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If you read the original posts, the concern boils down to money and how it is allocated and spent.
…”concerns about the state of the fleet”.
…”without the proper kit”
…”especially through procurement”
…”defence is not cheap”
…”cutting too many corners and procuring nothing but danger”
If you read my posts, you (and Mr Ian L-G) will see they directly address all these concerns. They distil the issue down to two simple facts – the MoD wastes money on an industrial scale and this is condoned at the highest level.
I think that last bit “the highest level” makes the majority stop. (It’s ok, I get that in the MoD. It gets above their pay grade – they’re only a 2* after all - they step back, and suddenly you’re alone against the big hitters). The point I’m making here (Mr Ian L-G) is that, having witnessed and proposed a solution to the basic problem, in my case face to face with a number of 2* who did nothing (except threaten me, or have me threatened), I elevated it to 4* and Ministers – who did nothing. I have their responses, in writing under FOI, so it’s hardly a secret. Clearly, the Ministers involved simply signed drafts prepared for them but if you read the lies the MoD are prepared to tell to protect the guilty, you’d begin to appreciate how much they have to hide. These are the benchmark rulings you are faced with when you take on waste and inefficiency in the MoD.
I wish Mr Ian L-G well, but his starting point needs to be SofS, and then work upwards. Not many will do that.