Goat demoted for parade incident

the.owl SG

lol….........................

LazerLordz SG

and 9 Div will bring a black cat.

~meow!

moca SG

It's a very British tradition to have "enlisted" animals.

There is a centuries old tradition of keeping 6 ravens in the Tower of London. If the ravens leave the Tower of London, it is a sign that ill fate would befall the British Empire.

I saw a TV program that said the birds were also given rank but I can't find that info on the web.

http://www.historic-uk.com/DestinationsUK/TowerRavens.htm

YI SG

yeah right.. and watch the enemy catapult a hamster over and throw the division into disarray. Laughing

tankee1981 SG

I have known of the Brazilian army taking care of wild animals such as the Jaguars and panthers in their Amazon
jungle training area. These predators are not domesticated but are comfortable enough with these Brazilian soldiers to play with them. These animals sort of became their mascots. Very Happy

tankee1981 SG

Occasionally ravens have to be dismissed for bad behaviour. This happened to George who received his marching orders in 1986 after he developed an unhealthy taste for TV aerials:

"On Saturday 13th September 1986, Raven George, enlisted 1975, was posted to the Welsh Mountain Zoo. Conduct unsatisfactory, service therefore no longer required."

http://www.historic-uk.com/DestinationsUK/TowerRavens.htm

Now you know where the Raven DB is...the zoo! Very Happy

the.owl SG

Originally posted by moca:

There is a centuries old tradition of keeping 6 ravens in the Tower of London. If the ravens leave the Tower of London, it is a sign that ill fate would befall the British Empire.

when ravens left sgforums did ill fate befall sgforums? Laughing

comberbache SG

Originally posted by tankee1981:
[b]LONDON, England (AP) -- A British army regiment's ceremonial pet goat was demoted in disgrace after it marched out of line before a host of international....

only in the British Army... Cool

still, you have to admire how they stick to their regimental traditions.

LazerLordz SG

well, teh quality went down and there was a n00blet rush. Laughing

gd4u SG

I can't get ur tone, u are indicating as a gd thing or a bad one?

comberbache SG

both...a "gd thing" mostly. it's refreshing in a way to see how the British army holds onto its old, sometimes strange, traditions even in the face of modernisation.

Typhoon SG

This strange behaviour is apparently not just cofined to the British. Nils Olav here is a colonel in the Norwegian army. Laughing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Olav

fudgester SG

Shocked Shocked Shocked .....

One of the Madagascar penguins? Mr. Green

tankee1981 SG

Hmm...penguins now...so what can penguins do wif you bring them to battle?Maybe they can do some underwater demolition like the Madagascar penguins holding the dynamites above! Very Happy

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