British Military Current Events

[Kirkhill]

Come away the Hanoverians!!!!  Wade was right enough to crush all those red-shanked Tcheuchters and their French educated fop.  ;D

 

[geo]

Sacré bleu!

Ils sont fou ces anglais!

  :warstory:

 

[daftandbarmy]

Hopes over Chinook crash dossier 
 
Campaigners have said they are "cautiously optimistic" two RAF pilots killed in the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash will be cleared of blame. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7188468.stm

 

[daftandbarmy]

Now this is something they really need to spend time worrying about as opposed to resurgent Russian threat...

Military lion shorn of his equipment after women troops protest


The proud motto of northern Europe’s crack rapid-reaction force is ad omnia paratus. Prepared for everything, everywhere. But the heraldic lion above the Latin tag now sends a less plucky message – he has just been digitally emasculated and, though technically still a lion rampant, he does not seem to be ready for anything, anywhere.

The change was implemented after a group of women Swedish soldiers protested that they could not identify with such an ostentatiously male lion on their army crest. A complaint of sex discrimination was then lodged with the European Court of Justice.

“We were forced to cut the lion’s willy off with the aid of a computer,” Christian Braunstein, from the Tradition Commission of the Swedish Army, said.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3054270.ece

 

[geo]

The Royal coats of arms in Norway, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Scotland feature rampant lions who have been snipped.
Some crests are ambiguous, but the message remains clear: the lions are supposed to display courage and nothing else.

As for the three lions that feature prominently on the English crest – the pride and joy of England fans everywhere:
– they are as clean-cut as a eunuch in an Ottoman harem.

Perhaps that goes some way towards explaining England’s recent performances on the football field.

OY!!  No fair!

 

[daftandbarmy]

... or cricket pitch ;D

 

[daftandbarmy]

Wtach and shoot....


UK Army chiefs claim US 'trumpets' body count as tensions between allied forces rise
By MATTHEW HICKLEY -Last updated at 12:04pm on 17th January 2008 

British commanders were outraged after the US defence secretary criticised other Nato troops for their role in the bloody conflict in Afghanistan.

Robert Gates said the 30,000 US troops in Afghanistan were "doing a terrific job" in confronting the Taliban insurgency.

He added, however: "I think our allies over there, this is not something they have any experience with."


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=508709&in_page_id=1811&in_a_source=

 

[geo]

After that press point, Mr Gates has gone into damage control and taken Olympic figure skating.....
He has specificaly noted Canada, the UK, the Netehrlands and Danmark for their contribution to counterinsurgency operations...

Our other NATO "allies" were notable for not being mentioned.

Cheech.......

Guess I'll give him a 9 for Chutzpah, a 5 for Artistic impression and a 10 for Foot in mouth.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Yes, he can back pedal pretty well for a guy with both feet in his mouth.

 

[The Bread Guy]

“We were forced to cut the lion’s willy off with the aid of a computer,” Christian Braunstein, from the Tradition Commission of the Swedish Army, said.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3054270.ece

I wish I could use messaging like THAT in my workplace!  ;D

 

[daftandbarmy]

Soldiers selling weapons to thugs ... according to the Sun at any rate.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article705480.ece

 

[The Bread Guy]

UK troops underwhelmed at seeing civil servants @ Kabul Embassy get time off for trauma linked to bomb going off +1 mile away

http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/2008/01/20/civil-servants-hear-bomb-go-off-and-get-fortnight-off-for-stress-98487-20291436/

 

[cameron]

My mother always says that everything in life has a limit, political correctness is no exception.  What next, painting the lion black so it doesn't offend West Indians like myself?

 

[geo]

UK troops underwhelmed at seeing civil servants @ Kabul Embassy get time off for trauma linked to bomb going off +1 mile away

Well.... This subject has come up a couple of times - on this side of the pond.  Personnel working at the embassy aren't paid danger pay.... and, let's face it, if they wanted to put their life in danger, they woulda joined the military.

CF troops posted to the Cdn embassy in Kabul do not have the same benefits as the troops who are down in Kandahar...

 

[The Bread Guy]

Well.... This subject has come up a couple of times - on this side of the pond.  Personnel working at the embassy aren't paid danger pay.... and, let's face it, if they wanted to put their life in danger, they woulda joined the military.

CF troops posted to the Cdn embassy in Kabul do not have the same benefits as the troops who are down in Kandahar...

Thanks for sharing that - wonder why MSM isn't chasing THAT story?  Oh, right, not spectacular enough...

 

[geo]

My mother always says that everything in life has a limit, political correctness is no exception.  What next, painting the lion black so it doesn't offend West Indians like myself?

.... the Black madonna comes to mind

 

[daftandbarmy]

... and don't forget the premature demise of the Robertson's 'Golly'!

 

[Kirkhill]

.... the Black madonna comes to mind

Just a point - not a hijack:  The Black Madonna has been around a very long time and has nothing to do with political correctness geo.  She is particularly highly venerated in Poland.

 

[geo]

Whups.... 
OK.... wrong & unresearched reply gets me between the eyes (again)
However, though the Black madonna has been around for a long time, who says it wasn't, at one time, a long, long time ago - in a place far, far away, created to be more acceptable to the local faithful... or to gain acceptance from those they saught to grow the faithful.

 

[Kirkhill]

I'm hearing a rubber band stretching an awful long way on that on geo