What does everyone think about the way the RAF REGIMENT operates, their capabilities and weaponry???
The latest unit to be unveiled is the Combat Search And Rescue.
Rumours have it that it will be part Regt part RM, any body heard any thing else??
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The more you sweat in training.............
The less you bleed in battle.
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The less you bleed in battle.
81mm mortar. Gods work!!
PER ARDUA
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I heard it mentioned by "Rockape" i think, he said somthing about it only being a small force of around 30 blokes?rafregtgunner wrote:What does everyone think about the way the RAF REGIMENT operates, their capabilities and weaponry???
The latest unit to be unveiled is the Combat Search And Rescue.
Rumours have it that it will be part Regt part RM, any body heard any thing else??
Rob
Sounds interesting. Their is already a joint Army/RAF Regiment NBC Unit I think. Are the Regiment's standards (BFT & skill at arms) on par with the marines. Even when I was in the ATC years ago not much was known about the RAF Regiment. By the public and people serving in other branches of the arm forces. I think 23 SAS TA has a similar CSAR role. Will they be taking over that role or working alongside them?
The developing UK concept is that the RM will conduct maritime and littoral CSAR, whilst the RAF Regt conducts overland CSAR. The RM will mainly utilise the Commando Helicopter Force aircraft, and the RAF Regt will use the Support Helicopter Force aircraft.
Without going into too much detail here, both organisations are likely to commit a small number of troops to the task, with specialist training in comms, fast roping, etc. Medical support will also be a priority.
It's highly unlikely that either organisation will have full-time CSAR units, as the troops will be sat around a lot, waiting for an aircraft to go down. What's more realistic is that troops will be trained for CSAR, but will be double-hatted, so that they can cary out other tasks.
Without going into too much detail here, both organisations are likely to commit a small number of troops to the task, with specialist training in comms, fast roping, etc. Medical support will also be a priority.
It's highly unlikely that either organisation will have full-time CSAR units, as the troops will be sat around a lot, waiting for an aircraft to go down. What's more realistic is that troops will be trained for CSAR, but will be double-hatted, so that they can cary out other tasks.
They will get fully trained up. And when a live job comes up. A unit with better connections with the politicians will get to gatecrash the event. This is what happened in the Falklands & the Gulf war by some accounts. The SAS's raid on Fortuna Glacia for example. Originally it was meant to have been an Artic & Mountain Warfare Cadre task. But one of the Mountain Troops of 22 managed to pull a few strings even though only a couple of them had glacia experience. 2 Para werent meant to go out there at all but Colonel H managed to pull a couple of favours. And another story going about a few years back. Was that the Greenjackets were going to send a couple of Battalions with 5 Infantry Brigade and even did the build up training for the war. But the two guards battalions got to go instead. They just came off cermonial duty and were not fully prepared. I think one of the doubts on the Royal's forum about the SAS/SBS joint special forces group is that the SAS get first pick at the tasks even when they are not qualified.
