Further to Mike's post many of those terms where applicable in my time 74-81. I remember also Official Rec (Recreation) Rig (Blazer/Paravucini with white shirt) and Unofficial Rec Rig, which was the same but with the option of a solid coloured shirt. If my memory serves me correctly this was worn when leaving the College to go to the Village only. House ties with Unofficial Rec Rig and College tie with Official Rec Rig I think. Needless to say shoes where black and always polished.
Mastering what to wear, when to wear it and what to call it was one of the many early challenges of life at Pangbourne.
Steve Davis 74-81
We must not forget "Lids" for caps, "Grids" for bicycles, "Crystal" for what was the Loo - now the Library), "Mush" for a recent starter at the College, "Nervy" for an obstreperous junion cadet, "Congers" for Sunday service practice held on Tuesdays (I think), "Gobbo" for the mess hall steward and "Gobbo Duty" for those cadets who had to assist in the Mess Hall.
-- from David Nicholson (64-68)
I remember the use of the word “peg” to describe the court martials we had, administered by the Cadet Officers (C.O.`s).
You either got “cuts” (caned), or C.P. (corrective punishment).
New cadets were called “mushes”, (pronounced mooshes). You were generally a “mush” for the first two terms at the college.
The community areas in the divisions were called “gun rooms,” and there were senior and junior ones.
The dining hall was the “Mess Hall.”
From Hesperus we “doubled” across the parade ground to get to it.
Your cap – no berets in those days – was your “lid.” With the sides of the “lid” pressed down, we could get the back of it to stand up, which was the “duck`s ass!”
Uniforms were referred to as “No. 1`s” and “No. 2`s.”
Cap covers of course were “lid covers.”
If I remember more, I`ll be in touch. You probably have all this already, but just in case.........
Richard Binstead (1967 – 1971).