Soldiers And Drugs.

[tonyav]

A battalion 's worth of soldiers sacked for drug taking every year !.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/battalion%E2%80%99s-worth-of-soldiers-sacked-for-drug-taking-every-year/ar-AAcQx63

[tonyav]

Over the last decade close to 500 soldiers were dismissed each year after being caught taking ecstasy, cocaine, cannabis and other banned drugs.

[Baldric]

Tut tut, naughty Pongos!

[tonyav]

LOL, no Royal Marines then, Baldric.

[Baldric]

Of course not Tony!
;o)

[tonyav]

I thought not, Baldric.

Put your specs on, db ;-)

[retrocop]

tonyav
Where would boot necks find drugs in the middle of the ocean or in a snow cave in Norway. Per Mare Per Terre but no drugs to be found there. :-)

[tonyav]

Very true, retrocop.

[Baldric]

'Per Mare Per Terram'

[retrocop]

In all seriousness. I do find it saddening that this now is rife.I bet a lot of these lads would of been an asset to the Army.
Probably all started when drill pigs were not allowed to shout. When gobby young bucks found themselves educated behind the cookhouse because they thought they could give out the mouth but were'nt happy to get it back.When they learnt that lesson it was known as banter and every one was happy and efficiency ensued as well as comraderie.
We don't know the seriousness and amount of drug taking was involved but I do know that drugs/alcohol are a no no with deadly weapons etc.
May be a spell at Colchester military nick may have shown them the error of their ways and they could of gone on to greater and better things.
I find it very sad but also find it annoying because of interfering liberals who think they know how to run the military better than an RSM.

[stuey]

My father served in the RN during WWII, and once mentioned to me that the smoking of marijuana was not uncommon aboard ship.

[retrocop]

Balders
I knew that really.Have my dad's cap badge here but Terre rhymes with "there". Sort of poetic licence that failed miserably. :-)

[Baldric]

I'll believe ya!

[retrocop]

stuey
Crikey. Where did they cultivate that. The engine room condensers or the Crow's Nest ?
I was told by a sub mariner that a hollowed out Marrow,brown sugar and Torpedo oil permeating it's way through plus a tot or two of rum made a very potent,illicit brew.

[retrocop]

divebuddy
That would be the cookie boys I suppose.You know the film with Cuba Gooding jnr and De Niro. A classic.I just know you have seen it. :-)

[stuey]

I don't know, retro. He spent some time in the Med (well, atop it actually), and I suppose they bought the stuff whilst ashore.

[retrocop]

Stuey
I suppose they called it hashish back then.

[stuey]

I have a photo of him and others crew members on deck posing around some Bofors guns, and, maybe it's just my imagination, but some of the silly grins on those boy' faces seem somewhat well induced...Or maybe they were just happy to be alive.