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Wings
Worn by two distinct kinds of people:
- Truly the mark of the almighty. Worn in perpetuity by all who've passed P Company and successfully completed the Basic Military Parachuting Course at No.1 Parachute Training School, RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.
- Walts and bullshitters who wouldn't know a parachute from an umbrella. Such individuals should be cast in to the flames of Hades.
- Set of sexual deviancies that an ARRSEr can win wings for once experienced. These include (so far) in order of lowest deviancy to highest ...
- Yellow Wings - First rung on the ladder.
- Red Wings - Slightly iffy and how I got Hepatitis.
- Brown Wings - Male, female and barnyard fowl.
- Green Wings - Facking nails!
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