Talking about the elite.

After an exercise in Germany many different units decended on a massive Army camp for a couple days. I was looking forward to getting a good nights sleep, when the Squadron Sergeant Major came in the billet and told me I was Orderly Corporal patrolling the NAFFI. I protested somewhat loudly, the SSM said, “Don't moan at me, I'm Orderly Officer!” With gnashing teeth I went over to the NAFFI to do my stint.

As the evening wore on quite a few of the blokes were getting stroppy after downing quite a few beers, there's me thinking “Oh blimey here we go, I'm not in the mood for a black eye.” After a bit of a struggle they were calmed down and thankfully no blood spilt, especially mine!

Then came throwing out time. I noticed a couple of SAS lads and thought “I'll leave those till last, so no one can see me die when I tell (ask?) them to leave or hear me scream like a girl while they beat the crap out of me.” I'm going round all the tables telling the blokes to drink up and leave, finally the only ones left were the SAS lads. I went over to their table and said, “Closing time lads,” and waited for the first blow to land. To my utter surprise, they drank their beer in one go and said, “OK mate.” and left, no argument, nothing.

Never f*** with the Orderly Corporal!

Originally Posted by 42RM

Never f*** with the Orderly Corporal!

I was glad to get out alive.

Interesting thank you for the honest responses.

Idle time and waiting, the one thing we trained most, and never trained enough..
Finally I grew a talent for sleeping whenever there was an opening for it, and finding the perfect spot to sleep.
Guess I managed to annoy quite a few NCO's and lower rank officers during that process, it simply didn't conform with their sense of military discipline and order to find a sleeping soldier on the most peculiar places.
Large ammo crates and containers for cannon barrels would provide a dry spot, on top of a running generator-set was a warm place, etc.
I remember a lieutenant nearly blowing a fuse upon finding me asleep in a dry spot on the floor of an air-lock on the outer-fortification once, only to hear the commander behind him say that it was a perfectly reasonable place to rest without getting soaked.
"Remember Lieutenant, a good soldier rests whenever he can."

The 75th Regiment is tasked with various missions in support of SOF, what they do is train, train , train and train some more and then conduct the missions they are assigned. You may think you are 175 lbs of hard spun steel and love and I assure you that the RASP instructors will knock that thought right out your head should you get to Regt.

It's an 11 Option 40 contract you want when you go to see the recruiter. Enjoy.

Yeah i figured the training would be brutal. What kind of workouts should i do to train before i go in to the real deal?

This for Ranger School, a leadership course. Ramp up to this for RASP.

http://www.military.com/military-fit...rmy-ranger-pft

Attitude and determination are paramount for such a job.
You want it, you go and do it.
Curious dilettantes need not apply.

Well you guys are going to laugh but after reading about rangers training I am going to look at the marine corps. Oh well i am not going to fool myself and say I am ready for that mountain training ha.