tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post8289411617505480342..comments2023-08-10T12:55:23.427+01:00Comments on SUBROSA: Our 'Modern' Armysubrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-31818133275324229102013-05-21T00:57:48.928+01:002013-05-21T00:57:48.928+01:00Sarc is on Joe. ;)
Mind you, lots of our IT devel...Sarc is on Joe. ;)<br /><br />Mind you, lots of our IT development started with military engineers. Their ideas get pirated and someone in Civvie Street makes the fortune.<br /><br />Sarc still on. :)subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-2041333765552391712013-05-21T00:55:35.089+01:002013-05-21T00:55:35.089+01:00Quite a few have had enough Crinkly but of course ...Quite a few have had enough Crinkly but of course leaving isn't easy if they've signed on for a particular number of years.<br /><br />People plan for X years then find they're redundant before their contract expires. Lots of difficulties with that, not least if they've been living in MoD accommodation, they need to find a home urgently.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-81961337493042053522013-05-21T00:52:55.312+01:002013-05-21T00:52:55.312+01:00I agree JRB, but the Navy and RAF are not having a...I agree JRB, but the Navy and RAF are not having a national recruitment drive.<br /><br />Indeed, such a sad day for the Navy. I was looking around to see if any blogger had mentioned it but as yet haven't found anything.<br /><br />More trades and skills lost. Is it any wonder young people can't find work when those who could teach them such skills are on the scrap heap.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-16147805905355121442013-05-21T00:50:06.466+01:002013-05-21T00:50:06.466+01:00There's a very good chance they will get it wr...There's a very good chance they will get it wrong Demetrius.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-85480270632505582852013-05-20T17:28:34.921+01:002013-05-20T17:28:34.921+01:00Could the reason be that the Armed Forces now need...Could the reason be that the Armed Forces now need experienced X-Box & PlayStation manipulators, rather than tough, aggressive individuals for actual fighting?<br /><br />[Apologies, I'm unsure whether 'sarc' is 'on' or 'off'!]Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-12169348208250195122013-05-20T16:01:04.209+01:002013-05-20T16:01:04.209+01:00Perhaps so many have had enough and want to leave ...Perhaps so many have had enough and want to leave the MoD has no option but try and recruit replacements?<br /><br />As it is, I'm way beyond expecting any sense to emanate from Westminster on any subject that requires competence.Crinkly & Ragged Arsed Philosophershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902364411241935656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-12045209113612314182013-05-20T13:39:35.534+01:002013-05-20T13:39:35.534+01:00The army is not alone in experiencing imposed redu...The army is not alone in experiencing imposed redundancies.<br /><br />Both the RAF and the Navy have been similarly hit.<br /><br />This very day sees HMS Ark Royal signed off and heading for a Turkish scrap yard.<br />Surely the loss of the Ark has been the biggest military blunder in modern history.<br />For not only did we write off our only carrier but we also wrote off all the specialised trades and skills that were necessary to man a carrier at sea.JRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864418763227369458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-25311536179227667852013-05-20T13:06:41.709+01:002013-05-20T13:06:41.709+01:00As someone who has gone through muster rolls of th...As someone who has gone through muster rolls of the Napoleonic Wars and knows a little about WW1 and WW2, what is apparent is the rate of turnover at those times. We have been in Afghanisatan a long while now and it is likely that many men have been in the field for much longer periods than their forebears. But we have only a small army now with not much, if any spare manpower capacity. The implications of this are not fully understood. There is a disaster in waiting if they get it wrong.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.com