ADT

[Shrek The Royal]

Just found out this morning of one of my oppo's that Air Defence Troop looks like being disbanded by next year, another money saving tip from Mc'donalds! This is the first i have heard of this things were going well for ADT with the chuck up we had in Afghan, it was going to form the foundations of India company for future Ops.Its gone from one extream to the other.

There is also rumours of the AE's going as well.

[harry hackedoff]

Who is going to get the AD gig then mate?
Surely not the crabs

What happened with my buz about pixelated cam, Shrek?
Are you wearing a RM-specific cam as per the USMC marpat yet?
And who is that burd in the "Mick Jagger`s Lips" vid?

[Shrek The Royal]

Nothing as yet with the new rig, drafted back to Lympshfitz after to leave so may find out some more about that then from blokes in the know.

Refrence the bird in the vid i forgot about that who knows, mabey some wren been round one two many bootnecks.

[RA_Tom]

Definitely not Crab Air...

"In July 2004 it was announced that the role of providing Ground Based Air Defence was to be transferred to the Army and the four Royal Air Force Regiment Rapier squadrons (15 Sqn; 16 Sqn; 26 Sqn and 37 Sqn) are to be disbanded.

The phased timings associated with this phased programme will allow the Army’s Royal Regiment of Artillery to take over the overall UK Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) in a progressive manner."

http://www.armedforces.co.uk/raf/listings/l0041.html

Basically a response to the overall lack of enemy/potential enemy aircraft! Although I believe the Iranians have some fast jets that Saddam lent them during the first Gulf war, which they forgot to give back. Oh hang on, my mistake, the Iranians arent the enemy.

[harry hackedoff]

The whole idea of the Corps is that it provides organic support to itself at every level. ADT being removed is another example of Perce getting Whitehall to chip chip chip. It`s a bad thing as far as I can see.

Shrek, what gig are you doing at CTC?
Besides fanny magnet/stacks rate obviously

[Shrek The Royal]

No idea yet fella, i would like to go back down the All Arms again, however we shall see.

I think you are right refrence the corps, we are suppost to be self sustained how can we do that if all these branches are disapearing, now Pay as you dine is coming as well means the chefs could find them selves unemployed as well, it sounds to me like cogs are in motion and this may be the start of the corps evolving into something else what with the man power shortage as well, it wont be long before we are nothing more than just another infantry unit.

[harry hackedoff]

Guys in SB would agree with you there mate
When were you on the All Arms, btw

Look on the up side mate, Deer Leap, Sams, KFC in Execeter

You love it

[harry hackedoff]

it wont be long before we are nothing more than just another infantry unit.

Like 1 Rifles, you mean

[Shrek The Royal]

I was down the AACC at the end of 05 to about March 06, I mega enjoyed it down there, a lot of lads hate Lympstone as a draft i think its a great draft, mabey its just the stigma you attach to the place after training that makes lads hate it.

[druadan]

Heyup Shrek, back in one piece then?

Oppo of mine went home a bit early to go on course, thought it was Air Defence? Done somewhere near Warminster? If I have got the right course, seems odd they're still running courses if they're disbanding it...having said that god only knows how pusser thinks

[harry hackedoff]

[Shrek The Royal]

Yeah they are still running the courses, its not getting disbanded untill next year. The 2's are running as well including JCC/SCC for those that have been picked up.