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**shortarms** · 29-04-2012, 15:16

Posted in here as it would end up here sooner or later.

Argylls and Dragoons set to be scrapped - Politics - Scotsman.com

5Scots and the SDGs appear to be on the chopping block. Is this an attempt to flood the country with more unemployed before Scotland gets it's independence? or a case of, fuck the jock cunts?

**jimmys_best_mate** · 29-04-2012, 16:01

Originally Posted by shortarms

Is this an attempt to flood the country with more unemployed before Scotland gets it's independence? or a case of, fuck the jock cunts?

They'll just go back to Fiji won't they?

Or to the RLC.

**ex_donkey_man** · 29-04-2012, 16:06

Anyone mentioned that they can join other units? If they were the only two units being cut, I could understand, but they aint'. Anyway, this is the NAAFI, so if you're a chippy fuck, or a hat twat, you're a target!
Join the Guards or the Para's and know you'll withstand the next 100 years of cuts!

**chocolate_frog** · 29-04-2012, 16:09

Originally Posted by shortarms

5Scots and the SDGs appear to be on the chopping block. Is this an attempt to flood the country with more unemployed before Scotland gets it's independence? or a case of, fuck the jock cunts?

There are another 3 or 4 Inf Bns due for the chop. i'd imagine what will really happen is that most of the man power in 5 will move to 1 - 4, the 5 folds. A bit like what will happen to (if rumour is to be believed) 5 Rifles and 3 Mercian. Not heard of the SDGs going... I thought the cav and RTR were just shrinking their Regiments.

**Mr_Snakey** · 29-04-2012, 16:19

Scottish.

**shortarms** · 29-04-2012, 16:27

I did hear that the Guards incremental companies where being offered up for the chop to save the rest of the battalions.

**h301593** · 29-04-2012, 16:34

Can they not just form a regiment and attach a coy strength onto each infantry battalion- No1 Company, 5 (Scottish) Battalion, The Royal Fiji Rifles (V)

**Glorious Groundie** · 29-04-2012, 16:40

how may people in all the regular Royal Regt of Scotland Bn's are actual jocks? same for the Scots DG?

as for the Lowland Gunners being cut is that actually a scottish unit or just a name tha the RA unit uses?

**ex_donkey_man** · 29-04-2012, 16:47

Originally Posted by shortarms

I did hear that the Guards incremental companies where being offered up for the chop to save the rest of the battalions.

I doubt it - But the incremental companies are classed as a 2nd Battalion, but usually I think the 1st Battallion has one less ocmpany to make up for it. So they have the same number of companies as a regular battallion, but split over 2 units.
Britain's most famous regiments spared in defence cuts - Telegraph

**CC_TA** · 29-04-2012, 16:57

Originally Posted by chocolate_frog

There are another 3 or 4 Inf Bns due for the chop. i'd imagine what will really happen is that most of the man power in 5 will move to 1 - 4, the 5 folds. A bit like what will happen to (if rumour is to be believed) 5 Rifles and 3 Mercian. Not heard of the SDGs going... I thought the cav and RTR were just shrinking their Regiments.

Anyone got a blank PPP I can have?

Are they just going to chop units in Germany to save housing them in the UK?

Are we going to rock up on a Monday morning parade and just be met with a pile of MFO boxes and a rail warrant to the local Job Centre?