Rosco should indeed go back to sevens as should Senatla.
Snapster guess Jake buying what he can get? Not too awe inspiri ng
Aplon...
Jake is big on leadership, experience, respect and establishing a culture. He always puts these things in place. Hence Aplon. Checks and balances.
"EW Viljoen is an average Joe."
But he is solid atleast.
“ Also EW Viljoen looks set to join the Bulls - good outside centre “
Hahaha. That is somehow a bit of an irony.
Many moons ago, Viljoen’s dad Ernest (also) EW, was in the Army at 1 SA Infantry Battalion, in Bloem, playing for Free State.
We were working at restructuring some of the Infantry units in order to adapt to certain operational changes. We had to increase the number of PF members at certain units. One of them being 7 SA Infantry Battalion at Phalaborwa. We evaluated the operational planning for the Army and our one unit to draw men from was I SAI.
We decided to not just nilly willy transfer members away. Instead we call on the units to come up with suggestions regarding the members they were prepared to release.
They produced their list of identified members. We doubled checked everything and I gave the authorisation for the transfer orders to be sent out by telex.
Within an hour and a half I got a call from Lieutenant General Liebenberg, the Chief of the Army’s secretary. He wanted to see me immediately. I got their and he shat me out from a dizzy height. He had the commanding Officer of OFS Command on speaker phone. He was the regional commander above the unit commander of 1 SAI. I knew never to interrupt him while he was on a tirade. He was shouting at me asking who the fuck I was to just transfer away a provincial rugby player without consulting his unit and command etc, etc. I explained to him how I went about it and that Viljoen was being transferred on their own input. The Brig on the other end of the phone started back peddling saying no way can it be allowed for Viljoen to play for N Tvl just like that. It was easily fixed in the end.
I just find it funny that Viljoen Jr will now end up playing where his old man almost ended up playing.
Saffex, you forgot about RJ VR's poor hands.
Cos they were slippery from all the pie grease...So says VrotVis.
Cera, I was arrested on the Tempe base in Bloem. And I was just going there to hit a few cheap golf balls.
Don’t fcuk with an MP, Plum.
EW is the poor man's JJ.
“ Posted by: Saffex (18613 posts)
May 24, 2020, 22:57Cool story Vlag“
As they say. Sometimes facts are stranger than fiction.
I’ve seen some strange shit happening in the Army.
"Don’t fcuk with an MP, Plum. "
Which is exactly what happened.
They searched us at the gate. Was summer and all car windows were rolled down.
As it said MP on their sleeves, one of my mates loudly asked...
"Ek wonder waarvoor staan MP?"
Then answered his own question just as loudly...
"Seker M a se P#@$"
They didn't like that. Was kneeling on the pavement two seconds later.
Hahaha.
Back in the day there were MPs and RPs.
The MPs were members of the SA Corps of Military Police. Properly trained in Military policing, the MDC (Military Discipline Code) the lot. They wore the brown cap with the top part in Chili Red. Chili Red armbands with MP on it (as you said).
The RPs were the Regimental Police. They were normal guys from any corps who were put through a basic military policing course and were given limited authority internally within their own units only. Similar armbands but with RP on it.The MPs had policing powers in the entire Defence Force.
The RPs were Regte P*ese and the MPs were Moerse P*ese.
Ah, so it's not the first time they'd heard something like that.
Now I think they overreacted haha
Fourteen and a half years, Saf. Jan ‘76 to end of Jun ‘90
Nah. I saw the writing on the wall. Some shyte I’d rather not repeat here. You can Google CCB (Citizens Cooperation Buro). That’s as far as I’ll go.
So, you been at Letaba Ranch, 113 Bn. Been there quite a few times. I don’t know when you were there, but in the early days, when the Base was started the PF Commanding Officer was Lt Daan Welman, he became a Capt shortly thereafter. Madimbo was 111Bn and IIRC the Zulu Bn at Jozini was 112 Bn.
If you patrolled all the way along the Mozambique border, you would probably have been to Nwanedzi Base as well. They were the guys who acted as a protection force for the Sisal planters that used to plant the sisal strip along the Kruger Park/Moz border. They had a great chef. Whenever we went down there we used to buy buffalo steaks at Skukuza camp. He had a way of marinating them and then chuck them on the coals with his own secret basting sauce.
I, of course, do not know the exact circumstances but from what you are saying the major was clutching at straws in any case. He obviously wanted to stick to a summary trial because a court martial could not be done poste haste. It would have required a board of inquiry to be convened first. The board of inquiry would then make a recommendation regarding prosecution. Only then would a court martial be convened which would have taken place at either 7 SAI at Phalaborwa or Voortrekkerhoogte. The board of inquiry would have involved himself as a fact witness having to explain his camp standing orders in this regard, including his clear instructions to yourself regarding after hours supervision of your troops with the possibility of himself being implicated. He obviously decided on a summary trial to either scare you off or “getting you in line”.
I loved doing those courts martial.
“ I loved my platoon of Shangaans - when we used to go running as a platoon their singing would give me goosebumps. “
A great thing with all black soldiers. They could march for kilos without anybody shouting the time. Just the singing. Amazing to watch.
They guys from 21Bn at Lenz was the same. Amazingly proud soldiers. Painfully disciplined.
Their uniforms always perfectly ironed. Boots shining like mirrors. Their parade work was second to none. I don’t have to tell you that. You would know, being at 113, that none of those guys were conscripts. They were all volunteers. Every single one of them. Great soldiers. Very loyal as well, as long as you showed them the same courtesy. I always had great respect for them.
I'm somehow envious of these stories.
"I grabbed my rifle and shot it from the top of the mountain - it was the size of a pin head in my sites. You could hear all three shots were hits . The cow rolled over in the river and was soon enveloped by crocs. My troops could not believe I had shot it from so far away."
Yeah riiiiiight ... and let me guess ... you also train for 5 hours everyday, right?
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaaaa!!!
So the crocs only made a meal of the cow once you shot it dead, huh? What were they waiting for?
Do you even know which end of the rifle you hold to your shoulder?
Bullshitter Dave at his best.
Reminds me of my days back in Vietnam.
