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  • #46
    Originally posted by CS Gass View Post
    But isnt the whole British defence establishment a very traditional institution, the guards units? surely theres no need for the fancy shite of marchin around in mad uniforms, why not axe that? what of the various other units such as horse guards and horse artillery, their very title betrays a conservative mindset

    The household division is the most senior in the BA, Cant ever see them losing the ceremonial role.

    7 Para Royal horse artillery is just a name linked to their past, they are basically the artillery of 16AAbde, they dont do ceremonial or horses. But I can see units being alot more streamlined.

    Can see the RAF reg being absorbed.

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    • #47
      Yes but i was pointing out the strength of conservative feeling the UKs armed forces. If they were as progressive as I think they would need to be to carry out a massive transformation such as you outlined above I think the institutional mindset would have led to the the word horse being dropped, if you catch my drift? ah fiercely forward moving/thinking mindset as opposed to one wedded to tradition

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      • #48
        I can't see it saving a lot of money to be honest?! The commando brigade is more of less self contained, the brigade is still required so no cuts there.

        Possible cuts?:
        Commando Training Centre (some courses could be run by army units and then a specialist phase-eg like the way the paras do it)

        The band (they have a war role to)

        Fleet Protection Group (the job could potentially be done by trained sailors)

        Uniforms (but every corps/regiment has its own in the British Army anyway)

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        • #49
          Originally posted by DeV View Post
          Commando Training Centre (some courses could be run by army units and then a specialist phase-eg like the way the paras do it)
          Para training is done entirely by Para instructors at all stages, albeit at the same locations as other Regiments. The Royal Marines will cling on to Lymphstone for dear life, as as soon as it goes people will start saying "sure Royal Marines are just the same as everyone else", and they'll be gone. While 3 Cdo Bde is on the army list and has army units attached, the Royal Marines are quite insistent that they're the property of the Royal Navy.

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          • #50
            Originally posted by Barry View Post
            Royal Marines are quite insistent that they're the property of the Royal Navy.
            Hard to figure out why

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            • #51
              So that even the lowest sailor has a ruff, tuff bootie to defend him against the Army in pub fights.Or hold other sailors down for "hazing" purposes
              regards
              GttC

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              • #52
                Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View Post
                So that even the lowest sailor has a ruff, tuff bootie to defend him against the Army in pub fights.Or hold other sailors down for "hazing" purposes
                regards
                GttC
                Try telling his family that -

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                • #53
                  Originally posted by CS Gass View Post
                  Hard to figure out why
                  ask any Royal Marine to show you his British Forces ID card - it says in big bold letters across the top:

                  ROYAL NAVY

                  hello sailor

                  our lads always give them a hard time about it and it really winds them up.
                  RGJ

                  ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

                  The Rifles

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                  • #54
                    So if the Royal Navy already has its own army and air force, you you really need the other 2 arms?


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

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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by spider View Post

                      I've been following this case. The trial is part heard now at Winchester and the verdict should be not long off.

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                      • #56
                        Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Post
                        ask any Royal Marine to show you his British Forces ID card - it says in big bold letters across the top:

                        ROYAL NAVY

                        hello sailor

                        our lads always give them a hard time about it and it really winds them up.
                        I wouldn't fcuk with them, all the same...
                        "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)!"

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                        • #57
                          Originally posted by pmtts View Post
                          I've been following this case. The trial is part heard now at Winchester and the verdict should be not long off.
                          I've been following to see whether the Walkabout Bar where the incident took place will be having another spank a student night soon!

                          check the end of the link, I sh1t you not that was the theme in the bar that night

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                          • #58
                            wait until Wed 10 Feb 10 for a formal announcement to be released on the title of this thread.
                            RGJ

                            ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

                            The Rifles

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                            • #59
                              RGJ, going back to your recent post, is it possible that the mysterious friend of yours in the PDF who attended a secret Coy briefing about the Army downsizing
                              Told you all this in the NAAFI and is in fact in your unit and not the PDF? :P

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                              • #60
                                Any hints yet on whats coming out of the bag tomorrow? seems like operation tell everyone leave is cancelled had more leaks than this, an indication it'll be a real shocker maybe?

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