tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post4077962981468668929..comments2024-01-12T18:59:05.080+00:00Comments on Defence With A "C": 8 month tours and a two week breakUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-26156087525478042552013-05-15T21:58:41.385+01:002013-05-15T21:58:41.385+01:00Hello Sir H,
Just about to nip off and have a rea...Hello Sir H,<br /><br />Just about to nip off and have a read of that after I've responded to some comments in another thread. <br /><br />I've already seen a couple of news articles hammering the government, people talking about the government trying to scrimp and save pennys. It's only been a day and the vultures are already swirling looking for a juicy angle. Noted as well that some people are getting all in a tizz about 8 month tours becoming the norm, even though it's been made clear this is just a temporary and that Herrick 20 will do a regular 6 month tour for the most part, with just a limited number of key people doing the 9 months.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-23097931204417044082013-05-15T21:54:39.482+01:002013-05-15T21:54:39.482+01:00Hello Phil,
I think a big part of it as well is a...Hello Phil,<br /><br />I think a big part of it as well is about avoiding what would have been an April hand over just as the Presidential election took place. You would have had one brigade winding down and another just moving in right at a critical point from a security perspective.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-36480682635338076452013-05-15T21:10:48.032+01:002013-05-15T21:10:48.032+01:00Hi Chris - its a very sensible move indeed althoug...Hi Chris - its a very sensible move indeed although its an easy means for the media to attack 'cuts' without thinking through what this actually means. <br /><br />PSL has a piece on this too - http://thinpinstripedline.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/rotating-troops-home-from-herrick.html<br />Sir Humphreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704774192275240783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-53936058878557952082013-05-15T17:46:00.080+01:002013-05-15T17:46:00.080+01:00Makes perfect sense to me. No point going through ...Makes perfect sense to me. No point going through the motions of generating another brigade (which would be nothing like brigade strength) just to piss about for a few more months in Bastion packing kit up. Phil Philnoreply@blogger.com