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Current Chief of the General Staff.

Showed some backbone when the first words out of his mouth as Top Banana was We're coping but for fuck sake dont start any more wars Blair you cnut! or something like that.

Immediately went on to defend the RAF for alleged sub-standard Close Air Support. (This may be the result of only inaccurate rockets being issued to Crab Air to save money ... Thank you Mr Gordon 'on the cheap' Brown).

Caused mayhem in the government 12/10/06 (after 2 months in the job) when in an interview with the Daily Mail, said what we'd all been thinking ... 'Blair's a lying cnut, has no clue and has repeatly fucked the armed forces over'. This resulted in some very strange alliances of left and right agreeing with the good general. Oddest response was the commentators who said he should shut up and follow orders but as we all know following orders without question just gets you arrested for war crimes.

Started something of a cottage industry in telling Blair he's fecked up the armed forces as both the POD and Admiral Sir Alan West (from the safety of their retirement) have told the slimey weasel how it really is.

After this, I'd follow him anywhere! (I would have done it anyway, but perhaps not willingly ....)

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Born December 23 1950 ... so squaddies remember to send him a birthday card!

Education Felsted School; St Lawrence College; Sandhurst; Durham University (BA hons home economics) ... oh ok ... it was economic history in 1976

Career Commissioned Green Howards, 1971; Army Command and Staff Collegiate, Camberley, 1982; chief of staff, 20th Armd Brigade, 1983-84; military assistant to minister of state for armed forces, 1986-89; commander, 4th Armd Brigade, 1994-96; director defence programmes MoD, 1996-98; general officer commanding 3rd UK Division, 1999-2000; asst chief of the general staff, 2001-02; commander Nato Rapid Reaction Corps 2003-05