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  • 225 NCO's to go,118 Officers,157 Ptes.
    9 Inf Bns Current strength 2,800 going to 7 BN's with a strength of 3,300.Inf Bns are gonna be up bodies.I hear extra Platoons in existing companies.
    ISTAR Btys in FAR's.
    ADR going into the FAR's
    No more Cadre in manned Bks.PDF units admin workload now doubled/trebled dealing with RDF units.
    Re-training of INF personnel from closed units as gunners,troopers ,sigs etc.

    PDF promotions due to be announced: ON HOLD TILL SEPT
    "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.

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    • Originally posted by Jessup View Post
      But no murder when that was done with 30 Bn and 3 Bn or the 27 Bn and 29 Bn.
      Thats what having manners will do for you.

      Still surprised by the decision to re form the 7 bn tho.
      Anyone need a spleen ?

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      • Were you waiting for a Rasher Apod?
        September isn't far off, pain in the arse if you've already been waiting months for sure.
        By then a clearer picture will be available of what vacancies exist in the new orbat.


        Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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        • Will all HQ/admins be concentrated in McKee.

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          • Can't believe they're still gonna try and continue the illusion of ever being able to achieve full strength Regiments and Squadron's.

            Ridiculous.

            They need to stop with that shite of still allowing what was formerly B Coy 3 Bn continue to pretend they're an Infantry Coy. Just turn them into an Armour School, running all Mowag and LTAV Courses and be done with it.

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            • Originally posted by Hello Alaska View Post
              Can't believe they're still gonna try and continue the illusion of ever being able to achieve full strength Regiments and Squadron's.

              Ridiculous.

              They need to stop with that shite of still allowing what was formerly B Coy 3 Bn continue to pretend they're an Infantry Coy. Just turn them into an Armour School, running all Mowag and LTAV Courses and be done with it.
              Beter trying to spread it over two than three.


              Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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              • Originally posted by apod View Post
                ISTAR Btys in FAR's.
                ISTAR Bty's?

                Regiment lads do a very specific job as part of the ISTAR concept which they're already trained to do, I realy don't see why they've decided to create "ISTAR Bty's" if there's no framework in place for a larger ISTAR Unit in the DF.

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                • Maybe there is now.
                  Remember it was the people who write the orbat who put forward this reorg.


                  Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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                  • Also, Shatter and DoD need a kick in the ****ing bollocks.

                    When will they decide it may be better for troops to have the news broken to them by their unit, instead of finding everything out on the ****ing news?

                    Dickheads.

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                    • Originally posted by Hello Alaska View Post
                      Also, Shatter and DoD need a kick in the ****ing bollocks.

                      When will they decide it may be better for troops to have the news broken to them by their unit, instead of finding everything out on the ****ing news?

                      Dickheads.
                      Didnt you read the press release, "I am pleased to announce.."

                      I'd love to know what he is pleased about...
                      You're even dumber than I tell people

                      You might have been infected but you never were a bore

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                      • Originally posted by Big Al View Post
                        I'd love to know what he is pleased about...
                        There's less for him to do now.
                        "The dolphins were monkeys that didn't like the land, walked back to the water, went back from the sand."

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                        • Just "doing the math" from the Ministers Speech and unless my calculations are way off, there is an Increase of 422 between the March figures and the proposed figures. So it isn't all bad news.

                          Mar-12 Sep-12 Change
                          DFHQ 275 274 -1
                          Brugha 760 1045 285
                          McKee 663 346 -317
                          Bricins 59 82 23
                          Gormonston 140 148 8
                          Aiken 355 358 3
                          Costume 1067 971 -96
                          Finner 404 491 87

                          Collins 1020 956 -64
                          Kilworth 12 29 17
                          Sarsfield 288 488 200
                          Stephens 351 496 145
                          Mellows 318 496 178

                          DFtc 1417 1371 -46

                          Total 7129 7551 422


                          Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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                          • How do you know someone hasn't?
                            Quite obvious from todays reading that someone has done the hatchet job but stopped short of cutting away the dead flesh.
                            Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe

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                            • Originally posted by ollie View Post
                              Thats what having manners will do for you.

                              Still surprised by the decision to re form the 7 bn tho.
                              This is the second time a PDF unit will be called the 7th bn
                              it will be long, it will be hard, and there will be no withdrawl
                              Winston churchill

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                              • Originally posted by Big Al View Post
                                "reduced resource envelope" who writes this shit and why cant the write in plain english

                                As an ex member of the 7Bn I'd like to welcome our friends from the PDF to the battalion and hope they are worthy of the designation
                                As someone who served for 38 yrs in the 7th, I fully agree with you, Best of luck to both units.
                                it will be long, it will be hard, and there will be no withdrawl
                                Winston churchill

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