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The now Commander of the Royal Navy... I particularly enjoyed the awkward discussion about why women can't pass Commando training ;)

View from the Bridge - General Gwyn Jenkins CB OBE ADC​


Watch this candid fireside chat between General Gwyn Jenkins and Stephen Watson, Vice President of RNRMC, as they discuss the future of the RM force and their position within the Royal Navy, Britain’s involvement in AUKUS and the General’s long-standing career including his time in No. 10 Downing Street and his first year as Vice Chief of Defence Staff.

 
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daftandbarmy said:
Wonderful... it's almost worth keeping 5 regiments of Infantry, one of Cavalry and one of Artillery permanently deployed on public duties ;)
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In fairness, I think its only the equivalent of a coy from each of those organizations and not all at the same time.

But yeah. It's a fair bill. OTOH, pretty much everyone knows that there's a British army because of them.

:giggle:
 
FJAG said:
In fairness, I think its only the equivalent of a coy from each of those organizations and not all at the same time.

But yeah. It's a fair bill. OTOH, pretty much everyone knows that there's a British army because of them.

:giggle:
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An Officer from my regiment, then at MoD in London, was sent to Canada to examine the approach for guard mount at Parliament Hill, in the summer.

He was amazed at how effective, professional, efficient and cost everything was, and that it hinged upon the Reserves.

He went back with a recommendation that they adopt the Canadian model but, of course, was laughed out of 'Horse Guards' ;)
 
daftandbarmy said:
An Officer from my regiment, then at MoD in London, was sent to Canada to examine the approach for guard mount at Parliament Hill, in the summer.

He was amazed at how effective, professional, efficient and cost everything was, and that it hinged upon the Reserves.

He went back with a recommendation that they adopt the Canadian model but, of course, was laughed out of 'Horse Guards' ;)
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If there's a place where British inbreeding predominates, its there. I don't think the UK will ever shake that part of its military. Senior leadership tends to promote those below to mirror their own image of themselves. It spans generation after generation of leadership - in the UK's case fostered by an even broader social class that still treasures the 19th Century.

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FJAG said:
If there's a place where British inbreeding predominates, its there. I don't think the UK will ever shake that part of its military. Senior leadership tends to promote those below to mirror their own image of themselves. It spans generation after generation of leadership - in the UK's case fostered by an even broader social class that still treasures the 19th Century.

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Operation Mincemeat - now on Broadway - has a song about that. "Born to Lead" (And yes, that's a hint of Bond in the overture).

 
dapaterson said:
The entire show is magnificent. Waiting for the tour to start in 2026 (otherwise I'd have to go to NYC (Broadway) or London (West End) to see five people play 82 different characters).

Do you recognize what the logo is meant to represent?
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I looked it up on Google and it still took me a while to see it but when you do its really quite obvious, isn't it.

:giggle:
 
Oh how the mighty fall ...

Sacked former First Sea Lord loses admiral rank but not pension, Ministry of Defence says​


Sir Ben Key, the former head of the Royal Navy, will lose his rank but keep his pension, according to the MOD.

The service of the former First Sea Lord has ended in disgrace after an investigation found he fell "far short of the values and standards expected".

Sir Ben, 59, was reportedly suspended from his role leading the Navy in May over claims he had an affair with a female subordinate.


www.forcesnews.com

Sacked former First Sea Lord loses admiral rank but not pension, Ministry of Defence says

Investigation found Sir Ben Key's behaviour had 'fallen far short of values and standards expected of service personnel'
www.forcesnews.com www.forcesnews.com
 
The Ghost of Ernie King and that of a certain Director of Naval Aviation for the RCN chortle mightily....
 
daftandbarmy said:
oops...

Sacked former First Sea Lord loses admiral rank but not pension, Ministry of Defence says​


Sir Ben Key, the former head of the Royal Navy, will lose his rank but keep his pension, according to the MOD.

The service of the former First Sea Lord has ended in disgrace after an investigation found he fell "far short of the values and standards expected".

Sir Ben, 59, was reportedly suspended from his role leading the Navy in May over claims he had an affair with a female subordinate.

www.forcesnews.com

Sacked former First Sea Lord loses admiral rank but not pension, Ministry of Defence says

Investigation found Sir Ben Key's behaviour had 'fallen far short of values and standards expected of service personnel'
www.forcesnews.com www.forcesnews.com
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I am glad to see the Brits do what they do best - sex scandals.

They are so much better at it than us "colonials".
 
www.theguardian.com

Spending constrains Labour’s defence review – but no harm in gradualism

The sometimes vague plan could be clearer about what is necessary to maintain security in an unpredictable world
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This was a referred article from above.

Although, as Starmer argued, “every citizen of this country has a role to play” in national security, the biggest burden seems to be falling on the youngest. Labour wants to expand school cadet forces by 30% by 2030 (and eventually reach 250,000) suggesting it believes a long-term solution to the problems of army recruitment is through influencing teenagers.

In reality, there is likely to be no harm in gradualism. Britain is not under direct military threat and is not likely to be any time soon. The UK’s most likely contribution to future European security is to continue providing support to Kyiv, or to other countries on Nato’s eastern flank, which a newly aggressive Russia may choose to threaten – perhaps after agreeing to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
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Two paragraphs later we read this:

The question is, what else is necessary for security in an unpredictable world? On the one hand, as the review acknowledges, the UK is “already under daily attack” in cyberspace, with 89 “nationally significant” hacker attacks counted in the year to September 2024, though beyond the creation of a cyber-command within the Ministry of Defence, there is no further response to a problem that remains acute.
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What constitutes military threat? Cyber is one of the domains of military operations these days.

The author of the article may need something of a defence review themselves.
 
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