Quote: (03-12-2015 03:44 AM)CrashBangWallop Wrote:
It's a standing joke in the Uk, when discussing Walter Mitty types, to say that they were "first on the balcony".
This refers to the Iranian Embassy siege the SAS pulled off back in the 80s.
I.e. pretending to be in the special forces isn't enough for this guy, he had to be in the most famous incident ever.
We do have a very strange relationship with our military in a way that Americans wouldn't really understand (I prefer your way).
I was in the British Army.
I can't tell you what regiment, but I've
seen shit, man... exactly...
Like...
Ehh.. this guy...
I was led to understand it was all about windsurfing, scuba diving in tropic climes, and the unspoken but real promise of pussy.
Total bollocks.
Turned out that army life is all about getting up early, being cold, being told what to do, polishing boots, and ironing razor-sharp creases into your clothes. Who knew?
My military career may have been inglorious, but I can say with satisfaction that the United Kingdom and her allies were never defeated in war on my watch.
Anyway. A lot of people who have served in the forces hate Walts, but due to my lifelong love of bullshit, I fucking love them. They are crazy diamonds, shining in their own little world of pure imagination.
They never claim to be ex-Royal Logistic Corps or ex-Royal Army Dental Corps.
They're always "Super Army Soldiers", with a chest full of medals, outrageously entertaining stories about their career as a real life John Rambo/ James Bond / Little Dark, and quite often also happen to also be aristocrats with improbable titles that they definitely didn't buy off the internet.
God bless em, every one.