First time....getting Marilyned.

**Chas** · 23rd July 11, 04:06 AM

Maybe it is a UK v US thing, or maybe times have changed, but when I was in the Royal Air Force such actions, while not welcomed would not be un-expected.

We slept in 20 man barrack rooms; showered communally; toileted in almost plain sight. We would know if someone went regimental or not.

You are after all on a military establishment in the middle of an active war zone, not in a public high street and the person concerned was not people, he was a fellow serviceman.

Sorry, but I think that you protest too much.

Regards

Chas

**Pleater** · 23rd July 11, 04:15 AM

hmm - maybe just raise an eyebrow and enquire 'What were you hoping for?'

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**dutchy kilted** · 23rd July 11, 04:30 AM

It has happened to me a few times, usually done by drunk women. I think most of us expect it, unfortunately, since the kilt does attract attention.

I would guess since you are in a really nasty place right now your comrade "flipped you off" more as a stress reliever than anything. I'm sure your 1SG noticed and will deal with it.

Always have a good supply of comments waiting for the next time someone does it.

Stay safe!

**OC Richard** · 23rd July 11, 04:54 AM

It happens all the time to pipers, when marching about in a crowded pub.

Yes the culprits are always drunk women.

Trouble is, when you're playing the pipes you don't have your hands free to fend these people off. Plus they tend to do it from behind so you never see who did it.

But in 35 years of piping never has a man done that to me.

**Kintail's Lost Now Found** · 23rd July 11, 04:58 AM

Thanks for the replies, I guess I'll just have to be on the lookout for drunken women and the service men of the RAF.

**Jack Daw** · 24th July 11, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Plus they tend to do it from behind so you never see who did it. But in 35 years of piping never has a man done that to me.

OCR, if some do it from behind and you never have seen them, how do you know none were men?

**davidlpope** · 23rd July 11, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by Chas

Maybe it is a UK v US thing, or maybe times have changed, but when I was in the Royal Air Force such actions, while not welcomed would not be un-expected.

We slept in 20 man barrack rooms; showered communally; toileted in almost plain sight. We would know if someone went regimental or not.

You are after all on a military establishment in the middle of an active war zone, not in a public high street and the person concerned was not people, he was a fellow serviceman.

Sorry, but I think that you protest too much.

Regards

Chas

I'm just surprised they allow you out of your cammies!

**Highlander31** · 24th July 11, 06:38 PM

Every guy on my team would have pulled that stunt. Jokes were part of the way we blew off steam, and a proper response was sure to follow. We worked a four team rotation, and the downtime could get a little interesting to say the least.

**Mark Stephenson** · 24th July 11, 07:02 PM

You did exactly the right thing to keep your cool -particularly with the 1st Sgt their. The 1st Sgt's presence makes the behavior in question his/her problem, not yours. I also think you did the right thing to vent with the rabble as a healthy way of getting it off of your chest.

Stay safe, my friend.
- Mark (USAF, Ret)