tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post2203832469463550823..comments2024-01-12T18:59:05.080+00:00Comments on Defence With A "C": News and StuffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-15947623325910027672014-03-30T21:52:25.795+01:002014-03-30T21:52:25.795+01:00Hey Topman,
We can only hope this all goes well a...Hey Topman,<br /><br />We can only hope this all goes well as so much now seems to ride on the success of the reserves. I was reading a thread on Arrse the other day about reserves in the army, seems to be a lot of ill feeling kicking about and many, many, many ideas about how it could be done better.<br /><br />The bit about the dental plans etc strikes me as a classic case of the government being penny wise and pound foolish. It's not going to be a huge extra expense vs what is already funded under the NHS and yet it makes the reserves not only more attractive, but also gives that feeling of being valued on a par with the regulars.<br /><br />Case of crossing our fingers and hoping for the best at this point it seems.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-45498653834811311832014-03-30T16:27:29.669+01:002014-03-30T16:27:29.669+01:00You are right about the reservist issues. Supporti...You are right about the reservist issues. Supporting them at the moment thankfully isn't an issue, getting them through the door is. I think the Army is at about ~35% of where they are supposed to be for recruitment. I think we are in a better place but not brilliant, however the numbers are smaller so small improvements/failures can scue the figures. <br /><br />My own personal feeling is the army never really wanted a large number of reservists. I think the plan has been 'head in sand' and hope the government have some huge u turn and all will be well. <br /><br />I do support your idea about a better link and similar terms of service, this will hopefully be tied up with the New Employment Model as and when it's fully released. Topmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-52122932906754015482014-03-28T21:28:16.608+00:002014-03-28T21:28:16.608+00:00Sadly a state of affairs that reflects the general...Sadly a state of affairs that reflects the general attitude by parties and government towards defence. Not "how does this affect the nation?", more "how does this affect the polls?".Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-42052690236447516782014-03-28T20:47:32.836+00:002014-03-28T20:47:32.836+00:00MOD press pieces about equipment always start with...MOD press pieces about equipment always start with the amount of money and the number of jobs, because that's what Ministers and SPADs think gets votes and attention. The fact that there's another reason (military capability) for why we buy things one sometimes gets the impression they regard as a minor detail. I remember one a couple of years back where you had to read almost to the end before finding out what we'd actually bought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com