Well got the ball rolling on this one. I emailed the RBL using an address listed on their site specifically for claims info, they replied and said they would send me a claim form for a War Pension. I looked up 'War Pensions' on the www and found the rather handy site; http://www.veteransagency.mod ...

Well got the ball rolling on this one. I emailed the RBL using an address listed on their site specifically for claims info, they replied and said they would send me a claim form for a War Pension. I looked up 'War Pensions' on the www and found the rather handy site; http://www.veteransagency.mod ...

Interesting to read others experiences.

I left the Army with what they described in my final medical as Noise Induced Deafness, in 1996. Since then it has been diagnosed as tinitus, probably no difference other than the terms used. Its the same thing to me, constant ringing in the ears and ...

Interesting to read others experiences.

I left the Army with what they described in my final medical as Noise Induced Deafness, in 1996. Since then it has been diagnosed as tinitus, probably no difference other than the terms used. Its the same thing to me, constant ringing in the ears and ...

So long Cowboy



Played Jesse

So long Cowboy



Played Jesse

A correction to my previous; The tank was one mile away, the aircraft was an F14 at 500 feet ordnance was a 'Maverick'.

Given that the F14 is a two seater aircraft and looking at the basic facts available to us its still hard not to suspect that carelessness played a part.

A correction to my previous; The tank was one mile away, the aircraft was an F14 at 500 feet ordnance was a 'Maverick'.

Given that the F14 is a two seater aircraft and looking at the basic facts available to us its still hard not to suspect that carelessness played a part.

I totally agree with that. Its just that these circumstances cannot be applied by default to all cases.
In the most recent incident involving the Kurdish and US SF convoy the F15's who engaged circled for some time before striking. They were called in by the US SF Officer on the ground to engage an ...

I totally agree with that. Its just that these circumstances cannot be applied by default to all cases.
In the most recent incident involving the Kurdish and US SF convoy the F15's who engaged circled for some time before striking. They were called in by the US SF Officer on the ground to engage an ...

I'm tiring of hearing the 'fog of war' explanation for blue on blues. I readily accept that in some cases this is a factor in the cause of the incident. However it is in no way a 'blanket' excuse. Each incident should be fully investigated independantly and lessons learned.

The case of a challenger ...

I'm tiring of hearing the 'fog of war' explanation for blue on blues. I readily accept that in some cases this is a factor in the cause of the incident. However it is in no way a 'blanket' excuse. Each incident should be fully investigated independantly and lessons learned.

The case of a challenger ...

Journalist on the radio this morning reporting on what was described as a 'bizarre' press conference on the roof of a hotel by the Information Minister whilst 300 yards away US Soldiers are engaged in street fighting. Minister claims he will take journo's on a bus tour downtown to show where they ...

Journalist on the radio this morning reporting on what was described as a 'bizarre' press conference on the roof of a hotel by the Information Minister whilst 300 yards away US Soldiers are engaged in street fighting. Minister claims he will take journo's on a bus tour downtown to show where they ...

The BBC payroll is almost entirely populated by Independant and Gaurdian readers. Their constant naysaying and negativity and blatant anti-war stance is, considering the 'unique' way they are funded, quite criminal at a time like this, or anytime really.