I think it's a cracking idea, have a none logistics Brigadier in charge of the RLC and REME, what muppet thought of that. Do they think that both Corps will run better and be more efficient, in that vein will this new method bring us a 1 star who will fight our corner or just bow to the DG.

Originally Posted by The_Big_Floater

I think it's a cracking idea, have a none logistics Brigadier in charge of the RLC and REME, what muppet thought of that. Do they think that both Corps will run better and be more efficient, in that vein will this new method bring us a 1 star who will fight our corner or just bow to the DG.

The Muppet that thought that capability branches might just serve the army better than ‘self preserving’ ‘self licking lollipop’ ‘Head of Arm’ 1* senior officers that think only in terms of cap badge preservation instead of the, ‘bigger picture’.

Top companies have seemed to mange for years by bringing in senior executives to manage at a corporate level with little or no specific knowledge of the minute detail, perish the thought of the military doing the same.

Originally Posted by CAARPS

The Muppet that thought that capability branches might just serve the army better than ‘self preserving’ ‘self licking lollipop’ ‘Head of Arm’ 1* senior officers that think only in terms of cap badge preservation instead of the, ‘bigger picture’.

Top companies have seemed to mange for years by bringing in senior executives to manage at a corporate level with little or no specific knowledge of the minute detail, perish the thought of the military doing the same.

That's me told, taxis just tipped up.

No DRLC or HQ DRLC?

Who is going to command the RLC Band and look after that old Rolls Royce now?

Originally Posted by CAARPS

Top companies have seemed to mange for years by bringing in senior executives to manage at a corporate level with little or no specific knowledge of the minute detail, perish the thought of the military doing the same.

Companies are generally run along the lines of making money, the army isnt.

Its hard enough trying to explain things to officers within the RLC what is best for certain trades (assuming the officer has worked in a different trade previously) I would assume it would be even harder for a completly different cap badge.

Originally Posted by Bottleosmoke

No DRLC or HQ DRLC?

Who is going to command the RLC Band and look after that old Rolls Royce now?

Who is going to come up with acronyms like FORTE and other such morale building phrases.

Originally Posted by stacker1

Companies are generally run along the lines of making money, the army isnt.

Its hard enough trying to explain things to officers within the RLC what is best for certain trades (assuming the officer has worked in a different trade previously) I would assume it would be even harder for a completly different cap badge.

Yep it's usually run along the lines of wasting f*cking oodles of money.

Capability directorates will be run by the individual deemed most suitable to oversee that specific capability. A bit like the operational Bdes are now (with all the different elements they entail) and not just the most senior cap badge of that arm or service.

Each Corps will retain a Regt Col to look after cap badge specific business. For decades decisions have been made with the maintenance of cap badge numbers being the top priority (my opinion), this move may finally take that bias out of major decisions.

It may just mean that the particular Brigader in charge at the time will still lean toward his cap badge to the detriment of the others in that capability group then again it may not. Time will tell. One thing it does do is remove a fair few unwarranted Brigadeers (for the size of our army) from the ORBAT.

But All of the above has f*ck all to do with 2 LSR moving from PRB

I hope they've booked transport, with the shit state they keep their wagons in they'd never make it under their own steam!

Originally Posted by cernunnos

I hope they've booked transport, with the shit state they keep their wagons in they'd never make it under their own steam!

Seemed to be a few shinny ones knocking about yesterday for their "secret" visitor

Originally Posted by stacker1

Any particular reason why they would want to move there?

'Defence EOD Hub', that's why - 23 Regt - High Risk Search + DEMSS(S)-Bicester + DEMSS(N) - Kineton + 11 EOD (what do they do again?). Nice and close to Lahndan too.

There's plenty of space in Bicester. All sites bar St David's, St Georges and C & G Sites are being disposed of but G Site is being retained in case we need to build a barracks/MQs and a sizeable chunk of D Site that abuts St David's is also being retained to create a bigger St Davids if necessary.

Yee Ha - Super Garrison!