tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post113339313246362956..comments2024-03-29T05:13:18.992+00:00Comments on UK Commentators: Ugh ! Those Nasty Men !Labanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1133478102024956832005-12-01T23:01:00.000+00:002005-12-01T23:01:00.000+00:00Well, as a former British "fallschirmjager", mysel...Well, as a former British "fallschirmjager", myself, I can tell you that we always had deep suspicions concerning those "rock-apes". Naked mud wrestling - go on, sailor, give us a kiss and tell us what it was like. Oh dear me, their faces will be as red as a para's beret.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1133457652005943532005-12-01T17:20:00.000+00:002005-12-01T17:20:00.000+00:00I don't think it's going to do much for recruitmen...I don't think it's going to do much for recruitment though. Unless, of course, you're into that sort of thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1133452973594835732005-12-01T16:02:00.000+00:002005-12-01T16:02:00.000+00:00NB the defenders of Cassino were not Waffen-SS gre...NB the defenders of Cassino were not Waffen-SS grenadiers but rather Fallschirmjager (Luftwaffe paratroopers) and members of the Luftwaffe's 'Hermann Goring' Division.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1133398218027483502005-12-01T00:50:00.000+00:002005-12-01T00:50:00.000+00:00Hi David - I don't approve either. but neither do ...Hi David - I don't approve either. but neither do I think it is a deciding factor in whether the army are any good or not.Labanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-1133397893528208082005-12-01T00:44:00.000+00:002005-12-01T00:44:00.000+00:00I'm not sure I'm with you on this one, Laban. The...I'm not sure I'm with you on this one, Laban. There are plenty of orthodox ways of testing young men's resolve, courage and stamina. I have no objection to the fighting, but naked? And a corporal laying out a man on his knees with a kick? Where were the officers? In fact with several of the 'Shock-Horror' stories concerning the army recently, there appears to have been litle sign of officers doing their job, which is to 'grip' their troops and *command* them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com