Point taken
Keeping it in trim - I take the points that both you and CRAB have made about the suitability of equipment. Not being familiar enough with the terrain or the task it's not possible to judge so I'll take your word for it. In the days of 'Confrontation' we stripped out the Wessex 1 and used it in the mountains of Borneo. In the FI we stripped out the Wessex 3 and used it in the mountains of South Georgia. Neither were particularly suited but that's all we had.
Surely their Lordships ARE doing everyhing to help the guys on the ground avoid IEDs. Would more Carson blades help? Would more crews out there mean more flying hours available to the troops? Try explaining to the familes of the fallen that military SAR was more valuable here than it would be in Afghanistan. You may be technically correct but the layperson doesn't necessarily understand your reasoning. Once again I'm not pointing the finger at the guys at the sharp end but at the policy-makers and the politicians.
Thanks for the regular abuse CRAB, it always feels uncomfortable when you don't dish it out. I'm not sure how you would define a 'failed SAR-boy' but my C-in-C's Commendation for one of my early ventures into the world of SAR gives me some hope that I may not be in that category.
When are you due to do a tour out there?
G.
Last edited by Geoffersincornwall; 11th November 2009 at 03:24.