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Discuss Armed Forces on Olympics standby. in Current Affairs on Navy Net; From the BBC.
The UK's armed forces are on standby to provide an additional 3,500 troops to help with security at the 2012 London Olympics, the BBC has learned.
It comes amid fears that private ...
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Armed Forces on Olympics standby.
From the BBC.
The UK's armed forces are on standby to provide an additional 3,500 troops to help with security at the 2012 London Olympics, the BBC has learned.
It comes amid fears that private contractor G4S would not be able to provide enough trained staff in time.
The armed forces were already providing some 13,500 personnel - this could now reach 17,000, meaning summer leave for some troops will likely be cancelled.
G4S said it had "some issues in relation to workforce supply".
G4S is being paid £300m to guard the Games, but the BBC understands it has not been able to guarantee it can supply the 10,000 guards it has been contracted to deliver.
Well, no-one is going to run a security operation fpr a few weeks for £300Million. FFS, who hands out these contracts.
11-07-12, 18:01 #2A really good "we'll ram the bat up your arse" for all those who who will loose their summer leave and, redundancy notices in hand will stand by some G4 security staff on triple their wages. What a bloody fiasco!
Illius me paenitet dux
11-07-12, 19:20 #3Typical private sector security bidding knowing they didn't have the trained resources to hand.
Still, you can always count of good ole Jack, Percy and the Brilcream Brigade to bale em out.
11-07-12, 19:38 #4Allegedly 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.
Three badges of gold - do as you're told!
11-07-12, 21:00 #5I have been retired for 11 days now. Glad to be freed from being treated as a free good, bailing out the incompetent private sector. We really are value for money! However, time to learn from the Crabs - the word "No" is part of the vocabulary.
Tribals - gun at both ends and wooden decks - can't beat it!
11-07-12, 21:15 #6No, such a nice word. Since leaving I do like using that word.
Boss; 'Your working this weekend.'
Me; 'No'
I love it!
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Not too far from the truth!
Originally Posted by TheCommunicator 
Give a man a fish and he'll feed his family for a day,
teach a man to fish and he'll sit round on a boat all day drinking beer.
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No need to worry, the Olympics have been rained off, come back next year.
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All this rain is designed to keep the opening ceremony "green Britain" display nice 'n' fresh and save on the artificial rain they've spent a fortune arranging.
Sh1t shot, pumping slop.
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This isn't just any rain... This is M&S rain, drizzled with nitrates and enriched with the finest sulfates.
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