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**CAARPS** · 09-02-2012, 09:11

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.

F*ck me, I must have dreamt Bosnia then

**loggielad** · 10-02-2012, 19:39

Wasn't Bosnia 94 when the UN went in?...

**jimmys_best_mate** · 10-02-2012, 19:58

Originally Posted by loggielad

Wasn't Bosnia 94 when the UN went in?...

Cheshires (and others I assume, but they got the headlines) went in 92, I think.

**Brotherton Lad** · 10-02-2012, 20:53

Yeah, 92, Nov I think, just the one Brit BG up country.

Thank goodness, 1 Blankshires has survived the cull.

**CAARPS** · 10-02-2012, 21:07

I would get rid of all the infantry because the are a right pain in the ARRSE and if we didn't have any we couldn't commit to any stupid Ops and the rest of us could concentrate on MACC tasks, sport and adventure training. F*cking infantry spoil everything

**CAARPS** · 10-02-2012, 21:12

Originally Posted by jimmys_best_mate

Cheshires (and others I assume, but they got the headlines) went in 92, I think.

Correct answer. Cheshire BG, vitez

**theblindking** · 11-02-2012, 02:55

Originally Posted by Brotherton Lad

Yeah, 92, Nov I think, just the one Brit BG up country.

Thank goodness, 1 Blankshires has survived the cull.

Not to mention 4 Mess Tin repair Regt. Bless 'em.

**cloudbuster** · 11-02-2012, 05:13

Sack, back & crack for me, please.

Oh "Axed".

Sorry.

**TomJB** · 11-02-2012, 14:08

Hello,

In light of the talk of redundancies I thought it might be useful to share a link on a resettlement consultation run by Labour Friends of the Forces. Firstly, to say I am actually a member of Labour Friends of the Forces, which is an organisation campaigning on behalf of the Forces community.

We are currently running a consultation on the resettlement process and how it could be improved and will publish a report with recommended changes which we hope the Government will take into consideration. You can read more about it here: Resettlement consultation | Labour Friends of the Forces. Please let me know what you think.

It would be a big help if as many service men and women who have gone through the resettlement process took part or even just left a comment.

If you want to get in touch with them directly, their contact details are available through the link I posted.

**brave-coward** · 11-02-2012, 14:22

Labour (large L) and "Friends of Forces" in the same sentence, isn't that a contradiction in terms?

I normally steer clear of political comment. However it seems to me that while it is the current government doing the slashing, the requirement to butcher our armed forces and so risk our national security and place in the world order, is as a result of the previous governments over spending on welfare, etc.