You know you are past your expiriy date...

[Gunner98]

There was a one-armed bandit/slot machine in the field (officers') mess.  You took your formal mess kit on exercise in Germany for a formal, field mess dinner under canvas, as well as a suit so you could go out for supper enroute to the Reeperbahn or the Wall with a Padre or two in tow.

 

[Old and Tired]

For all the Rad Ops 211 (the real trade) you remember what tuning and loading is and you have your own alignment screw driver for a TD660 out of the old radio relay van.

You walk into the museum in Kingston and realise that you trained on almost every piece of Radio Gear they have.

You remember how to set up the blocks in a NESTOR, and VINSON was new fangled technology when it was introduced.

 

[armyvern]

When the word snowball reminds you of bier und fritz mit mayo.

 

[vonGarvin]

When the word snowball reminds you of bier und fritz mit mayo.

Mmm...."Pommes" (pronounced "Pommus").  "This is a snowball alert...."

 

[Old Sweat]

You remember when Quick Train was the bug out order, not Snowball.

You barely remember (because of severely damaged brain cells) the 4 Brigade officers' parties at the end of the annual Sennelager Concentrations. At these events alcohol abuse came perilously close to a full contact sport.

 

[medicineman]

:-X-Memos were filled out on a form (press hard, three copies)
-Your company clerk used a typewriter

You yourself know what a typewriter is, and how to set and use one both manual and electric.

MM

 

[Fishbone Jones]

You would remember to press the mouth piece against your chest, before pushing the pressel switch, when Control came over the air with "Tune antennaes". Of course that was after you swung the needle and locked the knob.

Sending the noob for a can of zero beats for the 510 set.

Knowing that the spare tire bin on the Ferret only held 22 cans of beer and you and the driver would have to drink those two leftovers before heading out.

Competitions to see which team could set up a Marquis tent the fastest.

Troop rest areas in the 'buttons'

Cleaning the suspension on the Centurion before they put the new wash rack  by the R&G club in Lahr.

Seeing a 105mm HESH standing nose first in the amnesty box at the ammo compound (across from the wash rack)

When you get the Sqn's newest tank and it's two years older than you (51-81355)

 

[Gunner98]

If you were on armed sentry on a train to/from REFORGER and enjoyed working/eating in the kitchen car.  If you ever gave the Train Commander's briefing:

Beginning with "Nobody gets on the f'ing train"...and...ending with "get on the f'ing train."

 

[Edward Campbell]

Reporting SOXMIS cars ...

 

[George Wallace]

Reporting SOXMIS cars ...

We called them SMELEM cars.

 

[George Wallace]

Wasn't so long ago you could have one in the mess for when the bar was closed 

I'll send you a Roundtrip Memo explaining that the Beer Machine was in the "Eating" Mess Hall.  The one in the Mess was a bonus as well.

I remember using boot blackner to dress up our vehicle tires before a parade, and being able to run our  own body shop as part of post-ex vehicle maintenance.  Just for minor bumps and bruises you understand.

We used Diesel to make our vehicles look clean during the GOC Inspection and Roll Past. 


Or the 4 CMBG Comd stoping in front of a Svc Bn Diesel POD during GOCs and yelling "Gas, Gas, Gas!" and the crusty old Cpl responding with: "No Sir. Diesel."  ;D

 

[Spanky]

Used to love driving the 3/4 CP with the metre long shift lever.  Slow as hell, but could go through anything.

 

[wildman0101]

kit issue
y-strap webbing (yup)
kfs (yup) hated those
ended up puchaseing a dutch pocket knife with all the above
butter (saved for coleman issue stove) pump
mustache (wax) calvalry tradition)(less to shave) lol
sides it looked cool back in the day
btr/brdm russian eqiv of m113 apc ?????
mexican overdrive (did that petawawa)
in an m113 queen mary(down the hill to training area)
wet messes (training area) sqn smokers?????
skyhook anybody????
                best regards
                  scoty

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Just thought of the most basic one:

You have a mustache on purpose because you like how it looks, not because of a contest to try to intentionally look ridiculous.

:rage:

 

[SeanNewman]

:rage:

Hey, Sir, the truth hurts.

I'm sorry, but if you have a moustache in 2010 you are likely not born in the 70s or later, and thus are exactly who this thread is targeted at  :nod:  Unless as mentioned you are wearing it as part of a contest to see who will look the cheesiest (which again, if it offends you puts you exactly at past your expiry date as per this thread

The days of Burt Reynolds driving a Trans Am and Tom Selleck driving a Ferrari are long gone...time to move on.  If you have a moustache right now, this is how silly you look to anyone born in the 1970s or later:

Just let it go, man, let it go.

 

[garb811]

Ahh...typewriters.  Counting the letters in a word, dividing by half and then backspacing that number to centre justify.  Then having some brainiac move to left justified as soon as computers became widespread.

 

[dapaterson]

I worry about men that can find at a moment's notice naked pictures of Burt Reynolds.


Not that there's anything wrong with that...

 

[wildman0101]

yup definately past my expiriy date.......
still have the moustache
still twirling cavalry style (wax)
like wayyyyyyyyyyyyy back in the day
quite frankly im damn proud
anyways
anyone found the sky hook im looking
for.....need it to reverse transverse
the radio unit on my ferrett scout car
220 to 110... voltage wise...
and am also looking for a slip differential
for my fluid coupling... said same scout car
and a pam on how to iniatiate....
              scoty b

 

[Pusser]

Had to throw in a few Navy ones:

Know the location of Burma Road.
Kippers for breakfast.
Red Lead (again for breakfast).
"A system SHOOT!" (followed by silence) "Open all keys.  Close all keys.  A system SHOOT!" (repeat as necessary).
Wheelhouse three decks below.
Standing watch on the pilotage in force 10.
Trying to watch a movie when the projector keeps falling over.
Cursing when the helicopter actually works because then there were no pilots to run the projector.
Red Sea Rig every night
Actually knowing how to use a sextant.
Actually using a sextant because you really needed to know where you were.
LORAN C
OMEGA
DECCA!!!
Japanese glass fish balls
Having all sorts of weapon systems "for exercise purposes" that in reality we could only dream about.
Knowing which switches on the panel actually did something and wondering what all the other ones ever did.
Beer in the canteen at the East Coast Damage Control School
Fighting fires in huge vats of stove oil that were lit by pouring in ladles of burning gasoline
Tucking your pants into your socks to make you invincible during Action/Emergency Stations (wait, we still do that)

 

[armyvern]

When you actually owned that Burt Reynolds issue of Playgirl.