Was this fair to the Goat?

STEED · 06-25-06, 05:05 PM

Hey that's not fair to the goat.

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Goat stripped of rank

Saturday June 24, 08:13 PM
The regimental goat with the 1st Battalion Royal Welch has been stripped of its rank after trying to spear a drummer's rear during a parade to mark the Queen's birthday.

Honorary Lance Corporal William Windsor refused to march and stay in line during the parade at the Episkopi garrison, in Cyprus. The six-year-old really disgraced himself by trying to headbutt a group of military drummers and threatening to spear their rears with his horns. Now the Persian goat, also known as Billy, has been demoted and has lost the traditional perks of his rank such as being saluted. Billy was originally presented to the battalion by the Queen from a royal herd which grazes on hills outside Llandudno, north Wales.

Egan · 06-25-06, 05:30 PM

Firing squad, i think. Obviously a traitor that one.

tycho102 · 06-25-06, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Now the Persian goat, also known as Billy, has been demoted and has lost the traditional perks of his rank such as being saluted. Billy was originally presented to the battalion by the Queen from a royal herd which grazes on hills outside Llandudno, north Wales.

The irony of the issue is not lost on me, Sir.

Yahoshua · 06-25-06, 07:22 PM

I find this whole thing as just plain silly....it's an animal. Goats don't obey you like a dog does. They have very strong personalities.

August · 06-25-06, 07:39 PM

There is absolutely no way i would ever salute a goat. I'm darn glad the American Army doesn't do such silly things.

Bort · 06-25-06, 07:56 PM

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There is absolutely no way i would ever salute a goat. I'm darn glad the American Army doesn't do such silly things.

Too bad the Marines do...

Subnuts · 06-25-06, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by August

There is absolutely no way i would ever salute a goat. I'm darn glad the American Army doesn't do such silly things.

Yes. We have different ways of doing silly things here.

August · 06-25-06, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by *[FOX]* Bort

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There is absolutely no way i would ever salute a goat. I'm darn glad the American Army doesn't do such silly things.

Too bad the Marines do...

I have nothing against mascots. It's the saluting thing that blows my mind.

bradclark1 · 06-25-06, 09:32 PM

My first posting the company had a boa constricter. It was jump qualified with four jumps. It was a buck sergeant.

06-26-06, 04:49 AM

Animals and the military...

I was visiting a Cav regiment (not US army...it was a European unit) before military exercises. In this country, cavalry has a long tradition of keeping animals, apart from horses for parade duties, to roam freely around the barracks. Anyway, in the barracks we were in was a mule, apart from other animals.

So...one day, while being addressed by the colonel, this mule casually walked up behind him and it's penis suddenly starts to extend (the mules, not the colonels) to about a metre and a half in length where it then commenced to open up the flood gates and take the most ginourmous piss I's ever seen. Obviously nobody could keep a straight face to the annoyance of the anally retentive colonel who was born without a sense of humour (are any of them?).

So anyway...yes, animals don't belong in the army...except as food.

The Avon Lady · 06-26-06, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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The regimental goat with the 1st Battalion Royal Welch has been stripped of its rank after trying to spear a drummer's rear during a parade to mark the Queen's birthday.

A scapegoat!

STEED · 06-26-06, 07:06 AM

I don't think this is the first time this has happen, I'm sure some years ago a goat was court marshalled for it's actions. :hmm:

Egan · 06-26-06, 12:39 PM

A monkey was hanged during WW1 as it was thought to be a spy. This happened somewhere in the North of England but I can't remember where.

06-26-06, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by *[FOX]* Bort

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There is absolutely no way i would ever salute a goat. I'm darn glad the American Army doesn't do such silly things.

Too bad the Marines do...

We don't have to salute him; he's only a lance corporal.

DeepSix · 06-26-06, 01:12 PM

^:rotfl:

06-25-06, 07:22 PM	#4
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I find this whole thing as just plain silly....it's an animal. Goats don't obey you like a dog does. They have very strong personalities. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There is absolutely no way i would ever salute a goat. I'm darn glad the American Army doesn't do such silly things. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

06-26-06, 07:06 AM	#12
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I don't think this is the first time this has happen, I'm sure some years ago a goat was court marshalled for it's actions. :hmm: __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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DeepSix Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Music City Posts: 683 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^:rotfl: __________________ Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never! For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But they've stopped his grog forever. For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, But tomorrow we'll be sober. - "Farewell to Grog"

06-25-06, 05:30 PM	#2
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Firing squad, i think. Obviously a traitor that one.

06-25-06, 09:32 PM	#9
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	My first posting the company had a boa constricter. It was jump qualified with four jumps. It was a buck sergeant.

06-26-06, 04:49 AM	#10
Kurushio Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Animals and the military... I was visiting a Cav regiment (not US army...it was a European unit) before military exercises. In this country, cavalry has a long tradition of keeping animals, apart from horses for parade duties, to roam freely around the barracks. Anyway, in the barracks we were in was a mule, apart from other animals. So...one day, while being addressed by the colonel, this mule casually walked up behind him and it's penis suddenly starts to extend (the mules, not the colonels) to about a metre and a half in length where it then commenced to open up the flood gates and take the most ginourmous piss I's ever seen. Obviously nobody could keep a straight face to the annoyance of the anally retentive colonel who was born without a sense of humour (are any of them?). So anyway...yes, animals don't belong in the army...except as food.

06-26-06, 12:39 PM	#13
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	A monkey was hanged during WW1 as it was thought to be a spy. This happened somewhere in the North of England but I can't remember where.