Many years ago,
I was doing my military training and we had all been discussing ideas on how to pull off a stunt to be remembered. Our drill instructor, who was also the highest ranking officer in barracks at that time was finally given a new Land Rover after months and months of whinging. There it was, shiny new, royal blue 110.

About a day or two later, under the cover of darkness, two of us decided to nick it. So what to do with it? Obvious really, we took it to the motor pool and sprayed it bright pink, then took it back where we found it.

We were all awoken rather earlier than usual and made to go outside as we were, and it was winter. We all went out to the playground where a rather irritated and somewhat annoyed c/o was shouting and demanding answers.
Nobody said a word and the vehicle was sent back to the motor pool to be restored to it's former colour and we all lost a weekend leave so or best laid plans had sort of backfired on us a bit.

Turned out fine in the end though. Two days later we were playing games on Dartmoor. After a nice ramble in the countryside we got back to our rv and there it was. The 110 and our c/o just getting out. While he was having a little chat with us the heavens opened and it pissed down. What he hadn't realised was when it was taken back for re-spray, it was coated in a water based royal blue paint and slowly began to run revealing firstly a nice pink roof before looking like a zebra which had been for a swim in strawberry yogurt.
We lost another 2 weekend passes for that. Tits up or what?
(chb3 Read my lips. See my profile. See me talk., Tue 8 Dec 2009, 17:06, 5 replies)

I thought the tought guys drove pink?
Surely he should have been flattered that you thought him worthy of the unit who dare to win?
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Tue 8 Dec 2009, 17:21, closed)

Good call.
I raise you though dismantling a said Land Rover 110 into component parts - Wheels off, seats out, doors and bonnet off (back door would not come off...) dash and trim out, and all laid out in next parking bay in nice synchronisation.
( Tesco Quality 60.825659, -0.788337, Tue 8 Dec 2009, 19:20, closed)

A lighted cigarette butt
was thrown outta our barracks dorm window and landed on a soft-top 110.

The whole section was fined to pay for the damaged roof, pay for the new roof, and fined for throwing cigarettes out the window.

75 squids each.
( The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Tue 8 Dec 2009, 19:22, closed)

Nitpick
Drill instructors are NCOs, not officers.

Carry on.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 9 Dec 2009, 10:14, closed)

Really?
so what does the 'o' stand for?
( The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Thu 10 Dec 2009, 7:14, closed)