victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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Yes as a old army veteran I think we should bring back county regiments like the Buffs{ROYAL EAST KENTS}which was one of the regiments I was in. And the Royal WEST KENTS.This would make them proud again to serve in their own County Regiment, at this time there is a need to bring back the old regiments with their battle honours of the pass.
Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
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The trend is to reduce, merge, and streamline. This because for military 'think tanks' and policy-makers 'new technologies' = easy, non-conventional wars requiring fewer personnel. Their Ukraine project proved them wrong.
As a consequence, despite public fist-pumping and 'we will spend gazillion of gdp on defence' PR, they are so far behind the countries they've made their 'enemies' (in terms of technology, industrial capacity, and experience) they may never catch up.
What's more, I think you'll see the US gradually wash its hands of Europe (after all, Russia, predictably, won that one long ago, and will dictate terms, however the US/UK/EU politicians sell it), so you may see a change if policy-makers abandon their fantasies.
But it could be a while before you see the Buffs again, VM.
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Matey
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 11 Oct 2021
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Well, the news last night said the new government is to take a review of all armed services as the threat from 'the big four' is different to what it was 10 years ago. They said they have been under financed for many years, perhaps they will change things...
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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You could be right sir it was the reds that got the navy the new aircraft carriers there was going to be four but the blues cancelled two of them which I think was wrong thing to do.
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Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
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Who are 'the big four'?
And what is this 'threat'?
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Bob Whysman
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Weird Granny Slater wrote:Who are 'the big four'?
And what is this 'threat'?
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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Please keep it to the heading ,do your own and I will read it.
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