Yeah, it was the Polish Government in exile I think. Same as the Free French and others.FatherTed wrote:
The poles had their own group in our forces during WWII i think, and IIRC, they were pretty amazing.naightknifar wrote:
What a load of ballshit.
I got back from Selction today - They arn't in need of soldiers at all.
If they were in need they would have passed all 30 of the guy i did selection with - 15 passed, 15 failed or got deferred.
I passed and I must say - It ain't a walk in the park to get in.
Not for the fact they need numbers and only let certain through - But they need the best.
The Poles are goo at working - not good at fighting. The British Army does't go by who is best at working - They go by who is best at teamwork/fitness and overall commitment. The fucking Poles just need money. Let them go scrub the washrooms for fuck sake.
And I can see by the amount of recruits they are in no way in need or having a shortage of soldiers whatsoever.
In my view only tbh. ^
But we don't have the important stuff. Bulletproof vests, boots, helmets etc.ELITE-UK wrote:
We are doing fine...M.O.A.B wrote:
Lot of their stuff is really old, radios from the 80's and stuff, hell each Land Rover is like 25 years old. British Army often seems slow to upgrade with new equipment.3lmo wrote:
Oh really, and why is that?
Hell we have just ordered 2 aircraft carriers plus a fleet of strikefighter aircraft for the 2 carriers.
3 super subs
arond 250 eurofighter planes.
So a few guns and jeeps are not at top of the list right now
All the big things we have great stuff, but the little things are where we cut corners and is what affects the troops on the ground more.
That'd be the Navy and RAF though, the Army does more work than either of those areas. They need better gear, prime example was those boys who got cut off in the police station and killed because their radioes failed.ELITE-UK wrote:
We are doing fine...M.O.A.B wrote:
Lot of their stuff is really old, radios from the 80's and stuff, hell each Land Rover is like 25 years old. British Army often seems slow to upgrade with new equipment.3lmo wrote:
Oh really, and why is that?
Hell we have just ordered 2 aircraft carriers plus a fleet of strikefighter aircraft for the 2 carriers.
3 super subs
arond 250 eurofighter planes.
So a few guns and jeeps are not at top of the list right now
That's interesting cause in the American Military, you don't need to be a citizen. You just need to be a legal resident. I figured that if anything, Britain would be more lax about that policy.
yup. service also speeds up the process. kinda puts ya in front of everyone else in line. I had a lot of buddies that became citizens while they were in the Army.
Gotta love the Roman Empire for that...GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
yup. service also speeds up the process. kinda puts ya in front of everyone else in line. I had a lot of buddies that became citizens while they were in the Army.
roman empire required 25 years of service before becoming a citizen.
Yes because they are so damn cheap, like all other east euro's..justice wrote:
Hey leave the poles alone, them and other europeans, are the reason why our economy is still in a pretty stong position.
We'd probably have a declining population if it wasn't for immigration.Dr.PhiL wrote:
Yes because they are so damn cheap, like all other east euro's..justice wrote:
Hey leave the poles alone, them and other europeans, are the reason why our economy is still in a pretty stong position.
A declining population is never a good thing. For example, Russia and Japan, practically fucked if they don't start having more babies/being a bit more lenient with immigration.
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huzzahGunSlinger OIF II wrote:
service also speeds up the process.
You'd think Poles would be given special treatment in that regard...for historical reasons I can see them being very willing to join the British army.
See the Irish regiments of the British Army are headed for Helmand for the spring offensive..
Story from BBC NEWS:More than 500 soldiers from the Royal Irish Regiment have begun to deploy for a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.
The first left from Tern Hill Barracks in Shropshire where the regular soldiers are based, over the weekend.
They marked St Patrick's day in desert fatigues leaving for Helmand province.
Anyone who doubts that military life could ever be a substitute for a family should have stood in the parade ground of Tern Hill Barracks in Shropshire this weekend.
The lads of the Royal Irish Regiment, both regular and reserve, are facing six hard and dangerous months in Afghanistan, but first they had to get through the Shamrock Stakes unscathed.
This St Patrick's Day regimental tradition involves eight-man teams racing chariots they've built themselves - anything from a bathtub on quadbike wheels, to an ambitious replica of a Harland and Wolf Crane - while being pelted with eggs.
Oh, and did I mention that they gird their loins for this adventure by being woken at dawn with 'gunfire'. Gunfire in this particular context being a noxious brew of tea and Jamesons whiskey.
No-one is under any illusions about what lies ahead in Afghanistan. Many of the regular soldiers of 1 Royal Irish are on second tours of duty in Afghanistan.
Corporal Trevor 'Speedy' Coult from Belfast is a Military Cross winner with tours of duty in Iraq and Helmand province under his belt.
"In terms of context and fighting it will probably have quietened down slightly but it's going to be just as rough. It's the same place we're going to - but we're ready for it.
"It puts pressure on your parents. My mother's hair's falling out at the minute. The death toll used to prey on my mind - but I'm looking forward to it to be honest with you."
Captain Peter Drennan from Ballymena is a Reservist with 2 Royal Irish.
His appetite for the theatre of war isn't as strong but he says that he made a commitment as a part-time soldier which he has to honour.
"I've been away before so I've an idea of what I'm up against but its my first time in Afghanistan.
"I volunteered to join the TA but not to go to Afghanistan and I think that's the same for all the guys - we're here because we swore an oath. I think my mum's a bit upset about me going but I just hope and pray nothing happens anyway."
Many of the mothers have come to Shropshire to say goodbye in person as have wives and children.
The parade ground, with its rows of pushchairs and cheerfully bantering guests, looks for all the world like the scene of a particularly large and unruly wedding reception.
That's until the St Patrick's Day Parade starts and the four companies of the Royal Irish fall out for inspection led by the regimental mascot Irish wolfhound Brian Boru and already dressed for deployment in their desert fatigues.
Suddenly everyone remembers they've come to say goodbye.
Gail Meeley from Belfast was there to see both of her sons off in the deployment. She's spent years as an army wife and mother but even she still finds goodbyes hard.
"You do worry, because it's twice the worry isn't it. They are a close regiment - but it's never easy when they're going away."
Hugh Benson who's quartermaster of 1 Royal Irish has been in the regiment for 36 years, but even he scores a first with this tour as it will be the only time he and his three sons - also Royal Irish - have been deployed together.
Asked whether he'd ever wished his sons had done something else, he said: "Always. Doctors, lawyers, anything, but this is what they've chosen."
His wife Jenny said it was very different being an Army mum to an Army wife.
"It's different when it's your children. When you marry a soldier you expect - you know what you're going into. Children are a completely different experience.
"But hopefully with three of them all in the one spot they'll all look after each other - and God willing they'll all come home again."
Everyone involved with the regiment seems to derive a real sense of family from their colleagues whether soldiers themselves, or wives, parents and children.
It's to be hoped that will be some comfort to them in the six months ahead.
In their last tour of Afghanistan the Royal Irish lost three men and 12 were wounded.
Nightfiver, what were you joining up for? Was it just regular infantry?
Their fellow believers don't seem to have a problem shooting at them in Iraq/Afghan I foresee.jord wrote:
I still think if you want to emigrate here you should have to serve a year or 2. Every Muslim I've talked to said he wouldn't join because he didn't want to shoot other Muslims.
Yeah, I always tell them that. They don't realise that there so called fellow-brothers kill them more than non-muslims do. Morons.Bernadictus wrote:
Their fellow believers don't seem to have a problem shooting at them in Iraq/Afghan I foresee.jord wrote:
I still think if you want to emigrate here you should have to serve a year or 2. Every Muslim I've talked to said he wouldn't join because he didn't want to shoot other Muslims.
Sweet, I am gonna join the SAS and tell the entire chain of command that the whole SAS force can't overtake 100 U.S. Marines.
I thought it was all the Marines vs 100 SASloubot wrote:
Sweet, I am gonna join the SAS and tell the entire chain of command that the whole SAS force can't overtake 100 U.S. Marines.
Damn those threads got me all confused anyway
One or the other....confused as well.Mek-Izzle wrote:
I thought it was all the Marines vs 100 SASloubot wrote:
Sweet, I am gonna join the SAS and tell the entire chain of command that the whole SAS force can't overtake 100 U.S. Marines.
Damn those threads got me all confused anyway
It's usually a smaller more elite force V a bigger force.loubot wrote:
One or the other....confused as well.Mek-Izzle wrote:
I thought it was all the Marines vs 100 SASloubot wrote:
Sweet, I am gonna join the SAS and tell the entire chain of command that the whole SAS force can't overtake 100 U.S. Marines.
Damn those threads got me all confused anyway
OI.M.O.A.B wrote:
The army needs better equipment as well.
We have the finest eqipment available:
Anyway, we don't we have the Eurofighter, nuclear warheads, and super aircraft carriers, and, when im old enough, the RAF will have me as squadron leader:
Seen this a while back its about those aircraft carriers, have a look its really funny:ELITE-UK wrote:
We are doing fine...M.O.A.B wrote:
Lot of their stuff is really old, radios from the 80's and stuff, hell each Land Rover is like 25 years old. British Army often seems slow to upgrade with new equipment.3lmo wrote:
Oh really, and why is that?
Hell we have just ordered 2 aircraft carriers plus a fleet of strikefighter aircraft for the 2 carriers.
3 super subs
arond 250 eurofighter planes.
So a few guns and jeeps are not at top of the list right now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6h8i8wr … re=related
we have the raptor, moar nukes, moar carriers, and moar squadron leadersBf2-GeneralArnott wrote:
OI.M.O.A.B wrote:
The army needs better equipment as well.
We have the finest eqipment available:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii94 … ngshot.jpg
Anyway, we don't we have the Eurofighter, nuclear warheads, and super aircraft carriers, and, when im old enough, the RAF will have me as squadron leader:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii94 … omeone.jpg
