I have just read an old post on this site, and I was REALLY shocked by the insults that were thrown about talking about a fine Corps that I had the honour of serving 19 years in.

I have spent over thirty one years serving in some Army or another. I have nothing but respect for active duty or retired servicemen from whatever arm of whatever army, in what ever capacity or rank, in what ever country and for whatever reasons. I simply ask for the same respect in return.

I left this Elite Corps, after nineteen years service, as a company sergent major (equivalent to a WO2 in the British Army). I had the honour to serve in this corps and alongside as finer bunch of men as you could wish to serve alongside.

I decided not to contact Steve (the owner of XMarks), nor the MOD squad and I also decided not to PM the offenders about this matter as this thread was an old thread, now closed, but still openly available for anyone to read these insults but I just couldn't sit here and do nothing.

So I'm putting this out here. Let slepping dogs lie. Inter service banter is OK, but don't go overboard. Don't insult anybody. You never know who is out there.

Come on, people. We kilties are bigger and better than that, aren't we?

Sorry, Rant Over. It was probably the closeness of Remembrance Day, thinking about fallen comrades, making me over react. Back to your normal program.

Thanks for listening.