The British Military Open Encyclopedia - ARRSE-Pedia. Back to British Army Rumour Service Home
Difference between revisions of "Lance"
Buck Felize (talk | contribs) (Categories & content added) |
m (fiddle) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
*Archaically, a long, pointy stick wielded from the back of a horse - superseded by the bayonet - and a defining attribute of various Christian Saints (St George, St Barbara, and St Michael among others)when represented in art. | *Archaically, a long, pointy stick wielded from the back of a horse - superseded by the bayonet - and a defining attribute of various Christian Saints (St George, St Barbara, and St Michael among others)when represented in art. | ||
| − | *[[Gay]]-looking nuclear missile system operated by 50 Regiment RA during the 1970s & '80s. Launched from a tracked rubbish skip. | + | *[[Gay]]-looking nuclear missile system that replaced the [[Honest John]], operated by 50 Regiment RA during the 1970s & '80s. Launched from a tracked rubbish skip. |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-52_Lance Lance] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM-52_Lance Lance] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [http://members.aol.com/missilereg/Pagerole.htm 50 Regt] | ||
[[Category: Ranks and Appointments]] | [[Category: Ranks and Appointments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:55, 21 April 2007
Arguably, it simply means, "temporarily performing the duties of."
- Lance Bombardier - Temporarily performing the duties of a Bombardier on the way to becoming a Bombardier when one can then instruct another L/Bdr to, "temporarily perform the duties of...."
See also: Corporal, Lance Corporal, Lance Sergeant
- Archaically, a long, pointy stick wielded from the back of a horse - superseded by the bayonet - and a defining attribute of various Christian Saints (St George, St Barbara, and St Michael among others)when represented in art.
- Gay-looking nuclear missile system that replaced the Honest John, operated by 50 Regiment RA during the 1970s & '80s. Launched from a tracked rubbish skip.
