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Dave wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:00 pm I long for the day that Putin's name is entered onto this thread for his own demise.
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Bobbievee wrote: Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:28 am Many thanks
I must have been off the day they did that at our school
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Wasn't there once a major discussion on what rank Grumpy is?

And generally whether Major Grumpy outranked him or vice-versa.

IIRC it was decided that since Cap'n was more of a nautical abbreviation, he was entitled to major respect.

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BR wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 10:56 am
Bobbievee wrote: Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:28 am Many thanks
I must have been off the day they did that at our school
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Wasn't there once a major discussion on what rank Grumpy is?

And generally whether Major Grumpy outranked him or vice-versa.

IIRC it was decided that since Cap'n was more of a nautical abbreviation, he was entitled to major respect.

God - the summers used to fly by on this forum.
Indeed. As an old sea salt myself (3 years in the RNR - no need to thank me for my service!) I can confirm that the nautical rank is equivalent to a full Colonel in the Army though Grumpy's may have come from the BB :lol:

Interestingly I recently discovered that my time in Her Majesty's senior service officially classifies me as a "veteran" and I am entitled to a raft of hero related benefits including discounted rail travel. :lol: :salut: (that's a navy emoticon btw - palm hidden!)
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big mervyn wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:10 pm
:salut: (that's a navy emoticon btw - palm hidden!)
And not knowing your starboard from your larboard, nor your aft from your elbow.
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BR wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:19 pm
big mervyn wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:10 pm
:salut: (that's a navy emoticon btw - palm hidden!)
And not knowing your starboard from your larboard, nor your aft from your elbow.
I think it's a selfie ... although, on closer inspection. this chap appears to have lost his right arm, and in those circumstances a left handed salute would be deemed acceptable
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big mervyn wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:55 am
BR wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:19 pm
big mervyn wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:10 pm
:salut: (that's a navy emoticon btw - palm hidden!)
And not knowing your starboard from your larboard, nor your aft from your elbow.
I think it's a selfie ... although, on closer inspection. this chap appears to have lost his right arm, and in those circumstances a left handed salute would be deemed acceptable
mate lost lot of his left side in accident but hes all right now...said he`d give his right arm to be ambidexterous :cheers:
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60884259

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Another, not so nice guy, visiting Kherson,Ukraine, General Yakov Rezantsev.
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HwoodMike2umate wrote: Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:02 pm Another, not so nice guy, visiting Kherson,Ukraine, General Yakov Rezantsev.
What was he accused of?
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:scratch: Being a General in a Russian army?,................. :scratch:
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Bobbievee wrote: Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:26 am :scratch: Being a General in a Russian army?,................. :scratch:
Unpopular opinion, but being a soldier is not an offence.
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It is if you are involved in war crimes
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Bobbievee wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:32 pm It is if you are involved in war crimes
As commander of the 49th Army he certainly had a strong case to answer for some of the horrors perpetrated in Mariupol.
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BR wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 9:24 pm
Bobbievee wrote: Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:26 am :scratch: Being a General in a Russian army?,................. :scratch:
Unpopular opinion, but being a soldier is not an offence.
Try telling Gerry that. Oh wait, he wasn’t in the Ra.🙄
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