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  • #16
    What about one of the islands on the west coast?


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

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    • #17
      I cant think of any uninhabited island big enough or any inhabited island that would be suitable, though i could be wrong....
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      • #18
        Originally posted by Goldie fish View Post
        What about one of the islands on the west coast?
        Craggy?
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        • #19
          Originally posted by Bam Bam View Post
          Craggy?
          Mite be hard...the west side of that is gone...floated away one night in a storm...
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          • #20
            Originally posted by lil-ears-luke View Post
            Mite be hard...the west side of that is gone...floated away one night in a storm...



            Would conducting such a large scale excerise overseas not be the answer? Or is it not even worth getting into due to logistics, ect?

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            • #21
              Well considering we have major difficulties just moving one platoon by air plus the lack of other logistcal support equipment, such as air transport, I would be ruling it out on that account
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              • #22
                Originally posted by Komsomol View Post
                With the way things are going i'd say we'd be bribing the canadians for joint exercises just so we can use the space.
                Yews they do a have a bit to go with there.
                Talked to an ex Brit lad. They did a joint training ex with the Canadians.
                The training area was vast something along the lines of if you spent two days driving 24hrs a day you might just make it to the other side.
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                • #23
                  Its called BATUS, in Suffield, Alberta
                  Stands for British Army Training Unit Suffield

                  Used for training troops in armoured ops. I have a vido of the Staffords training there, place is huge
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                  • #24
                    i think there was an article in an cosantoir about a BA armoured ex there, about 18 months ago. although maybe i'm mistaken and it was in a british magazine.

                    it does seem a very useful place, though how we could fly a third of the army to canada is another question.

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                    • #25
                      I think you're all missing an important point. Even if you did manage to transport a brigade i.e. the Eastern over to England or Canada for an exercise that means barracks/ATCP duties won't be done.
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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Steamy Window View Post
                        Its called BATUS, in Suffield, Alberta
                        Stands for British Army Training Unit Suffield

                        Used for training troops in armoured ops. I have a vido of the Staffords training there, place is huge
                        Ahuh

                        Originally posted by silverside View Post
                        it does seem a very useful place, though how we could fly a third of the army to canada is another question.
                        Wont happen

                        Originally posted by HavocIRL View Post
                        I think you're all missing an important point. Even if you did manage to transport a brigade i.e. the Eastern over to England or Canada for an exercise that means barracks/ATCP duties won't be done.
                        Good point, but if the army are talking about brigade level exercises then they will have to think about all of these things, unless they want to go the way of the Naval Service. Things are getting mighty stretched in Haulbowline, from what Im hearing they are now beginning to have retention problems.
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                        • #27
                          the problem is manpower

                          how ever are we going to train for these exercise and perform our normal functions

                          ummmmm

                          if we only had a viable reserve that could augment the field units and carry out

                          garrison duties

                          Oh wait we do
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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by hedgehog View Post
                            the problem is manpower

                            how ever are we going to train for these exercise and perform our normal functions

                            ummmmm

                            if we only had a viable reserve that could augment the field units and carry out

                            garrison duties

                            Oh wait we do
                            Quiet you.
                            But in seriousness, the reserve should be able to take up the slack if this did happen, as they have done before.
                            Case in point the EU accession treaty I know that we covered all gaurd duties in barracks to cover the lads that were brought up to Dublin as back up. Dont know if this was in every barracks but it defo happened down my end of the country.

                            But as a point could a reserve element be attached to a brigade level ex?
                            What should said element be, Combatr arm?, Combat Support?, Combat Service Support???
                            If not would we be getting into the realm of purely garrison units and active service units?
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                            • #29
                              why not do both- that is augment the field units and

                              for those who cant get loads of time of work- make available garrison duties

                              not only guards etc- but Gate Policeman duty driver and even orderly room runner

                              I remember in 1985 when there was a big thing on up the border and the FCA were

                              brought in and they were used as line ncos in just day to day running of CBB
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                              Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
                              The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
                              The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
                              The best lack all conviction, while the worst
                              Are full of passionate intensity.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by HavocIRL View Post
                                I think you're all missing an important point. Even if you did manage to transport a brigade i.e. the Eastern over to England or Canada for an exercise that means barracks/ATCP duties won't be done.

                                Hence the new integrated reserve, glorified future bench warmers and maybe one or two medics going overseas.

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