Brownie Elite?

Split from "LOTR"

Exept that I don't know what that is all about; Brownie points? Brownie members?

 

The Brownies are The British Elite fighting force, hand-picked by British Generals from the cream of the SAS. Only about 1 in every 500 SAS men have a chance of even being considered. They earn points based upon time of service, heroic actions and saving people's lives. Thusly, being awarded a Brownie point is very high praise indeed.

Are there any other UK members on this forum that can expand on this? As the 'Brownie' actions are very secret.

 

S.O.E. I am suprised that you seem to know so much about this "closed" organisation. I always assumed that the recruits were chosen by high ranking officials from M.I.6. Not from the regular army. I have heard a rumour that they have been involved in the testing of the top secret new hand-held surface to air missile codenamed "Brownowl".
There was a rumour that the United States were so impressed by this organisation, that they attempted to duplicate it by raising one of their own. However they fudged their first ever mission, and were promptly disbanded, and since then have been known as the "Fudge Brownies".

 

dont foreget the brownies work in iraq and afganistan

 

dave.
I hadn't heard that the Brownies were in Iraq.

I must go and visit their top secret web-site to see if they can confirm this. There isn't usually much there, due it's sensative nature. But I may be at least able to download the new recruits "Oath of Alliegance". I'm sure it's quoted there somewhere.

 

do you guys kno when the brownies were formed i cant find it anywhere

 

dave.
Brownies originally formed in 1914.
Not now regular army as nomeclature is as follows...........
Section = Sixies.
Platoon = Pack.
Commanding Officer = Guider.
Special yellow dress uniforms. Camo gear for active service.
Medals = Badges of honour.Worn on special sash.

Oath of alliegance, taken at enrollment ceremony in presence of reigning monarch.
"I promise that I will do my best:
To love my God,
To serve the King/Queen and my country,
To help other people
and
To preserve the secrecy of the Brownie organisation.

Cap Badge as attatachment below.

 

Roel, I think that this split needs to be put back into the members' lounge.

 

have you heard of the other brownie regiments such as the beavers and cubs

 

Is this not a historic organization?

The members lounge is mostly for informal chit-chat, polls, movies, events of today... Everything with more lasting or more ancient weight is usually put in Non-WW2 History.

 

Well, not really.

 

Look, it was founded in 1914 and played a part in a bunch of wars. That's enough for it to be placed in this section. Why would it, on the other hand, be placed in the Lounge?

 

dont worry he is just trying to keep the organization a secret.

 

Yeah, that's right. And also to save a few blushes in the future.

 

have you heard that they specialise in night operations

 

I understood that their parent organisation was largely against late night operations. Prefering daylight raids.

(Sadly no info on beavers or cubs, I think these were only auxilliaries)

 

im not sure about them either they to my knowlrdge smaller units ofmen but went by the same packs and so on for squads

 

I had heard that the Beavers & Cubs were the training regiments.

 

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The history of the Beavers is only just being released by the British Governments "Freedom of Information Act" Jan.2005, from the few bits of information released it appears that the Beaver Section only recruited person below the height of 4feet 6inches.
Most of these were attached to the Forestry Commission for under cover operations in the Black Forest areas of Germany.
Camoflage was greatly used and many of these small but gallant persons
lost their lives in the course of their duties.
Photographs of this elite organisation are rare, but I have managed to obtain the one below from old friends in the "Beaverbrook" family.

 

Merlin.
Although your picture is obviously a joke (and a good one at that) The info regarding the Beavers is of great interest. Did you get it from the public records office website, or do you have another source. If so, my guess is that it is an "insider", as you were, I believe, a member of the armed services yourself.
I fully appreciate the sensative nature of covert operations, and will not be offended if you feel unsure about posting details of your source.

Best Dave.