hits em in the side of the head someday.

[apod]

The ferry to Bere island carrying a bunch of baggers doesnt count

P.S; Did any of ye armchair generals notice Gen.Ganasicas bodyguard in one of the photos on the DF in Chad thread?You know the french SF type wearing C.E pattern SF combats and shades with no headress?Guess he is wrong too.

[Craghopper]

If they don't already know, they don't need to know.
Until it hits em in the side of the head someday.

As a CTI I know of a Monkey Fist, although I had no need to tie one:wink:


BTW, When Overseas, the Larger Tri-Colour is Velcro ed onto your shirt for ID purposes.

[Goldie fish]

Why would you need to tie one unless you lost one?

[Goldie fish]

The ferry to Bere island carrying a bunch of baggers doesnt count.

You know some of us have a life outside the RDF. Some of us even had one before, and Intend on having one after.

[hptmurphy]

I'm a bagger but never had to take the ferry to Bere Island.. given I had a life before I was a bagger, just some parts of the Df had their own boats..I used to drive one.

Monkeys fist lol.
The idea being to weight a 'heaving line' for passing ashore. except some used to add extra weight.. a few bolts to make if heavier and give it longer range.

Who from the NS remembers 'Macker' and his unique method of passing a heaving line?

One particular Friday morning when the adjusted wight heaving line was passed and some poor guy on 'stand to' ( used to make up lines party) took 'Mackers' heaving line full force on the forehead.. hilarious.

Popeye had an unusual wethod of coming alongside at the oil wharf.. used to drive the ship straight into the wharf, removing several coats of paint' unconventional but effective.

[Connaught Stranger]

It looks very like an epaulette to me!

But an epaulette would mean that he would have had to modify his issued shirt........I wonder did he have permission from his CQ to do so? MP in illegal modification of issued kit shocker!

I err.....modified the original post, without any permission.......so sorry:wink:

Connaught Stranger

[Fireplace]

ok, so the only person in the photo without the headgear on is the MP. He's walking along without a beret on, with people citing his peripheral vision as an excuse, yet he has sunglasses on that WILL interfere with his peripheral vision. It doesn't add up properly. Can't wear beret (on head....) because it effects his vision but sunglasses that DEFINATELY interfere with peripheral vision are ok. If the sunglasses are ok, so is the beret.

Lets face it, it looks very poor to have him as the only one without headgear on. It doesn't reflect well.

Actually, a French soldier who seems to be CP(admittedly bad carrier as well) for the French General also has no headgear.