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one person on boards has stated dates received, first weekend, and then a fortnight the following week. Who the hell is that?
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I don't know, thats the way i heard it was running in my unit. A weekend for attestation and lectures and 2 weeks FFT following that.Comment
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Why delay it any longer. If they have passed their fitness tests, medical and security clearance then swear them in and get them training.Comment
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So thatsOriginally posted by DeV View Post
1 pln of recruits to Tpt Coy and 1 pln of recruits to 7 inf Bn?
Makes less sense now.
I thought it was supposed to be same as PDF?
In as recruit and then become what ever as vacancies arose??
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Am guessing that they are allocated unit in advance (not like PDF) but trained centrally by a lead unit (like PDF) ?Originally posted by Saab View Post
Or at least I hope that's the case"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"Comment
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Anyone take part in the PSOPs exercise with the RDF/PDF mixed companies recently?
What did you think of how the integration went?"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."Comment
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From what I heard RDF still "enemy" unit as hithertoComment
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Wrong. Reserve Sub units also provided enemy parties but the main effort of the exercise was putting an integrated PDF Coy with a reserve rifle platoon through an exercise scenario.Originally posted by danno View Post"It is a general popular error to imagine that loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for it's welfare" Edmund BurkeComment
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Correct and right.Originally posted by Come-quickly View Post"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.Comment
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reserve unit was tasked with providing a platoon of exercise troops for the exercise Company and a seperate group of support staff to erect the FOB and act as enemy, barrack duties in the different PDF Bn properties, etc. we were completely integrated into the PDF led Company for the duration and were expected to complete the same tasks to the bet of our ability bar the moving LFTT - we did static LFTT."He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."Comment
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What's static LFTT? A defensive ex?Comment
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Live Fire Tactical Training
our sections advanced to combat up near cemetary hill, an IED Dem went off simulating an attack from a "pre seen" enemy position, we crawled into static firing positions under direction of DS staff and engaged enemy targets under control of section IC's with GPMG and Steyrs with tracer also, there were plates and (i think) saab scanias and a vehicle simulated by a large wooden template cut out. also simulated aerial bombing run by 2 PC9s which were vectored on target by a FOO(?)
the RDF platoon led the company, came under contact and basically created a static firebase letting the other 2 companies (PDF) complete moving LFTT in a company in attack... thats my understanding anyway?Last edited by morpheus; 6 August 2014, 17:57."He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."Comment
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FOO is arty.
FAC is a forward air controllor.They control air assets."Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.Comment
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What's LPC stand for? We had a LPC callsign for coordinating air assets. Can't remember which aerial assets exactly as there was Helo, CAS and MUAV in play.Comment
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