When PW Botha AKA The Big Crocodile enlisted young foreigners in South Africa’s armed forces he was expecting the heroic descendants of Vasco Da Gama, Winston Churchill and Field Marshall Rommel.

Instead, he got Sapper Soutpiel an asthmatic, short-sighted, brandy-swilling punk rocker who thought the army might be a jol.

Follow Soutie as he learns how to steal socks, forge signatures, dropkick helmets and bite his bed linen.

Can his testicles survive the freezing Free State, will he ever get a stripe and will The Big Crocodile let him stay at his holiday home for the night.

Welcome to the crazy world of Sergeant Snor, Corporal Baby Face, Major Rabid, Suggsy, Sneezer, Slab, Baobab and a former Miss World.

Moenie vir my loer nie troep. Buy the blerrie book. Links, regs, links, regs.

Not recommended for angry PF’s with a heart condition.

Categories Non-fiction South Africa

Tags Sapper Soutpiel Soutie and the Big Crocodile