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British Military Current Events

Some good old British sex/spy scandal stuff...


An MI5 officer has been forced to resign after admitting that his wife was a prostitute who took part in a notorious “Nazi-style orgy” with Max Mosley, the Formula One racing chief.


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3953837.ece
 
In an extraordinary turn of events yesterday, MI5 was forced to deny through Whitehall channels that the orgy had been a “sting” that it had set up to discredit Mosley. “Any suggestion that the service was involved in setting up Mosley is total nonsense,” a senior Whitehall official said.The official did disclose, however, that one of MI5’s officers had left the agency after his wife’s involvement as a call girl in the orgy became known. “I cannot talk about individual cases, but we do expect high standards of behaviour from all staff at all times, both professionally and privately,” the official said.

“In any case where a member of staff is believed to have fallen below those standards, action will be taken.”

To my civilian eyes, they seem to be implying that he is responsible for his wife "profession", because they speak about standard for the staff,
which doesn't make sense to my logical brain. Following paragraphe however explain better why he was "let go" : "Questions will now be asked
about why the service’s vetting procedures failed to expose the secret, which could have made the officer vulnerable to blackmail.".


Max Mosley orgy revelation forces M15 agent to quit
 
Am baffled, why would the MI5 agent get the can for the acts of his wife?
If she did something illegal, then she should be persued by the authorities and fined/thrown in jail - but to go any further ???

The royals have whored around for ages - and no one has ever faced dismissal for said acts.
 
Military to be honoured with their own Bank Holiday and told to wear uniforms




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=567244&in_page_id=1770
 
Troops should also be encouraged to wear their uniforms in public, even when off-duty and on nights out, according to the report by former Tory MP Quentin Davies.

While I aplaud the idea of troops being encouraged to wear their uniforms in public, wearing uniforms on night outs when the boys & girls are consuming large quantities of Lager & Ale is not necessarily a good idea.  Stopping off for 1 or 2 drinks is one thing - a full night out is altogether another thing.

Think again Mr Davies.... PLEASE!
 
Clegg concern over 'old' army kit

BBC News, UK
Sunday, 18 May 2008

Nick Clegg has said he is concerned the British army in Afghanistan has "old kit" and suffers equipment shortages.

The Lib Dem leader, who is on his first visit to the country, also said there were "big issues" over soldiers' pay.

Earlier, he said failure in Afghanistan would be "devastating" and the Nato mission was "hanging in the balance".

The Ministry of Defence has said it is spending £6bn a year on new equipment and insists there are huge improvements in its standard and supply.

Mr Clegg spent two days visiting British troops and holding talks with Afghan leaders.

"I've seen some of the kit they've had to deal with," he said.

"Some of it's great, but frankly some of it's old ... some of the vehicles don't have enough spare parts, some of it's very hot and... there are big issues surrounding whether we're paying, particularly some of the junior starting soldiers, enough.

"I think there's been some improvements about some long-standing issues surrounding accommodation for soldiers' families back home, but we need to go further still.

"I think we owe all the men and women here a huge debt of gratitude because we sometimes forget that the cost of failure would be catastrophic for Britain as a whole."

Mr Clegg had warned earlier in his visit that without lasting peace and stability Afghanistan could revert to a "pariah state".

'Greater unity'

"The consequences of failure would be devastating," he said.

"Afghanistan is the most important conflict of our generation," he said.

"If we fail to secure lasting peace and stability, Afghanistan will revert to a pariah state, feeding the international drugs trade and offering a haven for terrorism that will threaten global security for the conceivable future.

"Yet the success of our mission in Afghanistan hangs in the balance. International efforts have not yet delivered the stability and security that the people of Afghanistan deserve."

Mr Clegg said the international community needed to demonstrate "greater unity in the way aid and reconstruction support is provided".

There were also crucial questions over how many UK troops should be on the ground, how to tackle the opium trade, and how to engage with neighbouring states, he added.

A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman pointed out that Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, commander of British forces in Helmand, Afghanistan, had previously gone on the record to the troops felt "extremely well supported" and soldiers were "much better equipped" than in 2006.

He was speaking as his 16 Air Assault Brigade took over from 52 Infantry Brigade last month.

He added: "I doubt whether the British army has ever put a brigade into the field as well equipped as 16 Brigade and it continues to improve with each deployment.

"The next brigade will probably be even better equipped."

 
He's clearly lying. If you're in G Sqn, being gay happens to be a good career move  ;D


From The Times

May 19, 2008

The SAS forced me out when they found out that I was gay, soldier says


Michael Evans, Defence Editor

A gay soldier has claimed that he was sacked from the special forces because of his sexuality.

Former Lance Corporal Chris Kenna, 25, who supported the SAS as a communications specialist, alleged that he was given his marching orders when his wife told the Army that he had confessed to being gay.

“Being gay has made no difference to my effectiveness as a soldier. When I completed the SAS course I was the proudest guy alive. To pull on the beret means you are the best part of the finest fighting force in the world,” he told the News of the World.

Defence sources however were adamant that Corporal Kenna had not been asked to leave the special forces regiment because of his sexuality, a move that would have breached government policy after the decision in January 2000 to lift the ban on homosexuals and lesbians serving in the Armed Forces. This came after a ruling against the Ministry of Defence by the European Court of Human Rights.

Army sources expressed anger at the claims by former Corporal Kenna, saying that he was never a proper member of the SAS, but was “a general duties soldier” in support of the regiment at Hereford. “He wasn’t required to pass the SAS fitness tests and failed the one he did do,” one source said.

The sources said the corporal was ousted from the special forces because it was considered he was unsuitable for that line of work, although he had served in the SAS for two years, including tours in Iraq. He was a member of 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment, one of several support units serving the SAS.

After his enforced withdrawal from the SAS, Corporal Kenna subsequently decided to leave the Army, the sources said, emphasising that everything possible was done to assist him after he had asked to leave.

A spokeswoman for the MoD said: “We can confirm that a Royal Signals soldier asked to leave the Army and was subsequently discharged.” The official added: “The Armed Forces regard sexual orientation as a private-life matter. The Armed Forces operates a policy of zero tolerance of harassment or discrimination.”

Ex-Corporal Kenna alleged that he had received a notice from the Hereford regiment that he was to be graded as “temporarily noneffective”, after the disclosure that he was gay. A letter from the SAS adjutant explained that he was not being removed from his post but that he would become “a supernumerary to the regiment”.

The adjutant added: “This means that whilst we will still look after your best interest we ask for another soldier to be in work with the regiment.

“This gives you the time required to get yourself back on track.”

Defence sources said that the notice was “purely an administrative procedure to make sure someone else could do the work while he was off”.

The former SAS corporal told the News of the World: “They wanted me to tell them that I wasn’t gay any more. They said if I thought being gay was just a phase then I might be able to return. When they realised that would not happen, they said they’d get me a job outside the Army.”

Since leaving the Army, Mr Kenna has worked as a model and as host of his own music programme on Sky TV.

 
Typical of the hazards encountered in RAF service. Begs the question... was it the farmer who wanted to keep the sheep quiet to protect his reputation?


Man set fire to pilot in sheep costume
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/may/19/ukcrime1
A man walked free from court today after he admitted setting alight an RAF pilot who was dressed as a sheep for a fancy dress party.

Phillip Buckingham, 24, set fire to the costume made from cotton wool and pillows at a boozy graduation party at the Linton-on-Ouse air base, in North Yorkshire, in November.
 
Heh... let me get this straight... It's ok to set alight sheep but not RAF pilot officers >;D

Mmmm.... rack of lamb :P
 
Reservists off to Afghanistan for three months
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article3720039.ece
By Lesley-Anne Henry    Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Sixty-two part-time soldiers from Northern Ireland were today gearing up for a three-month deployment to Afghanistan.

The Territorial Army reservists from 204 Squadron (North Irish) Field Hospital are being mobilised to the war zone in July to provide much needed medical assistance at the British Army's biggest base in Helmand Province.

More than half the squadron is made up of staff from the five health trusts across Northern Ireland.

A total of 38 medical professionals including ambulance drivers, nurses and surgeons are among the volunteers, a further 21 reservists are employed by non-health care organisations and three are regular soldiers.

According to the Ministry of Defence they will provide the majority of help at the medical group hospital in Camp Bastion and will be working alongside other TA and regular units from across the UK.

They will be working in one of the most intense environments on the planet and staff will not only have to deal with horrific battlefield injuries but also the more routine workplace accidents and bouts of sickness.

Casualties are not restricted to coalition forces but also include the Afghan National Army, Taliban and civilians.

Whilst deployed the reservist will be working in a purpose built and recently upgraded hospital facility. Housed within the hospital is all the equipment found in a normal NHS Hospital — everything from syringe drivers to Cat Scanners.

Among those travelling to the Afghanistan is Commanding Officer Colonel Iain Moles, who works as a GP in civilian life.

He told the Belfast Telegraph: "This deployment is the culmination of a year of hard preparation, and I have every confidence that we will deliver high quality medical and surgical care to the British and coalition forces."

Also among those going to war is Lieutenant Colonel Davy Heron, an A&E nurse at the Ulster Hospital who will be Officer Commanding Nursing Squadron, and Captain Carly Thompson, an ITU nurse at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

The reservists will be mobilised during the weekend of June 27 at the Reserves Training and Mobilisation Centre at Chilwell, Nottingham.

There they will receive administration briefs, medical inspections and their basic military skills will be assessed.

They will have a week of theatre specific training before moving to the Army Medical Services Training Centre in York for further training a Hospital Exercise (Hospex) the aim of which is to bring the reservist together and allow them to work together in their specific departments.

All members of the hospital are put through their paces with simulated casualties, who themselves have experienced some form of trauma.

There are currently 120 infantry reservist from The Royal Irish Regiment's 2nd Battalion on a six month deployment to Helmand Province.

Note the very short (full-time) pre-deployment training.
 
If the medical staff remain "inside the wire" to provide medical services, they really don't need that much pre deployment training.  Send em out into indian country and we have something quite different ....
 
D&B

Do you know if G is still the Guards element?
 
Kirkhill said:
D&B

Do you know if G is still the Guards element?

Yup. Well, it was originally based on the Guard's Independent Parachute Company which was rolled into the SAS in the 50s I think and since then most Guards Div fellows go there.
 
'splains your last re G.

Candidates for the Ministry of Silly Walks.  ;)
 
Kirkhill said:
'splains your last re G.

Candidates for the Ministry of Silly Walks.  ;)

And .... you can pick your favourite Guards Division joke from here http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/viewtopic/t=38428.html

Personally, I liked the IQ one best but, being an ex-PARA, can't spell it
 
Five paras are standing in a line up.  Sapper walks up and asks "Wotcha linin' up for, para?"
Para replies "Dunno, but we're gonna be first."
 
Towards_the_gap said:
*adding fuel to the fire*


but then again, no woman has passed P-Coy yet ;D

AND, even though many Army members pass the Commando Course annually,  no Royal Marine has ever had the guts to even try P Coy. (Gasoline or Naptha?  ;D)
 
( gas or naptha? - you mean we have a choice ??? )
 
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