Merged Quotes and Sayings Thread; some useful, some junk

[CADPAT SOLDIER]

MCpl "Sleep is for the weak and the dead"

Mcpl "Don't Drop the bayonette Pte.Bloggins for gonna bleed all over the shacks"
Me "And will have to clean it up?"
MCpl "No, I'll frolic around in it"
me "Is that the Army way?"
MCpl "No thats just my way"

 

[Thompson_JM]

One of my favourite quotes that I overhead one of my Sgt's telling his section:
"Troops do you know why it's raining?  No?  God is crying because you're not meeting the standard, that's why."

My God that ones beautiful...... I must remember to use it sometime..... one day when i make MCpl  many moons from now...

 

[Trooper Hale]

My Lance Corporal back home gave me these gems,
"Use your initiative! Don't Anticipate the word of command!"
"Keep your eyes open, your mouth shut and NEVER volunteer for anything"
"Laziness isn't that bad fellers, its merely the habit of resting before you get tired"

Needless to say, he tends to be the one you find hiding out in the back of a vehicle when hanger clean up comes around or any for of manual labour is about to happen. Great bloke!

 

[mainerjohnthomas]

    From one of our WO on our line course:
"I take it back, you are not monkeys.  Monkeys can fuggin climb!"

 

[GUNS]

Reply I got when I asked my #1 how long he was in the military.

" Gunner, I was in the military before the Dead Sea was sick."

 

[Sig_Des]

On a Driver's course, old crusty Sgt.

"You Privates just are plain dumb. Young and dumb"

me " Were'nt you a private once, sgt?"

"Nope. I was born a Sgt, *sshole!"

 

[silentbutdeadly]

Old SgtMaj Smith 1VP " I was in uniform when you were in liquid form" ;D

 

[Franko]

Old SgtMaj Smith 1VP " I was in uniform when you were in liquid form" ;D

I have got to use that on the next course.

:rofl:

Regards

 

[pronto]

Reply I got when I asked my #1 how long he was in the military.

" Gunner, I was in the military before the Dead Sea was sick."

Was that by chance a fella name "Skelly/Scully"? It's been quite a few years - but I remember a number 1 in 3rd Herd using that line on me!

Pronto

 

[GUNS]

Was that by chance a fella name "Skelly/Scully"? It's been quite a few years - but I remember a number 1 in 3rd Herd using that line on me!

Pronto

It was Sgt. Hanson in Germany. 1 RCHA 15A, 1971.

Another saying of his, " I was in Bagdad while you were still in Dad's bag."

 

[Pte. Perry]

I was just wondering what some of the best quotes (by soldiers) you've heard since joining the Army?  Mine was , during a rainy day "Don't worry about it troops, your helmet is the only water proof hat we gave you."

 

[GO!!!]

I was just wondering what some of the best quotes (by soldiers) you've heard since joining the Army? 

If you try the previous TWENTY THREE PAGES, YOU MIGHT SEE ONE OR TWO

 

[Sig_Des]

If you try the previous TWENTY THREE PAGES, YOU MIGHT SEE ONE OR TWO

:rofl:

That was like a GO!!!-show teaser!

 

[Fishbone Jones]

It's a merged thread. He started his own thread without searching and seeing this one.

 

[Haggis]

Overheard one of my new troops talking to a senior Cpl:

Newbie:  "How old is the Sgt Maj?"

Old Cpl:  "As old as dirt."

Stopped me dead in my tracks. 

 

[CADPAT SOLDIER]

"Mcpl, I found a MP3 Player in the shacks"
"Whats on it"
"Mostly Emo, MCpl"
"Emo, What the hell is that?"
"Music to Cry to MCpl"
"I prefere Music to kill to"

 

[axeman]

“So much to b+tch about and so little time” – Port Hanger Lobby HMCS Ottawa DWUPS this week....


;D

 

[Shamrock]

One I continue to quote to this day, from a brand new troop on his first exercise.  No-one expected to have a sense of humour.

Scene: a Newf with a French accent.

"Excuse me, Master Caporal.  I seem to have lost my BFA.  It should be easy to find as I left it attached to my rifle."

 

[17thRecceSgt]

One I continue to quote to this day, from a brand new troop on his first exercise.  No-one expected to have a sense of humour.

Scene: a Newf with a French accent.

"Excuse me, Master Caporal.  I seem to have lost my BFA.  It should be easy to find as I left it attached to my rifle."

:rofl:  $20 bucks to anyone who has a picture of the look on that MCpl's face!

 

[L + W Infanteer]

"It's not training if it's not raining."