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Old 5th Feb 2010, 11:36
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Originally Posted by knowitall
"Two services in ten years 'entirely plausible', says Sir Jock"

aparently not

Defence News: Defence in the Media: 3 February 2010
CDS on Services
It is being misreported by some media outlets that Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, said today that it was 'plausible' that there could be only two Armed Services. This is not the case. The following question was asked: "With regard to the forthcoming Strategic Defence Review and the requirement to save a lot of money, do you think it's plausible that we will have three Armed Services?" CDS replied to this question by saying: "Certainly it's plausible." He was not saying that the idea of two Services was plausible.

OTOH . . .

But at what cost?

The cost of all the new hats, caps, beret, gloves, shoes, socks etc. Lucky to get any change out of £1000 per officer and not much less per WO/SNCO. You need to change the uniform if you are to do what Mountbatten started all those years ago.

Anyone for purple pants?
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