British Military Current Events

[daftandbarmy]

UK taxpayers face paying out millions as lawyers launch hundreds of new claims against British soldiers for wrongdoing in Iraq

Leigh Day have filed 450 new claims of alleged wrongdoing by British soldiers
The new venture could cash in millions from the taxpayer in payouts
It follows a win on a test case regarding the treatment of four Iraqis


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5725087/Lawyers-launch-hundreds-new-claims-against-British-soldiers-wrongdoing-Iraq.html#ixzz5FXdLCNkE

 

[CBH99]

I'm confused...British lawyers are acting as consult in lawsuits, suing British soldiers for actions in Iraq?

Who is filing the lawsuits?

 

[FJAG]

I'm confused...British lawyers are acting as consult in lawsuits, suing British soldiers for actions in Iraq?

Who is filing the lawsuits?

Look here to get started:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_Historic_Allegations_Team

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Shiner

:cheers:

 

[Blackadder1916]

I'm confused...British lawyers are acting as consult in lawsuits, suing British soldiers for actions in Iraq?

Who is filing the lawsuits?

What's confusing?  If someone is going to take legal action against someone else then they need a lawyer who is licensed in the jurisdiction where that action is being filed.  Lawyers doing what ambulance chasers personal injury lawyers do best - finding clients with a potential settlement from which they will take a percentage.  While the principal of the firm mentioned in the article may have principles that leads him to this type of case, from a look at their website they seem far from the movie stereotype of the Marxist Labour Party left leaning sole practitioner whose practise consists of suing the government in hopes of embarrassing the establishment.

https://www.leighday.co.uk/

 

[jollyjacktar]

This poor bastard will rue this day for a long time.

Sailor is mercilessly mocked on social media after marching horribly out of time with his Navy comrades during royal wedding procession

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5750509/Sailor-mercilessly-mocked-social-media-marching-horribly-time-royal-wedding.html

 

[daftandbarmy]

This poor ******* will rue this day for a long time.

I saw a few RAF 'tubbies' skipping down the mall as well....

 

[FSTO]

This poor ******* will rue this day for a long time.

Thankfully nobody films our parades. There are some real shyte shows out there.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/33132516_2019486108301197_6109644107305451520_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=337c503716debbf66babddc98ede23ec&oe=5B8FF996

 

[Kirkhill]

Maybe those Navy Divers would have done better if they had kept their flippers on.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Thankfully nobody films our parades. There are some real shyte shows out there.

Everyone had to know that everyone would be filming this event, I suspect there are a lot of Nastygrams flying around and that some remedial parade ground bashing is going to be taking place for individuals both OR's and NCO's.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Luckily they have full time marchers (Guards) closest to the main cameras

 

[daftandbarmy]

Army sergeant guilty of trying to kill wife by tampering with parachute

Emile Cilliers removed vital parts of parachute so he could pocket life insurance and start new life with secret lover

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/24/army-sergeant-found-guilty-of-trying-to-kill-wife-by-tampering-with-parachute

 

[daftandbarmy]

Chelmsford.... that reef upon which many careers have come to wreck


The star of Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dare Wins has revealed how it feels to kill and why he misses the adrenaline rush of pulling the trigger.

Ant Middleton, a military veteran born in Portsmouth, says he was surrounded daily by death on the front line of Afghanistan.

After joining the Royal Marines in 2002, he completed two tours of duty of Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008.

The 37-year-old explains that most people he encounters don’t feel like they can ask him what it was like to kill a man.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5778761/SAS-Dares-Wins-star-tells-surviving-suicide-bombers.html#ixzz5GoJEdqKC

 

[daftandbarmy]

Good thing we don't have anything like this.... it would take the main effort away from .... from.... from .... OK, I got nuthin'

British Army’s new air defence system completes firing trials.

Land Ceptor, the Army’s new air defence missile, was recently tested on a Swedish test fire range close to the Baltic Sea, launching from its launcher vehicle and intercepting and destroying an aerial target in a display of the weapon’s accuracy.

https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/05/british-army-s-new-air-defence-system-completes-firing-trials/

 

[daftandbarmy]

Sennybridge... where hope (and dry socks) go to die

What It Takes To Become A Leader In The British Army

Soldiers have been rigorously training to become Britain’s next military leaders. Gunners from 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) have been braving the harsh terrain of Sennybridge, Wales, in an effort to boost their rank to Lance Bombardier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GhB023WxsI

 

[FJAG]

Good thing we don't have anything like this.... it would take the main effort away from .... from.... from .... OK, I got nuthin'

British Army’s new air defence system completes firing trials.

Land Ceptor, the Army’s new air defence missile, was recently tested on a Swedish test fire range close to the Baltic Sea, launching from its launcher vehicle and intercepting and destroying an aerial target in a display of the weapon’s accuracy.

https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/05/british-army-s-new-air-defence-system-completes-firing-trials/

From the people who brought you Rapier AND Blowpipe.  ;D

:cheers:

 

[dapaterson]

From the people who brought you Rapier AND Blowpipe.  ;D

:cheers:

Ceptor is an all-environment system - launchable from air, sea or land.  Suspiciously joint.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAMM_(missile_family)

 

[daftandbarmy]

From the people who brought you Rapier AND Blowpipe.  ;D

:cheers:

Have to keep the Ulstermen happy!

 

[daftandbarmy]

F-35 stealth fighter jets land in Norfolk – video


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2018/jun/07/f-35-stealth-fighter-jets-land-in-norfolk-video

 

[daftandbarmy]

Trooping the Colour: Guardsman first to wear turban

A Coldstream Guards soldier has become the first to wear a turban during the Trooping the Colour parade.

About 1,000 soldiers took part in the ceremony marking the Queen's official birthday.

Guardsman Charanpreet Singh Lall, 22, a Sikh from Leicester, said he hoped it was looked upon as a "change in history".

He said he expected it would encourage those from different religions and backgrounds to join the Army.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-44413296