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Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Hmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadier Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 I believe this photo is from a series of photos of 4th ID in Normandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Interesting. The use of the words "Sapper" and "Kit" makes me think this is an account by a British soldier. US Army just called them Combat Engineers until recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 WOW, just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 izzat real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 16 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Interesting. The use of the words "Sapper" and "Kit" makes me think this is an account by a British soldier. US Army just called them Combat Engineers until recently. What do they call them now? A lot of good appellations get sent by the boards to be PC. For example, Air Force Global Strike Command just doesn't cut it instead of SAC, IMHO (says he who was SACumsized in 1965 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Now there is a SAPPER shoulder tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 17 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Interesting. The use of the words "Sapper" and "Kit" makes me think this is an account by a British soldier. US Army just called them Combat Engineers until recently. Define recently. We used the term sapper when I was a Ranger back in 92-97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 13 minutes ago, Redwood Kid said: Define recently. We used the term sapper when I was a Ranger back in 92-97 I'm old. 92 is recent to me. In WWII military terminology, the US Army did not use Sapper. The guys with the explosives were Engineers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Just now, Utah Bob #35998 said: I'm old. 92 is recent to me. In WWII military terminology, the US Army did not use Sapper. The guys with the explosives were Engineers. Thanks. Sapper wasn't an official term. They were still engineers. Just unofficially called sappers. Probably something that stuck from UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadier Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Many of the assault units on D-Day trained with Brits or had British instructors. Both 2nd and 5th Rangers trained hard with British commandos, 29th ID Rangers had British instructors and each ID assault teams could have had British instruction. The term Sapper could have been picked up but I tend to agree with Utah Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 12 minutes ago, Redwood Kid said: Thanks. Sapper wasn't an official term. They were still engineers. Just unofficially called sappers. Probably something that stuck from UK? It's official now. Ir's not an MOS, but a qualification. https://www.goarmy.com/soldier-life/being-a-soldier/ongoing-training/specialized-schools/sapper-leader-course.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Wow. Thanks for that. I think those tabs are a bit out of order though haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, Redwood Kid said: Wow. Thanks for that. I think those tabs are a bit out of order though haha. Yeah. http://ar670.com/articles/view/29/combat-and-special-skill-badges-and-tabs/316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Nichols, SASS #6461 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Army airborne still used the term sapper in the early 70's so I donno? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Dutch Nichols, SASS #6461 said: Army airborne still used the term sapper in the early 70's so I donno? Yes it is a current Army term. But it was a British word in WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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