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This is true, but my point is that if you don't have air superiority it's all moot...therefore, as you say, carriers are the trump card until aircraft become so fast and long-ranged that land bases can substitute. Indeed and I apologize for derailing this thread so badly

Absolutely, all it woulda taken to avert many of these losses was AEW. Of course they only had tiny carriers that either couldn't or just didn't carry those planes. The type 45 destroyers and their new Fleet Carriers are a direct result of the, as you say, painful lessons they learned in the...

And why would that be? If you'd care to imbue knowledge, rather than just imply the lack thereof, I'd be happy to hear your thoughts on the matter. Mine are that since every campaign or action fought since air power came into existence in which it was available to either or both sides it has...

The first thing I thought of when I read that was the simpsons episode where they show the escalator to nowhere

I realize fecetiousness is harder to detect in text form, but did such a blatantly false statement not even make you wonder??? Though to be fair it's almost true given their complete lack of carrier, and therefore force projection, capability

I have a few of my own to add in here, forgive me for any that have already been mentioned 1915 - Lyn Macdonald. Has some of the most poignant narrative I've ever read about the first world war. Made me want to be a Patricia, reading about third Ypres. S/he (I honestly don't remember) quotes...

The Chinese don't have a blue water navy, so when they finally invade the west, MARS will be a-okay =D

All too true. The British figured this out the hard way in the Falklands and lost 3 air defense destroyers and 3 frigates, plus some support ships. The Argentines just popped out over the cliff, dropped their bombs  before they had time to launch a SAM. A couple more destroyers were almost sunk...

Well I am glad to know it is possible. Mind if I PM you a few questions about ROTP at a Civilian uni?

Fair enough. It is just one path I am looking at as, well it might be presumptuous to say I have a facility for languages, I've certainly always had an easy time with them and very much enjoyed learning them. If you're going to educate yourself, it might as well be in a subject that interests...

First of all, please pardon me for necroing this thread Can anyone definitively answer whether it is possible to do international exchanges while at RMC or while on ROTP with a Civilian university? I have a mind to take a term or two abroad, specifically to learn Arabic. I haven't yet found any...

Why thank you sir

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/4391349/Army-to-cap-number-of-foreign-nationals-allowed-in-three-units.html "Defence Minister Kevan Jones confirmed in the Commons that a 15 per cent limit was being imposed on the Royal Logistics Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps and...

Oh, well cool. I guess there isn't a whole lot I can tell you about it then :P but you'll never stop me being long winded over the interweb I've actually been looking for someone to ask about the Canadian Paras...is CSOR just a reconstituted Parachute regiment under another name?

You'd probably be touchy too if you had to spend 3 days cleaning kit for every 1 you spend using it. Like I said my dad was an RCD, but he almost got talked into the GG's horse guards because he already knew how to ride. They look fantastic but my god it's a lot of work. I think that attitude...

Oh I am not saying he is wrong, lol. My father was an RCD back in the 80s and some of the horror stories he told me about stupidity in the CF almost made me abandon my application (which is almost finished, hooray. They're holding me up over a non-life threatening, easily avoidable shellfish...

Highly disgusting. The man lost two legs serving his country and they won't let him build a house to fit his needs?

This is true, but you can't always depend on being able to operate your mechanized infantry as mechanized infantry. Take the Falklands as an example...they ship over there as a naval task force with only 4 chinooks for heavy lift. The Argentinians bomb the stuffing out of the ship carrying them...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/4329353/Defence-chiefs-blame-misakes-by-troops-for-damaging-UKs-fighting-ability.html In part, I think he's attacking the "if you don't report it, you won't get in trouble for it" attitude that often prevails in militaries and prevents...

Strained the british forces may be, but I was shocked the other day to see their CDS telling the media that the mistakes and shortcomings of the common soldier were doing more to harm the army than the taliban. I mean, whether it's true or not...he's the bloody chief of the defense staff. In my...