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**msr** · 10-06-2011, 09:57

What will the British Army do after Afghanistan? Libya offers no answer

Generals look for a new role for the Army | News | guardian.co.uk

**fatboy69** · 10-06-2011, 10:03

Haven't they just rehashed the piece from the Telegraph a couple of weeks ago.
British Army 'not ready for urban warfare' - Telegraph

**PapaGolf** · 10-06-2011, 10:09

Would be nice for the Army to reconsolidate for a change, while the adults in charge work out what to do

**cernunnos** · 10-06-2011, 10:17

Originally Posted by fatboy69

Haven't they just rehashed the piece from the Telegraph a couple of weeks ago.
British Army 'not ready for urban warfare' - Telegraph

SSHHHH! Don't give the game away!

If the politicos cotton on that the Generals just lord (and lard) it up on a mixture of tax payers money and British Aerospace bungs and only when pressed for input, do a quick flurry of google cut and paste, they'll begin to wonder what use generals are.

**Yeoman_dai** · 10-06-2011, 12:32

I rather think that before beginning a widepread and total alteration in doctrine and training, the Army should probably look at why it can only realistically deploy 10% of its manpower at any given time and then still be over-streched. God knows how it would be without 3CDO Bgde.

**FOO2U** · 11-06-2011, 21:43

The Army looks for new roles for Generals...

**tiger stacker** · 11-06-2011, 21:55

Originally Posted by Yeoman_dai

I rather think that before beginning a widepread and total alteration in doctrine and training, the Army should probably look at why it can only realistically deploy 10% of its manpower at any given time and then still be over-streched. God knows how it would be without 3CDO Bgde.

Did 3 Cdo Bde not wonder, how they were they were goin to retake the Falkands.
Afterall 2 + 3 Para beefed sorry reinforced them.

**Horridlittleman** · 11-06-2011, 22:30

Originally Posted by Yeoman_dai

I rather think that before beginning a widepread and total alteration in doctrine and training, the Army should probably look at why it can only realistically deploy 10% of its manpower at any given time and then still be over-streched. God knows how it would be without 3CDO Bgde.

Check your figures before throwing in random percentages. Afghanistan isn't the only place troops are deployed and don't forget to include other non-operational commitments.

**Ethel_the_Aardvark** · 12-06-2011, 00:17

Originally Posted by Horridlittleman

Check your figures before throwing in random percentages. Afghanistan isn't the only place troops are deployed and don't forget to include other non-operational commitments.

Hear, hear. He obviously wasn't watching Trooping The Colour earlier today.