Marines Pouches
Apr/070
Marines Pouches
Are Royal Marines trained and allowed to carry a sidearm when in theatre or on ops? and if so, what sidearm?
I keep on seeing pictures of Royal Marines only working with the SA80s. Although once in a while I do see them wearing some sort of pouch on their hip and always wondered whether it was the sidearm or something else.
Only Officers are trained with pistols as far as I know.
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Unlike the distinctive history of our armed forces, the history of the currency of the unit varies depending on where you get the information of. Some claim that the unit of currency became during World War I. Others say that its existence began during the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Here are the most recognized version.
During World War 1, American volunteers from all parts of the country filled with the flying squadrons of new formation. Some were wealthy people who attend Ivy League universities such as Yale and Harvard who quit college to join the war. In one squadron, a wealthy lieutenant ordered medallions cast in solid bronze die, with the insignia of the squadron and presented them to his unit. One young pilot placed the medallion in a leather pouch around his neck.
Shortly after acquiring the medallions, on a mission, aircraft pilot, was severely damaged by ground fire, forcing him to land behind enemy lines and quickly captured by a German patrol.
In order to discourage escape, the Germans took all of his personal identification except for the small leather pouch around his neck and carried him to a small French village near the front. Taking advantage of a bombardment of the night, he escaped.
He succeeded in avoiding German patrols and putting on civilian clothes arrived to the front line. With great difficulty, he crossed no-man's land. Finally, bumping into an outpost of France.
Unfortunately, saboteurs had plagued the French in the sector. Sometimes posing as civilians and wore civilian clothes. Not recognizing the young pilot's American accent, the French saw I was a saboteur and ready to run. Just in time the young pilot remembered his money in his pocket.
It was soon demonstrated the currency of their potential executioners, and luckily for him one of his French captors recognized the squadron insignia on the medallion. It delayed its execution time sufficient for resistance fighters to confirm your identity. Instead of shooting him, gave him a bottle of wine.
Back at his squadron, it became a tradition to ensure that all unit members carried their medallion or coin at all times. Since its inception the Air Force and Navy flying units were the only units that had coins represent his loyalty to his squad and promote espirt de corps among its members.
In 1969, following the example of the Special Air Force flying units, Colonel Vernon Green, 10th Special Forces Group (SFG), designed his unit commander and he did die currency Cast and issued to its special forces personnel. Until the mid-1980s, the SFG 10 was the only Army unit for the same coin. Time during currency which the tradition continues with other special forces units throughout the Army.
It was not until Desert Strom / Seal of the coin commanders made it to exist. Commanders need a vehicle to recognize superior performance and devotion to duty, without having to go through "a ton" military paper work. This tradition continued to grow throughout the Army and Navy legtroppers "point in the Air Force and Navy continued tradition of excellence of coins.
THE CHALLENGE
Tradition currency unit has also led to another single military tradition: the challenge coin. As with the currency of the unit, the source of the challenge coin varies but has been traced to the era of the Vietnam conflict.
One of the funniest stories is that the problem stemmed from the currency of the dangerous tradition Special Forces units to carry a ball customized with them wherever they went. When entering a bar, a team member was challenged by his teammates to produce his wounds.
If he had his bullet, then the person who challenged him pay his tab for the rest of the night. If the bullet had not challenged its continuation had to pay for all other beverages.
Boys Will Be Boys, and the passage of time, team members tried to outdo each others to bring much larger devices. Soon, a full range artillery guns and howitzers were brought to the bar. With a primary concern for safety, dangerous ammunition was finally replaced by a currency unit, which served the same purpose for these challenges.
Rules for challenge coins has expanded considerably over the years. Some units take this tradition so seriously that have developed rules on the label challenge coin. (See www.militarycoins.ws target = "_blank"> / Rules.html military coins
The most important rule to remember is that you should have your money with you at all times, whether at work or not because the challenges can be issued at any place and at any time.
About the Author:
Mr Fisher is a Combat Veteran and founder of Militarycoins.ws, to help raise funds to help Our Combat Wounded and their Families during their recovery and rehabilitation by supplying military coins, challenge coins, military patches, flight suit name tags, military scarfs and military hats to the Uniformed Armed Services and the DoD
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - History of the Military Coin - Challenge Coin
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