P'Lard - Sea Basing is one of the fundamentals upon which we will operate. It's written in to all the UK doctrine and you can expect to see way more emphasis on it in future - not just for keeping troops but the logs package etc. No need to rely on HN support = mucho flexibility.
FF - Rely on the US to bail us out when we need a CV?! My friend, I've been resisting it but I'll have to bite...
...are you so naive and poorly informed because you are:
a- so new to the military that you haven't had a chance to work out what's going on yet, or...
b- not actually in the military (I note you say you're in Lisbon, unless it's JC Lisbon?), if so why are you on a military thread for serving or ex-mil, or...
c- Ex-mil but never took the time to actually read those glossy journals, just the Daily Mail, or...
d- are a journo fishing for some info, or...
e- are a 14 year old having a larf (hopefully it's this one)
Any of the above?
Goodness me. Let's try to keep the debate informed. If you don't know what you're talking about then please do a bit of reading about contemporary issues, or don't bother.
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