Examples from In Confidence

This man works well under close supervision", "I would not trust this man to sit the right way round on a lavatory seat

A hard drinking officer, he brings disgrace upon himself and the service.

outspoken to the point of being disloyal---told troop leader were to f,,off

This officer has used my ship primarily to transport his loins around the globe

On the positive side, this man can ride a bike

A very loyal supporter of the Corporals mess.... May as well have been "Bit of a pi*s head

o say B&T has had a succesful reporting period would be untrue

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary


They are endless the book is so funny

A few examples of Jackspeak.
Dockyard tortoise = Cornish Pasty
Dockyard pizza = a pool of vomit.
Spithead Phesant = Kipper or bloater.
Scab lifter = medic
Red lead = tomato ketchup
Babies heads = individual steak and kidney puddings.

Here u go

Roy..

Roy will do some postings later in the day for you

When I was in my teens I read a book which was a collection of teachers report remarks.
My favourite was, and still is.

"The improvement in his writing has revealed an inability to spell"

Could you elaborate on the book mentioned contents?
Roy

I thought I'd leave it to give others a chance. Red for Paras Green for Booties...

Elaborate please Nick

Berets...

Hi Shippers

I my short time on the board you may have seen me using terms which you probably think what the hell is he talking about for example Sundodger and Bomber !!

Having been brough up in Royal Naval circles since I was a sprog (another naval term) it is just second nature to me which I have carried over into civilian life.

There is an excellent book available from Amazon either in paperback or hardback if you feel like splashing out that tells you what they all mean.

The book was written by a Doctor who did his training in the British NHS and then joined the Royal Navy - he explains in his first appointment in the RN he was assigned to the staff of RNH Gibraltar and he had all these sailors coming to see him - talking what he called a foreign language. So he set about writing a book listing them all.

In part it's hilarious - if you are interested in that sort of thing.

As a side line and nothing political meant here as I know we have people from many countries on the board but the same guy was the Chief Medical Officer is the British/Argentinian war for the Falklands in 1982 - he wrote a book called the Red and Green Life Machine about the times of the medical team - one of the best books I have ever read.

He also wrote a book with term an quotes from real confidential reports on officers in the RN called Staff in Confidence, again hilarious in parts.

The name of the doctor/author was surgeon Commander and later Captain Rick Jolly RN, who by the way was awarded the OBE for his efforts by the British and the equivalent by Argentina (in my humble opinion for what is counts the guy should have been Knighted - you will understand whatever country you originate from if you read the book) At one time there was a video on the tube called Falkland Island Combat medics.

Now my question of the day was Where Did the name of the hospital at Ajax Bay get the name "The Red and Green Life Machine come from"

Sadly Rick "Crossed the Bar" - another naval term in 2018 - his Funeral was at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, Cornwall not far from where he lived, the Coffin Bearers were members of his team from 1982. I had the privilege to meet him on three occasions and he remembered me each time


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