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That tweet could have been sent from anyone living in Carruther's Hall or B6/7 at Vimy Barracks.Nothing's too good for our Signalmen, so nothing is what they'll get
That popped up on my Twatter feed...reminded me a bit of Op HALO, where the folks from 430 Sqn were snivelling about being in country for 6 weeks and still on IMP's...but it sounds a bit like from one of those Tweats/Xcretions that these folks might not even have had many of their combat rations left.Storming has broken out on Ex Wessex Storm, apparently
The Brits are currently 17 Billion Pounds short in their budget vis a vis funding their intended acquisition programs. This would be a tight squeeze. On the other hand the Typhoon's best before date is 2025. Obviously the Brits don't know how to keep things flying for decades with bailing wire and gun tape.
No different than here when they go ahead was given...Heads exploding everywhere...
Beards in British Army under constant review amid rumours of rule change
The British Army has said its dress and appearance policy is "under constant review" amid reports it could be about to relax its rules on beards to aid recruitment.
The Army is supposedly considering lifting a ban on soldiers wearing beards for most ranks, but the service responded to the claims by saying there had been "no change" in its beard policy, with one only being able to be grown with the Commanding Officer's authority.
Only a handful of Army ranks, such as Pioneer Sergeant and Bugle Major, are currently permitted to wear a beard or mutton chops on traditional grounds.
The British Army's policy on facial hair has been under the public spotlight following suggestions that potential recruits could be put off joining up because they cannot sport a beard under its current regulations.
An Army spokesperson told Forces News: "Exceptions are usually only granted on medical or religious grounds, or where tradition permits. However, dress and appearance policy is under constant review."
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Beards in British Army under constant review amid rumours of rule change
Pioneers are allowed facial hair, but there are now reports that the Army is considering lifting a ban on most other ranks wearing a beardwww.forces.net
The Brits are currently 17 Billion Pounds short in their budget vis a vis funding their intended acquisition programs. This would be a tight squeeze. On the other hand the Typhoon's best before date is 2025. Obviously the Brits don't know how to keep things flying for decades with bailing wire and gun tape.
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The original plan was to acquire 150 F-35Bs; this was scaled to 138, a number which stood until 2015. Since then total procurement has amounted to 48 aircraft plus 27 more in order for a total of just 74.Oct 5, 2023
U.K. Does Not Have Enough Aircraft To Fight A War - Forbes
Are there Irish Nationalist phuquewits running around murdering British Army Officers in Kenya usually? Kind of wondering the way things are written...Of course, the Irish will tend to dwell on the sectarian aspects of the incident...
Murdered British soldier Kevin McCool was member of Parachute Regiment
A British soldier from a mainly nationalist area in Co Armagh who was killed in Kenya is a former member of the Parachute Regiment.
Tullysaran native, Major Kevin McCool, died on November 29 after being shot.
It has been reported that the 32-year-old received his injuries after being jumped by armed men while riding a motorcycle at a local mountain.
He was due to finish his tour of duty in Kenya three days after his death.
The Ministry of Defence has declined to confirm which regiment Mr McCool belonged to at the time of his death.
Public records show the Co Armagh native was commissioned from Sandhurst in 2014 as a second lieutenant and three years later was made a captain in the Parachute Regiment.
He was later promoted to the rank of major and has been deployed to Europe, the Middle East, the Falklands and Africa.
While it is not unheard of for people from nationalist areas to join the British army, it is unusual for them to be drawn towards the Parachute Regiment because of its actions on Bloody Sunday and the Ballymurphy Massacre.
Joseph McCool, described his son as “really special”.
A former pupil at the Integrated College Dungannon, he was a successful athlete and musician.
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Murdered British soldier Kevin McCool was member of Parachute Regiment
www.irishnews.com
Are there Irish Nationalist phuquewits running around murdering British Army Officers in Kenya usually? Kind of wondering the way things are written...
Kinda what I thought...Only in bad novels. This looks like local criminals, of which there are many in Kenya.
Agreed - although this was for the carrier capable F-35B.OTOH - there has been a lot of speculation from the outset that the programme may end up with a split buy.
Lockheed Martin and an RTX and Northrop Grumman team will compete for a subsequent phase of the PrSM program. The Army awarded RTX a $97.7 million contract in February 2023 to advance its design for a Long Range Maneuverable Fires program, planned to become the PrSM Increment 4 effort.
Lockheed received a $33 million contract to develop capability for the increment around the same time. That increment focuses on dramatically extending the range of PrSM, possibly from its currently planned 499 kilometers (310 miles) to more than double that distance.