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**FORMER_FYRDMAN** · 08-02-2012, 21:20

Originally Posted by Cav4756

Fact 10300 to 80,000 with out losing Battalions????????????????

Fact. On those figures it appears we're recruiting.

**eodmatt** · 08-02-2012, 21:24

Originally Posted by crow_bag

Really, how do you work that out? I think you are making this up, are you a journo?

By the way there was no need to use capital letters on math, many or battalion.

A journo? With spelling and punctuation of a simian nature?

Oh, er, hang on a min......

**Mincer** · 08-02-2012, 21:27

Got it all wrong.. all the regiments are going form a single body "the infantry".. oh wait.. i get it :P

**Damo510** · 08-02-2012, 21:30

Cav4756, I heard on the grape vine that the King's Own Fusiliers were all being cut. Sergeant Paddy Garvey and Fusilier Dave Tucker to be first out the door.

**crow_bag** · 08-02-2012, 21:34

Originally Posted by Damo510

Cav4756, I heard on the grape vine that the King's Own Fusiliers were all being cut. Sergeant Paddy Garvey and Fusilier Dave Tucker to be first out the door.

Really, I heard Sgt Garvey transferred to the AGC and Fus Tucker is now Tpr Tucker after passing his second attempt at selection for 49

**Damo510** · 08-02-2012, 21:38

Originally Posted by crow_bag

Really, I heard Sgt Garvey transferred to the AGC and Fus Tucker is now Tpr Tucker after passing his second attempt at selection for 49

I also heard they were going to use their resettlement grants to take singing lessons. Watch out for these boys....they'll be huge.

**theblindking** · 08-02-2012, 21:50

Originally Posted by loggielad

Obviously Dave wont care much for my opinion, but cutting the army down to 80,000 over the next few years is ludicrous. About a third of the Army was made redudant in the options for change back in 93, when apart from Op Banner, the Army was in peace time. I can only guess that the Government see Reserve Forces as the way ahead, to make up for the shrinking regualar Army. There is alot of reserve forces adverts on the tv at the moment.

That's a good guess, seeing as it's stated policy in the SDSR and everyone from the Sec of State to Gen Parker has been briefing it as such for some time.

**crow_bag** · 08-02-2012, 21:53

Originally Posted by theblindking

That's a good guess, seeing as it's stated policy in the SDSR and everyone from the Sec of State to Gen Parker has been briefing it as such for some time.

They must be hoping that a lot of the blokes who get the boot will be straight off to join the TA after they leave, doesn't the TA struggle to get enough to deploy as it is, or get people to stay in long enough to do more than one tour?

What would happen if someone on the reserve list was called up and didn't or refused to show up?

**theblindking** · 08-02-2012, 22:24

Originally Posted by crow_bag

They must be hoping that a lot of the blokes who get the boot will be straight off to join the TA after they leave, doesn't the TA struggle to get enough to deploy as it is, or get people to stay in long enough to do more than one tour?

What would happen if someone on the reserve list was called up and didn't or refused to show up?

I think that's exactly what they are hoping, yes and yes.

TBH I don't know exactly what the real sanctions are, but at the moment I think it is merely a case of saying "no thanks - Bye." and handing the kit in. There is certainly no US style model of police turning up at your house if you don't parade - and they do this for weekend training, never mind mobilisation.

It's been done to death on other parts of this site but the main problem with the compulsion bit is that no one in the head shed has put forward a decent idea as to how introduce it without effectively making STABs unemployable to 99% of employers.