Originally Posted by
gijoe
...And, as stated in a letter to the Times last week, it is probably time to have a good long hard look at the RAFAT and BBMF if Booties are to be cut. Defence has to be about output and not hanging onto history.
And no doubt the Royal Marines will be happy to get rid of the school of music alongside RAFAT and BBMF. Or do we still mount amphibious landings to the soundtrack of bugles? And don't forget all that horsey stuff the Army does in the capital; very relevant to 21st century warfare.
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