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2010-08-30 Britain

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Appears the much larger problem is a recruitment programme which has failed to bring younger men into the ranks. Cutting back on Territorials is probably just a first step in planned reductions. A very sad day in a long list of sad days for our cousins.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-30 04:23|| 2010-08-30 04:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Already more than 40 veteran SAS men have been given their marching orders after the Army said it can no longer afford to pay them.

British mistake. Unique skills set. Seems like these valuable folks could be absorbed into the intelligence services.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-08-30 09:42|| 2010-08-30 09:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Unbelievable. This is decadence. We really are a civilization in decline.

Posted by lex 2010-08-30 09:45|| 2010-08-30 09:45|| Front Page Top

#4 British mistake. Unique skills set. Seems like these valuable folks could be absorbed into the intelligence services.
Posted by JohnQC

Interesting observation John, most interesting (grin)

Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-30 11:05|| 2010-08-30 11:05|| Front Page Top

#5 And then there's this...

Gurkha regiment under threat as MoD spending cuts dig deep

Posted by tu3031 2010-08-30 11:49|| 2010-08-30 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Coming to a debt-imperiled nation in your neighborhood soon.

This is what we can and should expect from the lameduck Congress after November.

Posted by lex 2010-08-30 16:34|| 2010-08-30 16:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Whoever is elected has a huge job undoing all the donky shit in and aound Congress, theirentire time will be spnt undoing legislation, no time to introduce more.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-08-30 17:26|| 2010-08-30 17:26|| Front Page Top

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