Actual Radio Conversation Of A British Naval Ship And The Irish

[ethiostar]

This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation of a British
Naval ship and the Irish, off the coast of Kerry, Oct 95. Radio
conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations. 10 - 10 - 95:

IRISH: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South, to avoid a
collision.

BRITISH: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North, to
avoid a collision.

IRISH: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the
South to avoid a collision.

BRITISH: This is the Captain of a British navy ship. I say again, divert
YOUR course.

IRISH: Negative. I say again, You will have to divert your course.

BRITISH: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS BRITIANNIA. THE SECOND LARGEST
SHIP IN THE BRITISH ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE
DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS, AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT
YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH, I SAY AGAIN, THAT IS 15 DEGREES
NORTH, OR COUNTER- MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF
THIS SHIP.

IRISH: We are a lighthouse. Your call.

:laugh2:
There are some other versions of this floating around. Real or not it is still funny as hell!

 

[trickblue]

The version I always heard was a US Naval Ship and a Canadian Lighthouse...

Funny no matter what version you hear...

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Pretty good one....:laugh2:


The old joke came to mind....

For sale french army rifle.
Never Fired..
Dropped once....

You could also substitute Iraqi and Canadian i suppose as well.:laugh1:

 

[MapleLeaf]

Pretty good one....:laugh2:

You could also substitute Iraqi and Canadian i suppose as well.:laugh1:

...American before Canadian given your country has a long history of deserters.

We know they are always trying to claim asylum in Canada and I personally knew three of them as a young child liviing in small town Saskatchewan.

 

[67CowboysFan]

That made my day. Thank you.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

...American before Canadian given your country has a long history of deserters.

We know they are always trying to claim asylum in Canada and I personally knew three of them as a young child liviing in small town Saskatchewan.

First of all it was a joke.
Lighten up francis.......
[youtube]0OnpkDWbeJs[/youtube]

 

[burmafrd]

Canooks have been top soldiers for a long time.

Ask any guys left from the Devil's Brigade.

 

[MapleLeaf]

First of all it was a joke.
Lighten up francis.......
[youtube]0OnpkDWbeJs[/youtube]

...just for you.

Since 1988 (9) charges were brought up against Canadian soldiers for desertion. (2) were dismissed.

Since 2006 there have been (16) AWOL charges brought to trial for Canadian soldiers. They ranged from missing a parade to being away from unit for (9) days.

On the other hand in the UK there has been over a (1000) deserters since the start of the Iraq war.

In the US there were over 50,000 deserters during the Vietnam war.

Since 2000 there has been over 40,000 deserters with the majority of them from the Army.

Just some information.

 

[YosemiteSam]

...just for you.

Since 1988 (9) charges were brought up against Canadian soldiers for desertion. (2) were dismissed.

Since 2006 there have been (16) AWOL charges brought to trial for Canadian soldiers. They ranged from missing a parade to being away from unit for (9) days.

On the other hand in the UK there has been over a (1000) deserters since the start of the Iraq war.

In the US there were over 50,000 deserters during the Vietnam war.

Since 2000 there has been over 40,000 deserters with the majority of them from the Army. That isn't a slap at the Canadian military, it's a slap at your ignorance of why the numbers are the way they are.

Just some information.

Hey buddy. Canadian military consists of 110,000 active duty soldiers. The American military consists of over 1.4 million.

The US Military had a force the size of Canada's entire armed forces in Afghanistan alone. You know how many Canadian forces where there? 2,500. That's it! No wonder nobody goes AWOL in Canada, most never leave the confines of their living room.

War is a ***** and 95% of the Canadian military has never seen it except on television.

That isn't a slap at the Canadian Military. It's a slap at your ignorance of why the numbers are the way they are. It isn't because Canadian's don't go AWOL as much as US or UK forces.

 

[Rackat]

Hey buddy. Canadian military consists of 110,000 active duty soldiers. The American military consists of over 1.4 million.

The US Military had a force the size of Canada's entire armed forces in Afghanistan alone. You know how many Canadian forces where there? 2,500. That's it! No wonder nobody goes AWOL in Canada, most never leave the confines of their living room.

War is a ***** and 95% of the Canadian military has never seen it except on television.

That isn't a slap at the Canadian Military. It's a slap at your ignorance of why the numbers are the way they are. It isn't because Canadian's don't go AWOL as much as US or UK forces.

You, sir, have a strong pimp hand. :laugh2:

 

[VietCowboy]

Saw this on a local restaurant's wall:

Heaven: where the police are British, the cooks French, the mechanics
German, the lovers Italian, and it is all organized and run by the Swiss.

Hell: where the police are German, the cooks British, the mechanics
French, the lovers Swiss, and it is all organized and run by the Italians.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Saw this on a local restaurant's wall:

Heaven: where the police are British, the cooks French, the mechanics
German, the lovers Italian, and it is all organized and run by the Swiss.

Hell: where the police are German, the cooks British, the mechanics
French, the lovers Swiss, and it is all organized and run by the Italians.

I stole this and put it on FB

 

[Rackat]

I stole this and put it on FB

As did I! LOL!

 

[Yeagermeister]

As did I! LOL!

A friend wants to swap the french cook for a mexican cook lol

 

[Rackat]

A friend wants to swap the french cook for a mexican cook lol

Heheh! I can understand that!

 

[The30YardSlant]

...just for you.

Since 1988 (9) charges were brought up against Canadian soldiers for desertion. (2) were dismissed.

Since 2006 there have been (16) AWOL charges brought to trial for Canadian soldiers. They ranged from missing a parade to being away from unit for (9) days.

On the other hand in the UK there has been over a (1000) deserters since the start of the Iraq war.

In the US there were over 50,000 deserters during the Vietnam war.

Since 2000 there has been over 40,000 deserters with the majority of them from the Army.

Just some information.

Yeah, but the Canadian military in it's entirity couldnt successfully invade Buffalo. The American military is an entire order of magnitude larger than its Canadian counterpart. Additionally, more US servicemen and women experience active war zones every day than Canadians have TOTAL since World War II.

 

[Rackat]

Yeah, but the Canadian military in it's entirity couldnt successfully invade Buffalo. The American military is an entire order of magnitude larger than its Canadian counterpart. Additionally, more US servicemen and women experience active war zones every day than Canadians have TOTAL since World War II.

Who wants Buffalo?









:laugh2:

 

[The30YardSlant]

Who wants Buffalo?









:laugh2:

It has nice snow?

 

[silverbear]

Who wants Buffalo?

In the winter, most Canadians probably consider Buffalo to be a tropical locale...

 

[MapleLeaf]

Hey buddy. Canadian military consists of 110,000 active duty soldiers. The American military consists of over 1.4 million.

The US Military had a force the size of Canada's entire armed forces in Afghanistan alone. You know how many Canadian forces where there? 2,500. That's it! No wonder nobody goes AWOL in Canada, most never leave the confines of their living room.

War is a ***** and 95% of the Canadian military has never seen it except on television.

That isn't a slap at the Canadian Military. It's a slap at your ignorance of why the numbers are the way they are. It isn't because Canadian's don't go AWOL as much as US or UK forces.

...you exhibit has something more to do with the fact you can't understand why the numbers, independent of the percentage, has a trend towards something more disturbing.

The Pentagon released that 7 out of every 1000 US servicemen desert the service.

So in regards to the poster who felt he had to pop off a joke about Canadians being part of a tag for desertion I think he is off base and your retort doesn't even being to explain why the numbers are as they are.

In the most recent global incidents there was no conscription for either the US, UK or Canada. You signed up you know the consequences.

I don't think there is any basis for categorizing Canadians as deserters or otherwise when the percentages or facts don't support it.