Positive thinking thenTab wrote:Look we may be good, but we are to small to be really effective, our weapons and most of our kit is either obsolete or worn out or both. We have to few reserve forces. Now with out the back up and numbers we remain just a good little army and that is all.
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The British Army is the best in the world at present. We have the experience, traditions and most of all regimental pride and will to be the best (without being overly macho about it) which makes for great soldiers - great infantry soldiers anyway.
However, every year we seem to have less and less soldiers. Reserve soldiers are meant to be a backup force, however almost 50% of the force in Iraq is now made up from TA with more on the way. Some of my TA mates (infantry soldiers) have even gotten compulsory call up, which is meant to be used only in times of national crisis (e.g. world war 2)
The British Army is stretched to absolute capacity and the reserves are already used. If the s**t really hits the fan, we're gonna be f****d.
It seems to me the government can find hundreds of million ££s to spend on projects such as the millenium dome but when it comes to small things like issuing sas smocks, sorting out ratpacks or giving susats to supporting arms they can't afford it.
There's an ex para where I work and he was telling me the other day that he thinks the army has gone "gay".
This is what happens when hippies get into the system of government.
Mat.
However, every year we seem to have less and less soldiers. Reserve soldiers are meant to be a backup force, however almost 50% of the force in Iraq is now made up from TA with more on the way. Some of my TA mates (infantry soldiers) have even gotten compulsory call up, which is meant to be used only in times of national crisis (e.g. world war 2)
The British Army is stretched to absolute capacity and the reserves are already used. If the s**t really hits the fan, we're gonna be f****d.
It seems to me the government can find hundreds of million ££s to spend on projects such as the millenium dome but when it comes to small things like issuing sas smocks, sorting out ratpacks or giving susats to supporting arms they can't afford it.
There's an ex para where I work and he was telling me the other day that he thinks the army has gone "gay".
This is what happens when hippies get into the system of government.
Mat.
