At least our Army is the best in the world.....
14 March 2006, 10:56 AM
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At least our Army is the best in the world.....
Not in Blair's Britain! It seems that even paratroopers - supposedly one of the more premier regiments cant even jump out of planes now, because there arent any planes!
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=377302006
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=377302006
14 March 2006, 11:41 AM
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My cousin's husband was off to Oman as training and working up prior to his tour in Afghanistan. He's based at Catterick and was flying from Brize Norton. His depature date was constantly changed and in the end the Army couldn't provide any transport to Brize Norton, so my cousin had to drive him there otherwise she wouldn't have seen their car again for six months 
14 March 2006, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by richie001
blair is getting them killed in a so called war against terrorism in iraq a pointless war because it was about oil and george bush's sick need for war.
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14 March 2006, 01:47 PM
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British Army - best trained, best disciplined but badly equipped. The Yanks on the other hand have all the shiny kit but no idea how to organise a **** up in a brewery.
14 March 2006, 01:58 PM
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My cousin's husband was off to Oman as training and working up prior to his tour in Afghanistan. He's based at Catterick and was flying from Brize Norton. His depature date was constantly changed and in the end the Army couldn't provide any transport to Brize Norton, so my cousin had to drive him there otherwise she wouldn't have seen their car again for six months
Atleast we won't have anymore of it, now finished in the army and out of this house in May, eventually returning to normal life and no-more moving around all the time.
14 March 2006, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by richie001
Sorry mr bat but i don't see what my age has got to do with this thread its about the sorry mess your armed forces are in.
Using your age in a mildly humorous way as an attempt to explain the reasoning behind your simplistic one-dimensional argument.
14 March 2006, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by alcazar
My eldest came home from work the other day, and asked me if it was true that, just as more of our lads are going to Afghanistan, air cover for them was being withdrawn as the Ministry will no longer fund it.
Anyone know?
Alcazar
Anyone know?
Alcazar
Edit to say:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanista...695677,00.html
· The total number of British troops in Afghanistan will fluctuate over the next few months, peaking briefly at around 5,700 before reducing to less than 4,700 as the engineers building the camps in Helmand and an existing Harrier GR7 detatchment withdraw in July and June respectively.
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14 March 2006, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by richie001
Sorry mr bat but i don't see what my age has got to do with this thread its about the sorry mess your armed forces are in.
14 March 2006, 06:55 PM
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Unfortunately, this Persian excursion whilst conducting American foreign policy has resulted in this overstretch of the Herc fleet but I cannot see why they don't use another platform? What about Chinooks - surely this would be a far quicker way of achieving their training objectives?
Anyway, when was the last time the Paras were ever dropped into a hostile area? Is it really that relevant when there have always been more Royal Marines with parachute wings than actual Para's?
Anyway, when was the last time the Paras were ever dropped into a hostile area? Is it really that relevant when there have always been more Royal Marines with parachute wings than actual Para's?
14 March 2006, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Flatcapdriver
Anyway, when was the last time the Paras were ever dropped into a hostile area? Is it really that relevant when there have always been more Royal Marines with parachute wings than actual Para's?
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14 March 2006, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
British Army - best trained, best disciplined but badly equipped. The Yanks on the other hand have all the shiny kit but no idea how to organise a **** up in a brewery.
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14 March 2006, 09:39 PM
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well i remeber when i was in back in 99 when the sdr happened and we went training with weapons and had too say bang
i thought some 1 somewhere is pissing himself
stuck the forces out for another 3 years then said **** it i aint gonna do the 22 i only did 15
blair is killing the forces aswell as the lads, for a more so called european army
i thought some 1 somewhere is pissing himself
stuck the forces out for another 3 years then said **** it i aint gonna do the 22 i only did 15
blair is killing the forces aswell as the lads, for a more so called european army
14 March 2006, 09:47 PM
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The big red regiment of the US force is bigger than the entire british army.
We should be lucky our boys are only in Iraq where it was a walk in the park where most of the so called soldiers came out with their hands up and have better living conditions whilst captured.
We should be lucky our boys are only in Iraq where it was a walk in the park where most of the so called soldiers came out with their hands up and have better living conditions whilst captured.
14 March 2006, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by AudiLover
The big red regiment of the US force is bigger than the entire british army.
We should be lucky our boys are only in Iraq where it was a walk in the park where most of the so called soldiers came out with their hands up and have better living conditions whilst captured.
We should be lucky our boys are only in Iraq where it was a walk in the park where most of the so called soldiers came out with their hands up and have better living conditions whilst captured.
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Originally Posted by AudiLover
The big red regiment of the US force is bigger than the entire british army.
We should be lucky our boys are only in Iraq where it was a walk in the park where most of the so called soldiers came out with their hands up and have better living conditions whilst captured.
We should be lucky our boys are only in Iraq where it was a walk in the park where most of the so called soldiers came out with their hands up and have better living conditions whilst captured.
this 1 our boys r dieing everyday so i think u shud wake up and smell the napalm m8