What is a grunt, a sparkie, a drop short, a tankie, a ginger beer?
Grunt an infantryman, from the noise they make when they lift their pack Crunchie an infantryman circa 1960 to 1967 Sparkie any soldier from Royal Australian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Drop Short or (b) 9 mile sniper an artillery man, from their worst possible mistake, dropping rounds on you because they fell short of the target (b) from their ability to hit a target from that distance Tankie any soldier in the Armoured Corps, whether in tanks or tracks Ginger Beer any soldier in the Engineers, from rhyming slang
