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Post by afcmoore on Jun 11, 2009 23:34:46 GMT
Hi Joey. When we did the bayonet drill as i remember it. We had a dummy the command was on guard at the stomach point withdraw and the NCO would call you back and say drive that bayonet in hard and twist.The idea been if you were in combat to drive it in hard and twist on withdrawal to let the air in. A bit blood thirsty and I'm thankful i only had to ever carry it out on a dummy. I'm not sure if I'm right but that's how i remember it. Cheers Anthony.
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Post by tommyhetherington on Jun 12, 2009 15:48:49 GMT
Anthony, You forgot that you had to scream like a Raving Lunatic running at the Enemy
Tommy H
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Post by afcmoore on Jun 12, 2009 20:02:08 GMT
Hi Tommy. RAAAaaah is that loud enough Tommy? Cheers Anthony.
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Post by pjchristie on Jun 24, 2009 13:58:49 GMT
The question is, Who is the enemy?
Pat C.
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Post by afcmoore on Jun 30, 2009 0:33:03 GMT
Hi PJ The dummy he must have been because everyone had a stab and im sure he or it ended up in tatters. Cheers Anthony
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Post by Matt McNamara on Jun 30, 2009 12:20:22 GMT
Not to make too much fun of the Bayonet Drill. Here is a funny clip all the same.
Sorry about the advertisement to the right of the clip, but that is how they make their money and keeps the forum free for the rest of us.
Matt
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Post by Louis Parminter on Jul 1, 2009 9:22:22 GMT
Hi Matt Loved the Norman Wisdom bayonet clip, not to far removed from reality, in fact very close to the reality of our own bayonet training those 'few' years ago! All trying to look fierce, right parry, left parry and lunge...pity the enemy if we ever had to do it for real. I remember during my own recruit training with Mills hand grenades on the range. One of my fellow soldiers threw the 'pin' and dropped the grenade! There was a rapid scramble around the corner of the throwing trench with the hapless soldier himself dragged along. Luckily everybody made it to safety before the explosion! It was, needless to say, the subject of conversation for quite a while in canteens and messes. I used to pity the 2nd Lt. that had to place the gun cotton under the live unexploded grenade in the case of a misfire, not the most pleasant of jobs.
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Post by tommyhetherington on Jul 1, 2009 20:30:52 GMT
Hi Louis, During recruit training I was throwing a grenade and it hit a bank in front of me and had nothing better to do but return back to my feet, mad scramble as you can imagine run dive 1,2,3, 4, got to 10 and still no bang. The Platoon commander was only over the moon it was his job to detonate the un-exploded grenade, he set about the task a wee bit nervous I would say, he detonated it and went back to examine his work but to his dismay the grenade was still intact and he had to procede again, maybe a bit more nervous this time I know I was called every name under the sun. This time it was successful and I heard my name called to throw again. This time the grenade went to the fence. Still get ribbed about it 22 years later such is life.
Tommy H
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Post by maryb51 on Jul 2, 2009 16:18:41 GMT
Not to make too much fun of the Bayonet Drill. Here is a funny clip all the same. Sorry about the advertisement to the right of the clip, but that is how they make their money and keeps the forum free for the rest of us.Matt Hi Matt That was a very funny clip, from a Norman wisdom film, I'm sure all the ex-soldiers enjoyed that. Mary B
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Post by afcmoore on Jul 5, 2009 9:07:40 GMT
Hi Matt Enjoyed the clip of Norman Wisdom .He was a hero in Albania because at one time his were the only films the people of that country were allowed to watch. Cheers Anthony
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Post by deepsix on Jul 10, 2009 19:36:45 GMT
Hi Folks Enjoyed the chat about the bayonet training .Hi Anthony sorry about the delay spot of bother I wontb bother you with it.Any serve in the 3rd 61 or 62 please let me know.Ta George
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Post by afcmoore on Jul 14, 2009 20:54:22 GMT
Hi All. I'm back i had a problem with my computer and was unable to logon. My clever Son fixed it and left it virus free. Cheers Anthony
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Post by tommyhetherington on Jul 14, 2009 21:25:10 GMT
Hi Pj, The enemy could be anyone you wished for and he never fought back.
Tommy H
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Post by pjchristie on Jul 15, 2009 0:36:18 GMT
Your probably right Tommy. Growing up on the Curragh was enemy free. Then in 1970 I met Rory O'B my platoon cpl in McDonagh who told me that the enemy was everywhere poised and ready. I was only 17 then and avoided registering him on my clean enemy list. Anyway T how are you keeping.
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Post by afcmoore on Jul 16, 2009 0:06:34 GMT
Hi Folks. The enemy was the virus and my Son Rob has just bayoneted it to death . On a good note I'm meeting the second ex Curragh Camp resident tomorrow having made contact through this website. His name is Con Dee and he was in Plunkett in the early 60s. I might be able to start my own platoon here in London at this rate.
Cheers Anthony.
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