Whole units to be lost in army cuts


Military | 206967 hits | Jun 08 2:53 pm | Posted by: Newfy
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Defence secretary Philip Hammond said he was not abandoning regimental system

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  1. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:36 am
    It's strange how life just keeps repeating itself. I just read about this very thing. The only difference was that the ministers name was Haldane and it happened just before WWI.


    In December 1905 Haldane was appointed Minister of War, a post he retained until 1912. Haldane used his portfolio to institute a series of vital military reforms, including the creation of the Territorial Army (many of whose units went off to war as part of the British Expeditionary Force), the Officer Training Corps and Special Reserve, in addition to the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). He also effected great strides in the provision of army medical and nursing facilities.

    When war arrived in 1914 it was largely thanks to Haldane's earlier planning that the BEF was able to mobilise for war as quickly as it did.

  2. by Thanos
    Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:03 am
    Mothballed fleet, permanently grounded Harriers, massive troop cuts. How's that austerity thing working out for ya, Britain? Bloody insane way of thinking IMO. :|

  3. by avatar GreenTiger
    Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:15 am
    I agree with Thanos in that this short sighted penny pinching as in WW I is going to bite the UK in the ass one day as it did then.

  4. by avatar Newfy
    Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:14 pm
    I've already managed to avoid one round of redundancies which I was eligible for, although I wonder now if I should have taken it now. 40k tax free would be nice right about now!

  5. by avatar Guy_Fawkes
    Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:24 pm
    The aussies might hire ya if you do pull pin.

  6. by Nuggie77
    Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:00 pm
    There is talk of eliminating the "Black Watch" from the regular Army and further almagamating within the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

  7. by avatar bootlegga
    Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:13 pm
    Geez, you'd think with all the griping Argentina is doing over the Falklands of late that the military would be spared somewhat - short-sighted planning on the part of the government if you ask me.

  8. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:29 pm
    Gutting the military is always the first step to starting a war. No nation has ever been attacked because it was too strong.

  9. by avatar GreenTiger
    Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:06 pm
    Just what the Argies are hoping for.

  10. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:07 pm
    "GreenTiger" said
    Just what the Argies are hoping for.


    Probably right.

  11. by avatar CanadianODST
    Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:55 pm
    FIGHT, FIGHT.... fight?

  12. by avatar 2Cdo
    Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:24 pm
    "Guy_Fawkes" said
    The aussies might hire ya if you do pull pin.


    That's an awful big might. I looked into that a few years ago and was a couple of months over their age cutoff and there was zero flexibility when it comes to age.

  13. by avatar Gunnair Gold Member
    Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:38 pm
    "2Cdo" said
    The aussies might hire ya if you do pull pin.


    That's an awful big might. I looked into that a few years ago and was a couple of months over their age cutoff and there was zero flexibility when it comes to age.

    Betcha corporate militaries like Blackwater are still hiring.

  14. by avatar bootlegga
    Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:43 pm
    "Gunnair" said

    Betcha corporate militaries like Blackwater are still hiring.


    I believe they are called XE now...



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