The YOPPING Parras?

Question

I served 12 years came out 88. I have always been P***** **f and angry how the Parras have been glorified for yopping over the Falklands. Any British regiment would have done the same if so ordered, they done there job nothing else, nothing super human, just there job.

Ex squaddie 1 RS

So sorry for the spelling mistakes it just goes to show you weren’t in the Parras {you can spell}

Answer 1

The Marines did a long tab too ...

The thing about the Paras yomping to Goose Green was it was unplanned, and they had to do it because the helicopters were sunk after the Atlantic Conveyor was destroyed.

And it was quite a hike with all that gear ... then having to fight straight after!

Answer 2

well ex-squaddie from 1 aRS

You obviously haven't been to the Falklands and seen the terrain.

For any soldier to tab those distances with full rig (not just personal kit, but spare ammo and batteries for the associated kit like the MILAN's Mortars GPMGs Radios and a whole host of other stuff), at night with a low moon state, all the time in danger of being opened up on from the sky's and artillery fire means you really haven't got a clue of the immense achievement those guys put in.

And its nuggets like you that try to take away from the victory in the Falklands that should be ashamed.

Next you'll be saying that all the troops had to do at Normandy was walk up a beach.

As a side note its Marines that Yomp, while Para's TAB.

Answer 3

Whats the problem?

If you did your job, risked your life you would want your respect too. Yes I'm sure any other regiment would have done their job just as well but they didn't get the chance to. Just consider a good job should be rewarded no matter the circumstance. Remember we are all human and our paras could have gone totally American, shot half of our own side and incidentally caused victory by sheer idiotic devastation! But that wouldn't demand a recognition would it? We could say about everyone in WW2, oh well they didn't have a choice just followed the necessity so why commemorate them?

Please quit the silly comments and think before you speak.

Answer 4

It was described as yomping and not yopping. Were you ever in a front line unit in the army? Or for that matter, were you ever in the armed forces? Before you start I was. Also, I didn't care for the usage of the past tense of the verb "to do".

Answer 5

Original poster a "Wannabe Para" Troll.

Its Y O M P I N G and P A R A and T H E I R

who were you with the Kitchen Brigade Dixie Bashers R us mob.

Answer 6

Yes mate, but the other regiments weren't told to do it, so the Para's and the Bootnecks got the job done.
I assume whichever regiment you were in had it's own battle honours.
Why do you grudge the Para's and the Marines one of theirs?

Answer 7

where it showed the paras and marines starting to "YOMP" across the Falklands , look carefully at the photos and you`ll actually see a wide track wich they used until the helicopters picked them up.Ask the welsh regt and the suvuvors from 16Fd ambulance who where on the RFA Galahad when it was sunk.the welsh were supposed to choppered into position but the so called elite "marines and paras got the helicopters instead.
I know I was there

Answer 8

They had no choice but to `Yomp` (not yopping) no helicopters and it was NOT planned.
Seems like you`ve got a chip on your shoulder.
And by the way it`s `Their` not `There`.

Answer 9

remember the marines did as well but i think alot of other regiments made that walk as well not sure might be something to look at.

Answer 10

I am sorry but the paras deserve to be acknowledged as does the commandos they did what noone else did