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I was in Hollywood from 82 to 83, but I still have my best memories of my time in the military when I was in Vic and roaming the streets with my buddies. Anyone know if Sgt Major Scott is still alive? Now there was a lifer.

   

Would that be Bert Scott?

   

Was the 3rd until 84 when I went to the Airborne. CSM Scott should have suffered the same fate as his dog!

I was in Charlie company then, who were you with?

   

Hey I was with A company and met Sgt Majors pace stick a few times. Once for having a leak on his mailbox on the way back from the Halfway House.

   

I had heard about the dog. Couldn't believe it when I was told about it. I was at the Infantry School in Gagetown by then. I knew something was going to happen to get him in trouble because of the drinking.

   

I think that was his first name but I don't really remember anyone saying it.
All I remember was a man that loved to think he was terrorizing the troops. He laughed his butt off one day when I walked in 8 hours awol after getting too drunk in the Gorge and then sobering up and finding myself in Vancouver. After he yelled at me for 10 minutes he started laughing and couldn't stop. He kicked my escort out of the room for laughing along with him.

   

If it is, then he retired in Wainwright. He's the rep for the PPCLI Ass'n.

   

I was in A Coy headquarters with CSM Scott during those crazy times (81-85). We called him Johnny Rotten.

Bert Scott (Warrant)brought me through during Battle School. Different man and very well liked.

I had close quarter contact with Johnny Rotten on a few adventures like on the West Coast Trail and in Wainwright banging around in the back of AVGP's. He was gruff but very competent and had a perverse sense of humor which most of the troops didn't get to see.

I personally witnessed the dog incident. I had just been at the Sergeants mess on extras cleaning up. Johnny had a habit of tying the dog to his rear bumper while in the Sergeants mess and forgot to check that night. I was walking back to the shacks and Johnny drove by with the dog still attached to the bumper. The dog was still running at that point. The dog (german shepherd)went from a dead sleep to 50 kms/hr.

It survived and was in his office the next day a little torn up but alive.

   

I wonder if you would remember me or I you. I was there with guys like Pete Haldiman, Mcpls Currie, Overton, Dave Casey, Andy Anderson, and others. Do you remember any of them?

   

Yeah, I went through battle school with Dave and taught Andy how to party...

   

I don't think anyone could teach Andy how to party. He was a party in a bottle. Didn't matter what day of the week or what occasion he would invent one. Awesome people awesome times for sure.

Do you know of Dave's where abouts? I have been trying to find him for quite a while. But too many Dave Caseys in the phone book. I am trying to guess who you might be. Were you there when private Cannon got charged for having a fully dressed hamburger bun under his sheets during inspection or when Glass escaped from the looney bin and showed up during a bug out in his shower cap and hospitol gown. S Mjr Scott went ballistic and couldn't stop laughing, he didn't know wether to be pissed off or enjoy the moment. I think it was for a possible move of our Battalion to the Falklands while Canada was deciding on whether or not we would send troops to work with the British. I think they told us they didn't need us. But the incidents were funny.
hmmm. Ernie Augot, Avery Jones, Damn is there a place I can go to see who was in my company at the time I was there? I am rambling too. Gotta go I am working, NOT!

   

Just enjoying the nice conversation here.

As you were, gentlemen, as you were.

   

Hey Bart were you there too?

   

No, in 82 I was in boot camp at Pendleton and in 83 I ended up in rehab. I think I'd much rather have been getting a new orifice installed by Sarmaj'r Scott than having a new knee installed by Dr. Mitchell.

   

Hey buddy,

I remember you , cannon, glass, bouchard, ford etc. I lived next door to abu (avery jones), bowe and melnichuk. Ben Mangos, Tamminga etc. I went through basic with Ernie Augot as well...

Check out the ppcli forums website. There are a lot of the old 3rd herd there...

   

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