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Sunday, 7 August 2011
British Army recruiting takes a new and bizzare turn....
Spotted in a shop today, one of the pipers from the new Meerkat Division.
And yes, that is a Cameronians badge on his glengarry. Perhaps the anorak in me should point out that a piper would have a different badge to that one...
"Perhaps the anorak in me should point out that a piper would have a different badge to that one" .....The anorak in me would reply - only if he was 1st Battalion. The 2nd Battalion pipers did wear that badge.
Can we forgive the meerkat's costume faux pas as he's not native?
ReplyDeleteTurns out there's loads of them!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gillygifts.co.uk/acatalog/Magnificent_Meerkats.html
Clearly the Bantam pals battalion that history forgot! :)
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"Perhaps the anorak in me should point out that a piper would have a different badge to that one"
ReplyDelete.....The anorak in me would reply - only if he was 1st Battalion. The 2nd Battalion pipers did wear that badge.
See, this is why I try not to comment on badges or insignia...there's always someone who knows a lot more than I do!
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