Crunchie
War hero
fozzy said:Dr_Evil said:Those in the regular Army who are currently taking the pish should stand by for a nice big plate of humble pie. Both they, and those in the TA who have been shocked or affronted, simply have not grasped the extent of radical surgery required by making Afghanistan the main effort.
I heard a very credible rumour about the size and shape of the humble pie being baked now in Main Building.
Its going to leave a very nasty taste and indigestion for certain capbadges.
COIN is right where its at for now.
Sounds like gloating to me, plus i have followed the TA posts with interest, and i have expressed my veiws that i don't think its right, and tried to put a reasonable or logical slant on it, 9TA attendance over the winter months is pretty low)but this post and quite a few others does, i am afraid, come across as gloating. Might be my perspective, but i imagine a fair few regs would veiw it the same way.
It is not like the TA baiting posts that others put up, which are obviously baiting.
So far there has been this post, plus several others recommending the regs get rid of Hvy A units, Arty, AD,Armd Engr etc and make them TA roles, so basically sacrifice full time units to retain TA units.
So sorry, i am not being precious, but to me there does seem to be a theme of, 'can't wait till the regs take a hit' attitude.
But that is just my opinion.