British Military Current Events

[dimsum]

Cor Blimey...

What - did they get a Housing Differential too?



But seriously - wow. That is not good.

 

[FJAG]

Capt Knapton is first ever female Paras officer to earn maroon beret

The Paras' first ever female officer Captain Hannah Knapton (pictured) earned her coveted maroon beret after passing the regiment's exhaustive entry tests yesterday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[daftandbarmy]

Poor thing... she's a footballer. Clearly not Officer material.

This will likely not end well for her, and not because of her gender.

Glass half full: at least the Train Spotters in the Mess will have someone to slag now

 

[FormerHorseGuard]

Carl G is going to the UK, on tour?

Britain, NATO order Saab’s Carl-Gustaf weapons

The British, and alliance nations more broadly, need to replace thousands of anti-armor weapons donated to Ukraine.

www.defensenews.com

 

[GK .Dundas]

Poor thing... she's a footballer. Clearly not Officer material.

This will likely not end well for her, and not because of her gender.

Glass half full: at least the Train Spotters in the Mess will have someone to slag now

Her harshest critics of course will be primarily those whose military experience consists of many years playing Medal of Honour.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Her harshest critics of course will be primarily those whose military experience consists of many years playing Medal of Honour.

My guess is that she will not command a platoon and they will fast track her to a Bde HQ type position.

 

[daftandbarmy]

My bold, but it would be considerably less squalid if they were made to clean their quarters properly... looks like a leadership failure to me

EXCLUSIVE King's guards forced to live in squalor: Inside the rat-infested royal barracks where soldiers who protect Charles III endure conditions 'worse than prison'​

• EXCLUSIVE: WARNING: GRAPHIC - Photos show Wellington Barracks conditions
• From urine-soaked floors, dead birds in the corridor and rubbish piled in rooms
• One former Coldstream Guard described the base a 'worse than a British prison'

These are the disturbing images that reveal the squalid conditions Royal guards have to endure at one of Britain’s most prestigious army barracks.
The graphic photographs of piles of litter, blocked, filthy toilets and leaky appliances were taken inside the iconic Wellington Barracks, which is just 300 yards from Buckingham Palace and is home to five of the army’s most high-profile regiments: The Coldstream, Grenadier, Irish, Scots, and Welsh Guards.

The soldiers have had the duty of protecting the Sovereign and the Royal Palaces from 1660 to the present day, their soldiers photographed by millions of tourists from around the world as they stand on guard outside Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace dressed in full military regalia.

Vile conditions Royal guards forced to live in are 'worse than prison'

EXCLUSIVE: Graphic photographs of piles of litter, blocked, filthy toilets and leaky appliances were taken inside the iconic Wellington Barracks, which is just 300 yards from Buckingham Palace

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Kirkhill]

My bold, but it would be considerably less squalid if they were made to clean their quarters properly... looks like a leadership failure to me

No joke! No lie!

 

[dapaterson]

"Rubbish piled in rooms" is a good reason for some junior leaders to be relieved.

 

[GR66]

My bold, but it would be considerably less squalid if they were made to clean their quarters properly... looks like a leadership failure to me

Absolutely. Don't want to live in squalor? Pick up your crap and don't piss in the bloody lift!

 

[Furniture]

My bold, but it would be considerably less squalid if they were made to clean their quarters properly... looks like a leadership failure to me

EXCLUSIVE King's guards forced to live in squalor: Inside the rat-infested royal barracks where soldiers who protect Charles III endure conditions 'worse than prison'​

• EXCLUSIVE: WARNING: GRAPHIC - Photos show Wellington Barracks conditions
• From urine-soaked floors, dead birds in the corridor and rubbish piled in rooms
• One former Coldstream Guard described the base a 'worse than a British prison'

These are the disturbing images that reveal the squalid conditions Royal guards have to endure at one of Britain’s most prestigious army barracks.
The graphic photographs of piles of litter, blocked, filthy toilets and leaky appliances were taken inside the iconic Wellington Barracks, which is just 300 yards from Buckingham Palace and is home to five of the army’s most high-profile regiments: The Coldstream, Grenadier, Irish, Scots, and Welsh Guards.

The soldiers have had the duty of protecting the Sovereign and the Royal Palaces from 1660 to the present day, their soldiers photographed by millions of tourists from around the world as they stand on guard outside Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace dressed in full military regalia.

Vile conditions Royal guards forced to live in are 'worse than prison'

EXCLUSIVE: Graphic photographs of piles of litter, blocked, filthy toilets and leaky appliances were taken inside the iconic Wellington Barracks, which is just 300 yards from Buckingham Palace

www.dailymail.co.uk

I find it shocking that between the five regiments stationed in that barracks they don't have a Sgt. That kind of mess in my barracks room back when I was a Pte in Cold Lake would have landed me in front of the CO without a hat.

 

[daftandbarmy]

"Rubbish piled in rooms" is a good reason for some junior leaders the bone idle CO to be relieved.

There, FTFY

 

[Kirkhill]

Plan A.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Plan A.

Next door to Depot PARA in Aldershot is an old WW2 bunker complex that we called 'The Humps'.

I fondly recall leading beastings of 'dirty' platoons around those small hills (each roughly the size of the pile in the photo), in FFO, on occasion when the message wasn't getting through.

Funny thing... the turnout improved massively after only one or two sessions. I also discovered that it's not officially 'abuse of troops' if you're at the front, carrying the same kit.

 

[dimsum]

Plan A.

"Hey why are they doing work in DEUs?"

 

[Kirkhill]

Next door to Depot PARA in Aldershot is an old WW2 bunker complex that we called 'The Humps'.

I fondly recall leading beastings of 'dirty' platoons around those small hills (each roughly the size of the pile in the photo), in FFO, on occasion when the message wasn't getting through.

Funny thing... the turnout improved massively after only one or two sessions. I also discovered that it's not officially 'abuse of troops' if you're at the front, carrying the same kit.

Kind of makes it worse if you are being dragged around by a turbo-charged geezer with a grin on his face.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Kind of makes it worse if you are being dragged around by a turbo-charged geezer with a grin on his face.

Or kicked in the ass 'if you fall behind Cpl R, also known as Corporal Punishment!'

 

[daftandbarmy]

More culture shifty....

How Sandhurst is transforming after allegations of toxic culture​

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) says Sandhurst is paving the way for culture change across the British Army after facing allegations of a toxic culture.

The international reputation of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) was tarnished after the death of Officer Cadet Olivia Perks in 2019, and the damning service inquiry report which followed.

Four years later, new policies and practices are in place and Sandhurst has thrown open its doors to try to show it is changing and creating a more inclusive place for women to work.

How Sandhurst is transforming after allegations of toxic culture

Forces News has been inside the world-famous Sandhurst to see the changes it is making to try and transform its culture.

www.forces.net

 

[daftandbarmy]

Eventful Lives Podcast - Episode: 65 - "Staz" Anthony Stazicker

SBS Sniper - Killing or Being Killed. Who Dares Wins Star: Staz​

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Goodbye Griffon