2_deck_dash
War Hero

Following on from the RNR SDSR thread, what would you do if you were CDS in this current climate?
I had dinner with his deputy last night, Rear Admiral Alan Richards, and to be honest he used too many big words and left me even more confused about what's going on.
If it was up to me though, I'd do the following:
Restructure the RNR to a simple force of manpower and gash job bosuns, much like the old SES branch. Certain skilled elements of the RNR should continue to operate but only in areas where the civilian expertise or prior service compliment the role i.e. the medical, diving and air branches etc.
(With special thanks to P_T and U_A for enlightening me)
Give all our old ships in FLJ a fresh coat of paint and tow them out to our foreign interests, i.e. Diego Garcia and the Falklands. The Russians have been doing this for years and it creates the illusion that we are more capable than we are, the ships don't necessarily need to work, they just need to look like they do.
Continue with the carriers but scrap JSF and purchase F18s, an idea that is already being bandied about.
Sack every member of the Armed Forces who cannot pass a PFT, after due process obviously and not including those with service related injuries.
Sack every member of the Armed Forces who is on long term sick due to injuries acquired outside of service. If I couldn't do my civvy job because I fcuked myself up playing footy, I'd be sacked, I don't see it as any different.
Scrap the URNU and other service equivalents, I feel the justification for this is pretty clear and obvious.
Any more for any more?
I had dinner with his deputy last night, Rear Admiral Alan Richards, and to be honest he used too many big words and left me even more confused about what's going on.
If it was up to me though, I'd do the following:
Restructure the RNR to a simple force of manpower and gash job bosuns, much like the old SES branch. Certain skilled elements of the RNR should continue to operate but only in areas where the civilian expertise or prior service compliment the role i.e. the medical, diving and air branches etc.
(With special thanks to P_T and U_A for enlightening me)
Give all our old ships in FLJ a fresh coat of paint and tow them out to our foreign interests, i.e. Diego Garcia and the Falklands. The Russians have been doing this for years and it creates the illusion that we are more capable than we are, the ships don't necessarily need to work, they just need to look like they do.
Continue with the carriers but scrap JSF and purchase F18s, an idea that is already being bandied about.
Sack every member of the Armed Forces who cannot pass a PFT, after due process obviously and not including those with service related injuries.
Sack every member of the Armed Forces who is on long term sick due to injuries acquired outside of service. If I couldn't do my civvy job because I fcuked myself up playing footy, I'd be sacked, I don't see it as any different.
Scrap the URNU and other service equivalents, I feel the justification for this is pretty clear and obvious.
Any more for any more?