Army motto

[waltjnr 5,971]

Just listening to radio and heard on news, about scrapping the army motto "be the best" as some deem it elitist????? What is all that about? Who'd rather have a reasonable good army, a middle of the road army, a half decent army?  Bolloxs to that!  I want the Elite!!  The best in the world!  Stupid twats in an office somewhere, the sort tucking in to a fair trade, gluten free, nut roast on Monday, will be wearing the correct PPE, and have carried out a risk assessment to pull their crackers!  

[walshie 2,804]

The U.S Army motto is "Be the best you can be." Like you, I don't want someone's best attempt, I want the best. Full stop. 

[Meece 1,957]

Wanting and achieving this sometimes isn't always possible or achievable. PS I want to be a spaceman but that ain't going to happen.

[socks 32,253]

The decision has been overturned.......

[stumfelter 3,032]

Can see the recruitment advert now "join the army be mediocre". Doesn't quite sound appealing!

[peterhunter86 8,627]

If your not the best you're dead.

[Baldcoot 2,352]

Back in the day ,when Maggie had bigga balls than most we had to be the best of the best 1 squaddie for every four Russians ,it was the in joke shoot four commies then u can have a fag break .The army,s now smaller than the boy scouts we need the best not someone who was bored and wanted a look see 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 14,558]

47 minutes ago, peterhunter86 said:

If your not the best you're dead.

Not quite but I like the sentiment

“progress not perfection” 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 14,558]

This picture is better than the whole recruiting campaign, “this is belonging” shite 

[ChrisJones 7,973]

The motto should be 2 beers each for 37 men = 49 cases.

[Born Hunter 17,628]

Isn't it more of a recruiting slogan than motto as such? Point stands though.

Now the royal navy has a good motto, if you wish for peace, prepare for war. That's some real gritty ancient philosopher shit that.

[ChrisJones 7,973]

Maybe "Optimum calces, provisum est a minima liciti sunt"

[The one 8,396]

Thought the Army motto is 

If it moves salute it 

if it doesn't paint it 

[ChrisJones 7,973]

So reading into the OP the cost of the 'rebrand' was supposed to be £520,000?

I'd have thought there would be better uses of that kind of money?

[dogmad riley 1,337]

Army motto I heard that made me chuckle is

Stars

The army sleep under them.

The navy navigate by them.

The RAF. Rate hotels by them.