I know that a lot of playful banter goes on, sometimes ore serious than others, but are there any particular forces/ regiments/ roles that really, actually don't see eye-to-eye?
PS, I realise there will in most cases be respect underneath the horseplay, of course.
2007-07-17 03:29:21 · 15 answers · asked by Gregory 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No, it's all just banter.
We're all members of the same Nation's Armed Force, and so we have a great ammount of respect for one another simply for serving.
In the forces, banter is actually a form of compliment (strange as it seems). If someone is mocking you playfully, then it means that they actually respect you.
If there's no banter going on, then you know something's actually wrong between them.
2007-07-19 00:54:30 · answer #1 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are very real turf wars between the branches at the Pentagon level. Not as much now they have to do joint training. A Navy Admiral has just been named commander of all ground troops in Iraq.
At the troop level, like college rivals. Some get carried away and get physical, but most will recognize each branch has an expertise to bring to the battle.
Met a retired Army Ranger, told me he was the senior instructor at airborne school and lead the first class that included Marines. He said that while his heart belonged to the Army, the best time he ever spent was working with the Marines.
My brother went to Vietnam with the 101st AB two years after I got back from Nam in the 3rd Marine Div. 40 years later he said he had figured it out. He was in the Army, but there Marines are in me. HooRah
What does Army stand for? Ain't Ready for the Marines Yet.
2007-07-17 03:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-10 14:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
During the Falklands conflict, I forget which way round it was, either an SAS sniper shot an SBS soldier, or an SBS sniper shot a member of the SAS, it was an error, but the shot soldier died.
On the way back from the Falklands the two groups had to be seperated at Ascension Island before a small civil war broke out on their transport ship.
The bad blood remains to this day.
2007-07-17 09:07:32 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to any garrison town on a Friday night and see who's punching the hell out of whom!
It stands to reason. Here you have a bunch of blokes fully trained up, adrenalin racing. What they gonna do? I know, a punch up in town. It happens. Only difference between a military punch up and a civilian one is that the military one is carried out by guys who know how to hit hard and I mean really hard.
The Paras hate regiment X and so it goes.
2007-07-17 20:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by Dragoner 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Apparently the Para's and the Marine's really don't see eye to eye on a lot of things. Mostly revolving around who is the best.
and yes you are right there may be some respect there, but it's pretty well hidden! lol
and of course everybody despises Military itelligence, mostly because they don't think they are
2007-07-17 03:33:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is mainly a question of senior officers doing infighting for promotion or glory. It is said that the lads at the sharp end know something is going to happen when they all promise to fight on the same side.
2007-07-17 03:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i dont know about the UK too much im in the states. but here i know the airborne(army) soldiers are freakin cocky, they think they are better than anybody else, all they do is jump out of planes. okay??? whoppy dooo loolo they dont have no respect for non airborne soldiers. also you have rivalry between the branches . army vs marines, marines vs navy , army vs air force etc...
2007-07-17 03:39:51 · answer #8 · answered by donsuaveatl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B.o.B is correct it is traditional banter and when it comes to the crunch they all work together I was in a unit that worked with all the other services and special forces and we managed to work and get drunk together with no problems,
2007-07-18 09:27:06 · answer #9 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really- it's all silly banter and seeing who can piss furthest.
Or for all you ex-squaddies- who has to eat the soggy biscuit.
2007-07-17 05:29:22 · answer #10 · answered by B.o.B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋