SG-1 season 10/Ark of Truth

[colmquinn]

I think GK might like Charlene because a young Kylie Minogue was Charlene Robinson in Oz tv show Neighbours back in the 80's

[Reliant121]

Far before my time

[Mark]

Ah yes....young Reliant wasn't even a twinkle in anybodies eye way back so far

[Reliant121]

No I wasn't. My dad was either too busy shoplifting, or being blown to bits in Northern Ireland (his first deployment when he joined the RN). Mum was....well probably helping to fix motorbikes

[Aaron]

Your Dad was in Northern Ireland?

Good man.

[Captain Seafort]

Your Dad was in Northern Ireland?

Reliant's mentioned a few times that his father was in the military. Given that, I'd have been utterly astonished if he hadn't ended up on the streets of NI at some point.

[Sionnach Glic]

Aye, pretty much half the British Army ended up doing a tour up there at one point or another during the Troubles.

[colmquinn]

I heard the british army liked to cycle guys through NI to give as many men as possible the experience of being in that style of "hostile" environment. They learned how to handle the population and worked out tactics etc. - not sure how much it would help in Afghanistan though, those guys seem a whole different kettle of fish.

[Reliant121]

Aye, pretty much half the British Army ended up doing a tour up there at one point or another during the Troubles.

He was in the Navy. By all accounts, I don't even know why he was sent really. What good could a writer by trade, a filing clerk of sorts, do in NI? Yet, there he was.

Wasn't much use to him, after NI he was stationed aboard Frigates. First a Leander, then very short stint on a minesweeper, and finally a Type-22.

[Aaron]

I heard the british army liked to cycle guys through NI to give as many men as possible the experience of being in that style of "hostile" environment. They learned how to handle the population and worked out tactics etc. - not sure how much it would help in Afghanistan though, those guys seem a whole different kettle of fish.

Well it gave the Brits and by extension the Commonwealth a far more realistic picture of how Afghanistan would go then the Americans, who I get the impression from never read their own manuals. Afghanistan lacks anything approaching a government or infrastructure though, which even Ireland had.

He was in the Navy. By all accounts, I don't even know why he was sent really. What good could a writer by trade, a filing clerk of sorts, do in NI? Yet, there he was.

Wasn't much use to him, after NI he was stationed aboard Frigates. First a Leander, then very short stint on a minesweeper, and finally a Type-22.

*shrug* You never know when that stuff will come in handy. Still I always have respect and time for folks who put service over self.

[Graham Kennedy]

I think GK might like Charlene because a young Kylie Minogue was Charlene Robinson in Oz tv show Neighbours back in the 80's

Good lord, how soon they forget. Charlene was the name of THIS guy's rifle...

[Aaron]

Every time I see that scene I think; "someone needs to flog the ammo NCO."

For some reason though, I suddenly want to buy an M-14.

[Tyyr]

You mean you don't all the time?

[McAvoy]

The whole boot camp scene in Full Metal Jacket is great. I only watch that part.