Clive Ward Books
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Military humour shops vs Amazon for veteran gifts
Why a generic military gift often misses the mark
Military culture isn't a vibe. It's a specific world with its own language, its own hierarchies, its own very particular brand of dark humour, and references that mean absolutely nothing unless you've been there. A design created by someone who hasn't served can look superficially correct while getting the details subtly, sometimes badly, wrong. A common example is mixing Army and RAF imagery on the same product, or using American military terminology on something marketed as a "British squaddie" design. To a civilian, it looks fine. To a veteran, it's like giving a Manchester United fan a shirt with the wrong crest.
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CHEESE POSSESSED
CHEESE POSSESSEDIs it really possessed? I heard a story about two old soldiers who were standing in a trench in Soltau, Germany, when they noticed that the tin of compo cheese was fifteen years out of date, but they were so hungry they decided to eat it anyway. -
One F!##*&%g sausage, Wolfgang!!
Bumpers & Bed blocks is a part true part fictional portrayal of army life in the mid 70’s.
Starting with a KAPE tour in the Midland, moving on to the daily routine of barracks life at Colchester Garrison as air portable Battalion. Then it’s off to Soltau, Germany for a 6 week, holiday, I mean exercise.
