I'm not entirely sure what the Feds or those on high are worried about really. There's no military secrets being released here just a few military facts. This is probably the only open forum where people in the military can air their grievances: I can't see Strim's post being Star Letter in The RAF News, can you? If our political etc masters don't like these views being aired they can either ban us from using this site (interesting - make a good story in the Telegraph) or they can face up to what is wrong with today's military. Don't get me wrong, as I've said before in previous posts, I enjoy my job and have no intention of leaving any time soon. That said, I agree with pretty much everything in Strim's post. The military is being torn apart by massive underspending and massive overtasking. What little money we do have is then frittered away on nonsense like IIP and ISO 9001 accreditation. What relevance is any of that garbage to a cash strapped military force? (If any body can actually provide a valid reason why we get involved in that sort of rubbish then I'm all ears)
Please, Mr Blair: we're not a Superpower and we're not equipped or manned to be a Global Policeman. The only analogy I can come up with is that we are, at the moment, a Waitrose Security Guard - with a hat that doesn't fit very well - trying to cope with the Poll Tax riots on his own.