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**finknottle** · 12-07-12, 07:01

Originally Posted by TheCommunicator

Allegedly G4S are already treating the military VSF like sh1t. Not allowing them in living / recreation areas. Heard that there are squaddies bivvying up and eating rat packs in some venues.

Except for submariners who are on duty down there, they will be billeted at the Ritz.

**Ageing_Gracefully** · 12-07-12, 07:16

Originally Posted by finknottle

Except for submariners who are on duty down there, they will be billeted at the Ritz.

'Fraid not - the Crabs have the Ritz and other 5* hotels block booked!

**Ballistic** · 12-07-12, 08:35

According to the TV news this morning, troops are going to be accommodated in school halls, aircraft hangars etc.

I wonder where where the G4S personnel were going to stay? (Unless they were being recruited locally).

**wal** · 12-07-12, 08:40

g 4 s =

**WreckerL** · 12-07-12, 08:40

Stuff being accommodated in an aircraft hangar. There'll be a hell of a draught if some one leaves the front door open!

**Ballistic** · 12-07-12, 08:50

It's becoming increasingly clear that the BBC comedy "2012" is not a spoof but is in fact a hard-hitting documentary.

**finknottle** · 12-07-12, 09:23

Good to see that the good Baron Condon is on the board of G4S,he did a marvellous job as head of the Met.

**Naval_Gazer** · 12-07-12, 09:33

People seem transfixed with the Olympics but the Paralympics don't finish until 9 Sep and I assume the same security arrangements will apply for them. That's a long time to wait for summer leave but at least the weather might have improved by then.

**Spidiver** · 12-07-12, 10:27

Dear Serving Soldier,
I appreciate that you may be a bit busy at the moment, but just before I give you the sack would you mind awfully helping out at a small sporting event we are holding in London this month. You see I have just spent £475,000,000 on a private firm to do the security but they trousered the money and cannot commit. I have managed to wangle an old warehouse for your accommodation & some rat packs for food, but you should be used to that by now.(Gotta keep the cost down L.O.L). Many thanks David Cameron. P.S. Your my favourites

**Montigny-La-Palisse** · 12-07-12, 11:20

What's the snag or uproar? It's a national event and what we do. People will get their leave back. If you wanted to be treated better you should have tried harder at school.

We need to stop dripping and get on with stuff, we're a disposable asset for the use of whatever, accept it.

We're so fucking precious sometimes and it makes us look like self aggrandising whiny children.

Not only that, most of the Olympic duties are being carried out by hardly overworked reservists.

Man up.