The might of the proud British army. (be afraid)

Hanns_Schmidt said:
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More than half the soldiers in the British Army
buy their own kit because the standard-issue
is inadequate, figures have revealed.

During the past year 55% of troops and 42%
of officers say they had to pay mail-order
services or army-surplus stores out of their
own pockets.

They mainly bought boots, combat trousers,
jackets, sleeping bags, torches and
load-carrying equipment including day sacks
and chest-webbing.

The Army says the standard-issue is fine but
soldiers, like many young men, just want the
best.

But the figures come
from the Army's own
official opinion poll,
published in its
magazine, Soldier.

And Liberal Democrat
defence spokesman Paul Keetch says troops
are "voting with their wallets" after being given
inferior kit.

He told the BBC's Today programme the
Ministry of Defence had criticised soldiers for
buying "Gucci-style" equipment but "Gucci
don't make desert boots".

Mr Keetch called on the government to ensure
all troops who might be sent to the Gulf in the
build-up to possible military action in Iraq are
given "top quality" equipment that could cope
with the sweltering temperatures of the
desert.

Following last year's Saif Sareea II exercise in
Oman, troops complained to the National Audit
Office (NAO) that their feet had rotted after
boots melted in temperatures of up to 55C.

The NAO also found uniforms made of
man-made fibres had caused heat stress
illnesses.



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On top of all this.

The rifle used by the army tends to jam

The tanks used by the British army can't cope with sand, unless upgraded

The radio communications don't work.

And they have brand new apache helicopters that no one can fly.


Hey, just sounds like SOP.

Send the poor bastards off to get slaughtered-its military tradition to hang them out to dry-

Send them to Cuba in wool uniforms-make up fake stories about storming up Mythic hills, etc.

When the propaganda ends and the real shit starts-your just a lonely boy out there about to get your ass blown away-

die for Oil Sucka!
:kiss: your ass goodbye soldierboyz-

:confused:
 
Yet somehow, they manage not to shoot each other, or drop bombs on each other, or shell each other very often.
 
Well, we just dont feel the need to demonstrate their effect on each other. Given that 35 out of 148 American service men and women kIA in the Persian Gulf War were killed inadvertently by their comrades, I dont think you can say the same thing. Thats 23.6% by the way!
 
Hanns_Schmidt said:
Probably because the US shot off about 99.5% more ammunition than the Brits/France and the rest of the miserable European token gesture in the gulf.


Errr...S.A.S?
 
They need to introduce PFI to the military. Get some sponsership - tanks painted in the Coca Cola colours... MacDonalds golden arches on the armoured personel carriers... Doc Martin boots adverts plasteded on the tents... Camouflague makeup by MaxFactor...

Could make all the difference.
 
Hanns_Schmidt said:
errr the team that lost half of its 'elite' troops?

No, the regiment that was personally thanked by general Norman Schwarzkopf, for their role in the destruction of many communications facilities, and about 1/3 of the total number of mobile scud launchers. The regiment that was awarded 55 awards for gallantry and the regiment who in total lost 4 men despite the dangerous terrain, dreadfull weather, intelligence mistakes and radio problems.

So, essentially, you are wrong.
 
Those are the official figures quoted. Perhaps you are thinking of a different regiment/conflict, I dont know, but the Gulf operations were an inherent success. A number of the guys were taken POW as would be expected in behind the lines operations but only 4 were killed.
 
10 of who were killed by friendly fire?

And given the quantity and nature of the missions the SAS did, 4 was below the expected casualty toll.
 
Oh sure , our soldiers have got their mind on killing.
In the past day, one has been killed in a road accident. Another has been arrested for sticking a pick axe in a comrades head. And an investigation is under way to find out how a third soldier was shot on a "live firing excercise".
Oh, and they've crashed a helicopter as well.
 
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