I need to vent....

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Maxy Wrote:Yeah Lloyd, I never realised there was some kinda rivalry between say the RAF and the Para's. I knew a few Marines who thought they were the dogs and would slag off any other form of the services, but didn't get why the animosity started to show it's face when he showed off his tattoo.

Paras think they are the best & they are the best regular unit in the British army. That is why 41% or 61% (can't remember which figure is right) of the soldiers in the SAS come from 1, 2 or 3 Para. They also call anyone who does not wear the red beret "crap hats" & that is normally a quick fight starter when you insult another regiment.

You can't blame yourself Maxy. I spent nearly a decade in the misery of addiction because I blamed myself for my best friends death when he was 18. I have come to accept that I need to be grateful that I did not go out with him that fateful night because I was broke & I would have certainly lost my life that night as well. Does not change the fact that I still feel guilt as I was like his older brother but we were both already fucked up & my decision making was just as poor as his in those days.