Originally Posted by viper2007

When I was the National Cadet Corp, I held the rank of Cadet Lieutenant.

I remembered, just a few weeks after, being commissioned, I attended a camp at the 1st Singapore Infantry Regiment Camp. During the mealbreak, at lunch, I conviniently queued with the rest of the enlisted cadets for my lunch- quite forgetting my status now. Officers eat separately and they are served- as in any other army, I supposed.

I was approached by the Mess duty Sgt who told me, "Sir, you are requested to eat at the Officers table! This line is for the enlisted men, Sir".

I was like "oops, I forgot", But not wanting to look stupid (also a little bit of male macho bullsh!t), I told the duty sgt this, "Thats all right, sgt, I'll eat with the men, if thats okay with you...!" He gave me a long lasting look, and broke into a smile, and said." Thats fine with me, too, Sir".

Yeah, right... I suppose if one can bullsh!t, so can the other...

Blimey, I should be calling you Sir. I was only a full screw.

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

Blimey, I should be calling you Sir. I was only a full screw.

No "only" about it!
Best rank in the Army!
Had more fun as a Corporal than at any other time.

Originally Posted by Trooper1854

No "only" about it!
Best rank in the Army!
Had more fun as a Corporal than at any other time.

That's why I turned down my 3rd.

Any crap from below, I passed it up, any crap from above, I passed it down.

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

That's why I turned down my 3rd.

Any crap from below, I passed it up, any crap from above, I passed it down.

Life would have be lot easier without junior NCO's

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

Blimey, I should be calling you Sir. I was only a full screw.

That was a long time ago, Mr Brit. Now I am a civilian- the best rank in any army- a civilian even outrank a general..

Originally Posted by Trooper1854

No "only" about it!
Best rank in the Army!
Had more fun as a Corporal than at any other time.

Quite true, Trooper...

I had more fun when I was junior NCO when I was in the Cadet Corp. Then they had the silly notion that I was officer material- what a joke!

Originally Posted by 42RM

Life would have be lot easier without junior NCO's

Cos we keep you on your toes?

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

Cos we keep you on your toes?

And pointed in the right direction

Originally Posted by Trooper1854

And pointed in the right direction

While standing at the back.

I was always told the most dangerous thing in the Army was an officer with a map
(42 is going to point out he is a Royal Marine and not in the Army )