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Scottish soldiers forced to share kilts !

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  1. ColziSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:20
    :lol: How can this be - off with thier heads! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16271160/?GT1=8816 LONDON - Great Scot! A shortage of ceremonial kilts could leave thousands of soldiers without a stitch of plaid to wear as they parade to the skirl of the bagpipes. Military officials said Monday that more than 5,000 Scottish soldiers are having to share their kilts because defense chiefs have not finalized a contract to buy enough of the garments to go around. The men, who face regular tours of duty in south Iraq and Afghanistan, have just 320 kilts, or one for every 15 soldiers. Story continues below ↓ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- advertisement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combat troops wore the traditional Highland garb in battle as late as World War I, but now the plaid kilts are used in ceremonial uniform. New kilts are needed for all Scottish soldiers following the August 2006 merger of centuries-old regiments into a single Royal Regiment of Scotland. “A planned deployment of kilts will be agreed with the Royal Regiment of Scotland on a roll-out basis with ... the full program being completed by January 2008,” a Ministry of Defense spokesman said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government policy. The Ministry of Defense has refused to say who has won the contract to supply the kilts; in the meantime, soldiers will have to share. The 320 kilts provided so far have been supplied by Argyll Bagpipes and Kilts on a trial basis. The full contract is worth up to $1.95 million, taking two years to complete and will involve 15,000 yards of fabric. “The kilt is psychologically important for the identity of Scottish soldiers,” said Lt. Col. Willy Macnair, who served in the defunct Queen’s Own Highlander regiment. “It may mean that some soldiers in this (new) regiment, by the time they leave, may never have worn it.” Scottish lawmakers and veterans had opposed the merger of the traditional regiments, which saw action in both world wars and the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa. Military officials said Monday that more than 5,000 Scottish soldiers are having to share their kilts because defense chiefs have not finalized a contract to buy enough of the garments to go around. IM THIER :lol:
  2. PASalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:22
    'tis a pity....
  3. CloudaneSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:23
    Deary me They'd better wear underwear then :P
  4. ColziSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:24
    Deary me They'd better wear underwear then :P Do that and ure not a true Scot :wink:
  5. BrixtonSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:25
    blame tony blair, the idiot couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery.
  6. jabaSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:25
    Those kilts are expensive - my best mate had to hire two for his wedding - they only had one in the family lol!
  7. ColziSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:27
    blame tony blair, the idiot couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery. Yea well i Blame him for salt in me tea instead of sugar.. Anyways thiers enough material and sewing machines to make em NO EXCUSE lol :cry: fuck the weapons :roll:
  8. BrixtonSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:28
    where do kilts orginate from I always thought they were a battle dress to shit up their enemies? maybe i watched braveheart too much...?
  9. Heero ValentineSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:29
    where do kilts orginate from I always thought they were a battle dress to shit up their enemies? maybe i watched braveheart too much...? to distract the enemy the pull up there kilts and the enemy is distracted and then they get owned :S
  10. ColziSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:31
    where do kilts orginate from I always thought they were a battle dress to shit up their enemies? maybe i watched braveheart too much...? where do kilts orginate from I always thought they were a battle dress to shit up their enemies? Ask Clouds she has a degree in history ( unsure bout that lol! ) She knows her history that lass! Poss the Celts /Ireland unsure. maybe i watched braveheart too much... WATCH IT MORE :lol:
  11. BrixtonSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:34
    WATCH IT MORE :lol: they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!!! :lol:
  12. ColziSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:55
    Aye! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHMENIwshak
  13. BrixtonSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 12:56
    Classic!!
  14. jabaSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 13:07
    Classic!!Hollywood porridge wogs! :mrgreen:
  15. DandruffBGoneSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 13:13
    Classic!!Hollywood porridge wogs! :mrgreen: Fuck off Jaba.....we're enjoying a porridge moment here. :D
  16. DandruffBGoneSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 13:22
    Mine is a Reiver clan Colzi. Buncha hooligans! You? http://www.holiday-lakeland.co.uk/reivers/index2.htm Quote from website: If you have one of the names listed and have always suspected that your relatives were a bunch of villains, then your worst fears could be confirmed! Reivers Family Names Archbold Armstrong Beattie Bell Burns Carleton Carlisle Carnaby Carrs Carruthers Chamberlain Charlton Collingwood Crichtons Crisp Croziers Cuthbert Dacre Davidson Dixon Dodd Douglas Dunne Elliot Fenwick Forster Graham Gray Hall Hedley Henderson Heron Hetherington Hume Irvine Irving Johnston Kerr Laidlaw Little Lowther Maxwell Milburn Musgrove Nixon Noble Ogle Oliver Potts Pringle Radcliffe Reade Ridley Robson Routledge Rutherford Salkeld Scott Selby Shaftoe Storey Simpson Tait Taylor Trotter Turnbull Wake Watson Wilson Woodrington Young Unquote
  17. QuackersSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 14:33
    Perhaps they should stop dressing like shemales and dress like proper men?
  18. DandruffBGoneSalvaged from archive19 Dec 2006, 14:45
    Perhaps they should stop dressing like shemales and dress like proper men? Nice try T.Rex. :D

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