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And here I was thinking it'd be a good thing when they finally won the right to settle in the UK. It would be a real shame if the BA dropped it's Gurkha units, they are some of the toughest and scariest soldiers on the planet and I would definitely not want to be on the wrong side of the trench...

All I can say is, in the falklands campaign when there was a battle at hand that did matter (port stanley) and one that didn't (goose green), the paras got sent to goose green =D ...and proceeded to win 2 VCs. So I guess the point is moot

I have a question about the CFR process. Kind of.. My application is going through as an Infantry NCM as we speak (ever so slowly, of course) because I don't meet the education qualifications for DEO. Assuming that I did absolutely nothing to change that (not the case, but hypothetically) other...

I didn't go see Valkyrie (most decidedly not a Tom Cruise fan) but I am glad someone made a film about the July 20 plot. The perception that the whole german military either blindly or willfully supported Nazi policy is very unfair to a lot of good men. A large portion of the German general...

The Royal Marines will take you until 33, fyi Indeed, at least as an Officer. My Godfather, a current serving Colonel in the CF spent a large part of his career on exchange with the British army and absolutely loved it.

I'd be happy to contribute if there is some way to do so, particularly if you plan to expand the information available past timelines. At the risk of sounding foolish, I'm what I guess you would call an amateur-expert on the desert theatre and the eastern front, particularly from the german side...

I would be loathe to draw conclusions from that. The SAS has a hard-on for being different; they most definitely buy into the "special" forces label

Oh I am fully aware of why it is holding me up and the logic behind it (though in my case it could quite safely be disregarded, were such things done) but it's kind of the straw that broke the camel's back. Even by CF standards, my application process could best be equated to pouring molasses in...

My non life-threatening, easily avoidable shellfish allergy. The best part is, my father had it too and it didn't hold him up one bit when he joined the RCDs 20 years ago >:(