15-02-18, 06:53 PM
(15-02-18, 09:18 AM)Robbie8666 link Wrote: [quote author=agricola link=topic=17546.msg275471#msg275471 date=1518547613]
[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=17546.msg275444#msg275444 date=1518517872]
Another one - the army and when ranks retire they are always referred to as "Colonel Mustard-retired" "wing Commander Bird - retired"
How far down the ranks does that go. Are there any "Private Tommy Atkins-retired"?
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I could be wrong. (often am!), but I thought it was that you had to have held a field rank i.e Major or above (or equivalent i.e Lt Commander / Sqn Ldr) if it was Captain RN that's equivalent to Colonel /Group Captain!
most of us rank & file just use Veteran!
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Thats what I thought as well, I guess like everything now its getting watered down.
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