Language barriers

Mr KillKill

Active member
One year my Reserve Coy was conducting its annual drill exercise for the upcoming ANZAC day parade, we were doing fine until a regular army CSM attached to our unit decided to take over from the Cpl giving the lesson and it went something like this.
“Bravo Coy, by the right…..quiiiiick….. march.”
There was then a pause as we marched across the parade ground and we believed we were doing fine until his next command.
“Coy-Argh-grunt-Left-hugh-something-that-resembled-Swahili-Argh-grunt”
The left column wheeled left, the right column wheeled right and the centre column did an about face and stared up at the clouds.
Once we realized we had somehow F***ed up and stopped the CSM screamed.
“For F***’s sake don’t you C***’s understand English”
One of our Cpl’s spoke up and said.
“Yes Sir we do, we just don’t understand YOU”
Once he remembered we were only reservists, he attempted to speak clearer and we did our best to impress him, and eventually we did.
 
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