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Subject: Re: 'The Parting Glass'

Author:
Terry Walton

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Date Posted: 18:34:17 02/12/05 Sat
In reply to: Jim Martin 's message, "'The Parting Glass'" on 12:37:50 02/12/05 Sat

>I remember that everything done in the Army was always
>done over a drink.Whether you were on exercise or back
>in barracks.'Happy Hour'was the time when if you had a
>problem then you could confront the person over a
>drink and get it sorted.Rank was left outside the
>door.You could learn more about somebody over a drink
>than proberbly someone who had known them all there
>lives! The comradeship in those days was never
>surpassed. I think the Army began to change around the
>begining of the eight'ies...The 'drinking culture'was
>starting to be outlawed by 'The Power's that Be'.Just
>like Smoking is frowned upon in today's society! I can
>remember my last tour of BAOR in Lippstadt. Going on
>exercise with the 'scallies'lined up on a parade
>square in front of the 432's with all our kit,ready to
>go.This Rupert checking through our kit,finds a four
>pack of beer in one of the lads packs and doubles the
>guy down to the 'Nick'.There was your's truely
>standing there with two water bottles on his webbing
>with neat spirits in them. Bloody-Hell, I
>thought!....This is'ent the Army that I joined!
>Fortunately the Rupert had made his point!From that
>day on I knew that my day's in the Army were numbered.
>The good old days were finished!.........What say
>you?....
Jim, I agree what you say, regarding having a drink to take out on exersise with you was the norm. Business with pleasure is the word. It is funny when you think that we used to put up marquees for the higher echelon to have a meal and drink in the field, I think that everyone was happy then, a happy medium was struck and it kept everyone happy. I am not saying that it would be acceptable on tours of duty.

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Re: 'The Parting Glass'	Keith P	15:50:17 02/13/05 Sun