12 Sqn Typhoon
"The Ministry of Defence reportedly plans cuts to 14 ensembles as the UK government seeks savings that will avoid affecting frontline troops. Nobody would dispute that combat soldiers are more essential to defence than trumpeters yet military musicians represent a country’s face to the world."
Which does miss the point that they do deploy on ops
Musician on Ops - British Army Website
Which does miss the point that they do deploy on ops
Musician on Ops - British Army Website
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"Which does miss the point that they do deploy on ops"
Yes but better to have 100 fully trained infantrymen than 100 bandsmen who spend half their time on music - I'm sure they do their damnedest but the armed forces are about fighting strength not music
Yes but better to have 100 fully trained infantrymen than 100 bandsmen who spend half their time on music - I'm sure they do their damnedest but the armed forces are about fighting strength not music
Strange given how often you hear of shortages of experience and supervision, both on a engineering and aircrew point.
If memory serves, they deploy in ancillary support roles - stretcher barers, drivers etc. I’d rather we kept the 100 fully trained infantrymen closing with and killing the enemy than driving ambulances around. They do have their uses beyond a good bit of pipes and drums, they just aren’t always immediately apparent until they aren’t there to perform them.
Lots of Squadrons is actually forward thinking from someone at MOD.
When the time comes for the next round of cuts, they can easily disband a squadron, whilst sneakily moving the aircraft to those remaining.
The headlines will show that the number of squadrons have been reduced...
(Not that I really believe someone at MOD is capable of forward thinking)
When the time comes for the next round of cuts, they can easily disband a squadron, whilst sneakily moving the aircraft to those remaining.
The headlines will show that the number of squadrons have been reduced...
(Not that I really believe someone at MOD is capable of forward thinking)
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
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Well that confirms the timeframe for training and deployment to Qatar.
Qatar-U.K. operational squadron to secure skies during World Cup 2022
A joint Qatar-UK operational squadron will play a vital role in securing the skies during the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup, HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah has said. The establishment of the joint operational squadron was agreed between the two countries in December last year.
Delivering a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), he said the squadron will ensure "mutual combat readiness, further our joint actions in combating terrorism and advance our strategic efforts towards the stability of our region and beyond". The minister said: "This squadron will also play a vital role in securing our skies during the 2022 World Cup, which despite people's fruitless efforts, will be hosted by Qatar".
He said his current visit to London was aimed at further advancing and solidifying Qatar-UK strategic military-to-military relationship. "We have recently signed a landmark defense cooperation agreement with the UK concerning the purchase of (24) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. This agreement builds on the historic friendship that joins both nations and further advances the strategic defence partnership that aims to serve our common security objectives."
He said RUSI has been a trusted partner in providing training courses to Qatari diplomats since 2014, and fondly recalled his days in the UK as a trainee fighter pilot. "It was here in the skies above RAF valley in Wales that I flew as a young fighter pilot in training.".......
Qatar-U.K. operational squadron to secure skies during World Cup 2022
A joint Qatar-UK operational squadron will play a vital role in securing the skies during the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup, HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah has said. The establishment of the joint operational squadron was agreed between the two countries in December last year.
Delivering a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), he said the squadron will ensure "mutual combat readiness, further our joint actions in combating terrorism and advance our strategic efforts towards the stability of our region and beyond". The minister said: "This squadron will also play a vital role in securing our skies during the 2022 World Cup, which despite people's fruitless efforts, will be hosted by Qatar".
He said his current visit to London was aimed at further advancing and solidifying Qatar-UK strategic military-to-military relationship. "We have recently signed a landmark defense cooperation agreement with the UK concerning the purchase of (24) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. This agreement builds on the historic friendship that joins both nations and further advances the strategic defence partnership that aims to serve our common security objectives."
He said RUSI has been a trusted partner in providing training courses to Qatari diplomats since 2014, and fondly recalled his days in the UK as a trainee fighter pilot. "It was here in the skies above RAF valley in Wales that I flew as a young fighter pilot in training.".......
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