hello there

[Grasshopper MKII]

hello all,
first off im an ozzie seveing in the North West Mobile Force (norforce for short) ive been in it for almost 2 yrs now , i join the site cos i was surfing and u had owr badge so i figered what the hey...

i hope this site is as good as i hope lol

cya

[revwardoc]

Ah so, Grasshopper! You can only enter this site if you can snatch a bean from a Master's hand! Actually, it's no way near that difficult; all you have to do is be weird. God knows we've got enough here to fill that bill.

Welcome to the Patriotfiles!

What do you do with NorForce...besides drag kangaroo carcasses off the road?

[Grasshopper MKII]

The NORFORCE (North-West Mobile Force) is a regiment of the Australian Army. The regiment is one of three Regional Force Surveillance Units employed in the surveillance and reconnaissance mission in the north of Australia.

The regiment's origins go back to 2/1st North Australia Observer Unit (also known as the "Nackaroos"), which was formed in 1942 as part of the defence of northern Australia from the Japanese during the Second World War. The unit was eventually disbanded in 1945.

In the 1970s, the government made the decision to increase the military presence in the far north. As part of this, the Regional Force Surveillance concept was begun, and the first unit was raised from the 7th Independent Rifle Company, based in Darwin. This was renamed as the North-West Mobile Force, or NORFORCE, in 1981. In order to give the regiment an identity, it was decided that, because of the similarities to the NAOU, it would adopt its traditions. NORFORCE's inaugural Commanding Officer was Lieutenant Colonel John George. The NORFORCE's area of operation covers 1.8 million square kilometres, encompassing the entire Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

In 2006, the regiment celebrated its 25th Anniversary by being presented with its first stand of colours.



ok i copyed it but that the low down
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORFORCE

[Grasshopper MKII]

http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/638.png



thats a pic of our A.O

[Bill Farnie]

Welcome to the PF Grasshopper and you shouldn't have any problems snatching the bean from anyone's hand cause we are mostly a bunch of old coots.

[DMZ-LT]

Welcome grasshopper. My Squadron Commander in Viet Nam was LTC Osborn. So where ever we talked about the Squadron HQ we called it OZ and the road leading to the HQ was ............ the yellow brick road. Ever see a platoon all clicking their heels together and yelling " There is no place like home Toetoe !"

[MORTARDUDE]

Welcome aboard !

Larry

[Grasshopper MKII]

thanks ... ya no i think im could very well be the youngest here .... im on 18 ... lol oh well thats for the welcome

[Tina]

welcome here.. these guys are a great group of men and women.. finally someone younger then me :P

[Stick]

<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>We forgive you Grasshoppper even if you are from the North. Happy to have you aboard. Don't be afraid to put in your own two cents or whatever it is down there.
'Bout the only thing I know 'bout Australia is that it was a R and R destination of choice when I was across the pond. You ever been in the States? If not the end of April is a GREAT time to be in the state of Georgia. Leaves are coming out and the flakes all went to the mountain.

[Boats]

Put many a beer away with some Aussie's in Hong Kong - during liberty (64,65 or 66?)- it was a tough night can't recall anything but all us lining up our rick-shaw drivers and racing them all over town.

Do you guys still wear civvies on board ship? Do you still get a rum ration? How long is your first tour of service. Last I heard it was 10 or 12 years.

Welcome aboard.

[urbsdad6]

Glad you found us Grasshopper. Unfortunately, I'm the only normal person here because I wear a tinfoil hat to keep the aliens from reading my thoughts and I'm medicated. Everybody else is just medicated. These folks are darn good people though in spite of their handicap!

Doc Urb

[SuperScout]

Had the privilege of working with the Aussie Cavalry Squadron in Vietnam back in 1967. They were still wearing the 'roo leather boots, resulting in bad cases of immersion foot. I dispatched my platoon sergeant back to our base camp to round up as many pair of US jungle boots as he could "laterally transfer", and to bring them back to our mutual base camp.

The sheer and utter gratitude of the Aussies was manifested in copious amounts of offers of their best beer, and it wasn't "Foster's Lager."

Welcome to PF! We're a strange bunch of folks, with some being much stranger than others.

[revwardoc]

Grasshopper,

Scout brought up a good question: What is the best beer in Australia? Dal, another Aussie, said that if Foster's was any good, it wouldn't be exported; so what brand names of the frothy stuff do you have down there?