Growth

[gash-hand]

I was in Dublin airport lounge with Kylie Yesterday!!

Ok OK, so I wasn't actually 'with her' , but we were in the same room

Nice ar*e

[jonboy]

Could u smell her?!!!!!!!!!

[gash-hand]

Not as much as I'd like to have been able to , she had these lighweight walking trouser things on as well, and i'm pretty certain she had no nicks on - i though she was probably wearing a g string at first but after a period of detailed examination i couldn't see any supporting evidence .

Nearly got caught perving though, so had to move to a more discrete sofa

[jonboy]

LoL You should of tried to touch her ........ I mean talk to her.

[gash-hand]

I did contemplate striking up a conversation but I'd been up over 24 hours already, plus when she entered the lounge I was sprawled out with my feet all over a table with 2 days of stubble and trying to stuff chocolate wafers in my mouth 4 at a time!! (to relieve the boredon you understand).

I don't think I made the most appealing choice of conversationalist, that added to my later attempts at close target observation just about killed off any last chance I may have had (if I ever had one to begin with )

Still she really does have a very nice ar*e

[El Prez]

Bet it was actually Dawn French, and you were hallucinating! That would explain the absence of knicks, they were in the folds of flesh!

[gash-hand]

I don't feel like my afternoon choccy biscuit anymore..

[Guest]

They are going to increase the numbers but they will only be trained to a lower level certain members will be selected to advance to a harder role no i mean a greater skill level if they have the aptitude. No doubt this was formulated by some Num Nut Parliamentarian Waste of Space Twat Who dosnt realise we have Booties And Para Units

[rabby]

If they are increasing the numbers to make up for increasing commitments around the world, they shouldn't try to build the numbers by making them less able, they should reduce the commitments. Whats the point of having all these men if they arn't trained to the high standard that makes them some of the best fighting men in the world? :fadein:

[Guest]

Like i said rabby why do we have Booties and paras accountants running the country got to make it look good

[jonboy]

Not long after the SAS was formed in WW2, the numbers in the SAS went up to some 2500 personel, and these were the men that set the high standards that what makes the SAS today. My point is, if they are trained to the same level, without standards dropping in the slightest!, surly the more SAS (2000 that was mentioned in earlier posts) men we have the better Britain will be able to cope with the demands it has on her special forces.

[Guest]

Jonboy i couldnt agree more

[famewolf]

If the standards are lowered to take in more people that would be sad. But if the standards are kept in place I don't see a reason why the UK\SF can't be larger. The russians had a huge Special Forces and their standards were good.

Yet it has been proven that at face value lesser numbers mean better operators.

It all depends on the training standards.

My father used to be a Recce and they were THE best LRRP unit in the world up until the mid-eighties.

They were small but elite.

[chunky from york]

Jonboy,

Yes the wartime SAS expanded fairly rapidly before D Day. BUT remember how large the pool of men they could draw from, including French and Belgians who composed 3, 4 and 5 SAS, not to forget the Poles, Checks, Russians etc. etc.

If you look at averages the average of men taken up by the Regiment is probably greater today.

Yes the Red Army had a lot of Spetsnaz, but they were troops 'of Special Designation' and could be compared with the US Rangers, rather than Special Forces, as we specify them.

And yes 22 expanded by an entire Squadron (G Squadron), but they had the Guards Independent Parachute Company plus several other recce personnel who were being 'downsized'. Todays Army is shrinking from non retention, not laying off highly trained experienced soldiers.


The lowering of standards, despite what the Sun might say is not an option.

[Deniable_Operative]

The SAS can only benefit from being increased in size, but not by lowering standards. There are only so many people out there with the right stuff.

As long as they are kept in the same size units, just more of them, rather than larger groups.

The key to the speed of the SAS is in the small groups, highly mobile.