Chugalug2-
The Service Chiefs are not solely responsible for terrain blanking of comms kit.
Anyway, back to MOD/Main Building. For thsoe who haven't worked there, MB seems to be one vast Machiaevellian Plot to waste resources and to ensure the lot of all and sundry in uniform is an unpleasant one.
However, as one who has done several tours (joint and sS) in MOD in recent years, interspersed with operational tours, I found that almost everyone I worked with had one aim in mind, and that was to get the best out of a system that is wieghed down by its own bureaucratic checks and balances. Posts lack continuity, and coupled with change fatigue, many good intitiatives become watered down by inertia, rather than any deliberate policy. The civil servants (with exception of the 5th floor SpAds) are hardworking, loyal, knowledgeable and in the most part are paid peanuts.
For thsoe who criticise the monolithic MOD, how would you change it? And before answering about the dysfunctionality of the Department, have a chat with former colleagues who are in, say, the Home Office or NHS...
Last edited by Whenurhappy; 11th Oct 2010 at 09:42.
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