British Military Current Events

[daftandbarmy]

Didn't see this coming.

New era begins as 3 Commando Brigade to be officially known as the UK Commando Force

A new era for the Royal Marines has arrived and to reflect their bold modernisation 3 Commando Brigade is to be known officially as the UK Commando Force, as announced by His Majesty The King.

www.royalnavy.mod.uk

With a Royal Marine as First Sea Lord it's probably a recognition that they'll expand far beyond a Brigade in size ...

 

[Infanteer]

With a Royal Marine as First Sea Lord it's probably a recognition that they'll expand far beyond a Brigade in size ...

I think it already is with all those new specialized commandos. As well, 40, 42, and 45 abandoned a conventional infantry structure a few years back.

 

[daftandbarmy]

I think it already is with all those new specialized commandos. As well, 40, 42, and 45 abandoned a conventional infantry structure a few years back.

And regiments of army troops - arty, log, engr plus other bits and bobs like sigs, int and med..

 

[Czech_pivo]

Starmer taking another body blow...

Britain’s defence ⁠secretary Healey quits over defence spending

John Healey's resignation deepens Starmer's crisis as defence secretary quits over military spending dispute.

www.aljazeera.com

Britain’s defence ⁠secretary Healey quits over defence spending​

Prime Minister Starmer is ‘unable to ⁠commit resources ⁠the nation needs’ for defence, John Healey ⁠says in letter.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Starmer taking another body blow...

Britain’s defence ⁠secretary Healey quits over defence spending

John Healey's resignation deepens Starmer's crisis as defence secretary quits over military spending dispute.

www.aljazeera.com

Britain’s defence ⁠secretary Healey quits over defence spending​

Prime Minister Starmer is ‘unable to ⁠commit resources ⁠the nation needs’ for defence, John Healey ⁠says in letter.

Healey and now Al Carns ( Armed Forces Minister) have resigned.

I’m not sure whose interests Starmer and their treasury are serving, but it’s not the British.

Healey quits as defence secretary in row over military spending

He says a defence funding plan "falls well short", as Sir Keir Starmer insists he will keep the UK safe.

bbc.com

 

[Czech_pivo]

Healey and now Al Carns ( Armed Forces Minister) have resigned.

I’m not sure whose interests Starmer and their treasury are serving, but it’s not the British.

Healey quits as defence secretary in row over military spending

He says a defence funding plan "falls well short", as Sir Keir Starmer insists he will keep the UK safe.

bbc.com

If there's 1 country that has fucked up more than us (and the US) over the decade+, its the Brits. Their house is truly on fire.

 

[Cloud Cover]

The one positive thing that I see in the UK on this issue and one or two others, is their Ministers do take a stand and will challenge the PM and resign rather than be the message boy. They don’t seem to protect the boss, unlike the political arm of the syndicates that run this country (and for the large part, replicated in its confederate provinces).

 

[Blackadder1916]

Healey and now Al Carns ( Armed Forces Minister) have resigned.

I’m not sure whose interests Starmer and their treasury are serving, but it’s not the British.

Healey quits as defence secretary in row over military spending

He says a defence funding plan "falls well short", as Sir Keir Starmer insists he will keep the UK safe.

bbc.com

A Marine (Carns) leaves and a Para (Jarvis) arrives.

Dan Jarvis appointed as UK defense minister, Downing Street says

British security ‌minister Dan Jarvis has ⁠been appointed as the country's defence minister, Downing ‌Street ⁠said on Thursday.

www.reuters.com

 

[daftandbarmy]

A Marine (Carns) leaves and a Para (Jarvis) arrives.

Typical... Royal leaves the TAOR in a mess for the Reg to clean up

 

[Cloud Cover]

So one will take your beer, the other your wallet or your girlfriend. Nice choices.

 

[daftandbarmy]

So one will take your beer, the other your wallet or your girlfriend. Nice choices.

If he's a Ship's Marine, or 3 PARA Mortars, he'll be more likely to take your boyfriend

 

[Cloud Cover]

If he's a Ship's Marine, or 3 PARA Mortars, he'll be more likely to take your boyfriend

We can distract all of them with a ewe in heat.

 

[Kirkhill]

Other losses:

Labour MP of Bedfordshire, Rachel Hopkins, Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Ministry of Defence stood down from her office but kept her seat.

Labour MP of Scotland, Pamela Nash, Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Healey, also stood down in solidarity.

Starmer dealt fresh blow as John Healey’s PPS follows him in quitting

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Cloud Cover]

lol
Google the interview.

The UK is really quite something else these days …

 

[daftandbarmy]

Too right, me old China

View this content on Instagram

View this content on Instagram

 

[Cloud Cover]

The resignation letter from Carns was a banger.
Pulled no punches.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Wooden tops tik tok

View this content on Instagram

View this content on Instagram

 

[daftandbarmy]

Royal Marines and the Junglies in action near Weymouth...

British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Channel​

British armed forces boarded and detained the vessel Smyrtos, in '1st U.K.-led operation of its kind'​

Intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel on Sunday, leading for the first time an operation to disrupt the oil revenue that helps fund Russia's war in Ukraine.

The vessel Smyrtos, sailing under a Cameroon flag, was boarded by Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency (NCA) officials in the early hours on Sunday, with support from Chinook helicopters and other aircraft, a frigate and a minehunter.

"This successful operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fuelling Putin's war in Ukraine that we will not let them hide," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a post on X.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/british-forces-intercept-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-9.7234841

 

[daftandbarmy]

Sorting out those civvies just never ends...

https://twitter.com/x/status/2066464350865408459

 

[Czech_pivo]

UK, non-military news, nevertheless not something that Starmer wants to be reading about.

Doctors in England looking to make the move to Canada amid labour unrest​

Doctors in England looking to make the move to Canada amid labour unrest

Amid months of labour unrest in England, a new report published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has revealed that doctors and medical specialists in that country are looking to make the jump across the Atlantic, with some eyeing a move to Canada to set up their practice.

www.ctvnews.ca

“The main reason I moved (to Canada) is because I was worried about my job security (in England). I trained in the United Kingdom, (and) did my family medicine training in the U.K. I noticed towards the end of my time there, working in the Birmingham area, (that) it was becoming difficult to work the shifts that I wanted, and financially I was forced to look elsewhere,” said Dr. Okoroh.

This Monday, June 15, doctors in England will stage a walkout, marking the 16th time they’ve held a similar job action during their long-running, months-long dispute with the government over wages and a lack of employment opportunities.

In Canada, the medical system is facing the opposite issue: not enough family doctors for patients across the country.

So the UK 'has too many Doctors and thus they don't have enough employment opportunities' - or - the UK doesn't invest enough in the NHS, thus the existing Doctors aren't able to practice their profession at 100% capacity?
“The key thing that Canada obviously has to make sure is that the process to recruit doctors is rigorous, because you’re trying to maintain a certain kind of quality of care in the country as well,” said Dr. Okoroh