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November 5th, 2006
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| Forum Digger  | Post; Riding A Dead HorseIf you happen to be involved in an ABCA (Australia, Britain, Canada and America) activity, be prepared for some coalition shenanigans. An example of this is provided below. This was extracted from a US presentation from Exercise Rainbow Serpent 1998. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DISCOVER THAT YOU ARE RIDING A DEAD HORSE? US Army Philosophy Issue a stronger whip; change riders; appoint a tiger team with unlimited funding to revive the horse. Australian Army Philosophy Arrange an overseas visit to see how they ride dead horses; tell everyone that this is the way Aussies always ride dead horses; commission a study to see if contractors can ride it better. UK Army Philosophy Blame the dead horse's parents and home environment; pass a regulation declaring that the horse is not dead; retire the horse with a pension and a knighthood. Canadian Army Philosophy Declare that no horse is too dead to ride; announce that the horse is now cheaper to operate now that it is dead. New Zealand Army Philosophy Blame Australians; Announce the horse died of radiation poisoning and blame the Americans. http://lwdc.sor.defence.gov.au/lwdc_frame.asp?site=2 or http://www.abca-armies.org/ Well this has gone down like a lead balloon, I guess people don't like having fun made of their respective armies.
__________________ Platoon Commander, 6 Platoon, B Company 10/27th Battalion Royal South Australia Regiment  PRO PATRIA Last edited by Missileer; November 7th, 2006 at 21:52. Reason: Double post |
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November 7th, 2006
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| Milforum's Postmaster | that's pretty good
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November 7th, 2006
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| Milforum's Bouncer | Priceless mate and pretty damn funny... sorry I missed it before today.
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November 7th, 2006
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| Forum Brat | Nice! LOL
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November 7th, 2006
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| Nuclear Duck Hunter  | Unless you're Special Forces, you would skin the horse, trade the meat for information from the natives, then disquise yourself with the skin and graze close to an enemy camp and gather vital information. 
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January 12th, 2007
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| Milforum Chaplain  | North Korean Army Philosophy Eat it. |
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January 12th, 2007
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| Chief Engineer | 
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January 13th, 2007
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| U of B and B Alumnus | Army EOD Philosophy Load the Horse with equipment, claim the Horse merely slow out of the gate, sit back and have a beer, checking from time to time for movement.
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