Fighting the orange Dastardly Force's. ( they only seemed to come out during 1st light up until it got dark )
This let us come in for admin Hic Hic. Any way getting back to the tale. Its very very early in the morning, all is quite except in the rookery camp as preparations for the days task are being made. That's -kit checked , ammo ( well blanks ) issued and loaded, cam-cream applied , orders given, etc. etc. you all know the score.
The most important order of the day is the PASSWORD. Today'Todayss was RED-------INDIAN.
Now alls Finished and men disappear into the early darkness going out to there OP . Now we are on a site with the RAF and there is a duty officer who this night is not a rockape. He is though very keen to do his bit and protect us from those Dastardly orange Forces. At this time he is doing his camp patrol on HIS OWN in the dark around the site.
He hears a noise-----------stops-------listens------------- hides behind tree------------draws his pistol----------------------------wait's--------closer-------OUT HE JUMPS------HALT-------WHO GOES THERE he says, FRIEND 2 rockapes say, Its password time thinks the officer, RED-INDIAN he shouts at the 2 rocks (no points for spotting his mistake ) there was a pause , then a voice boomed AH ************ OFF we always dress stupid on exercise , and carried on walking by to a very stunned officer. By the time he had recovered himself they had gone and he received great balls of laughter in the CP when he reported it to the Comdr..