One of our commenters has started his own blog and the first couple of articles are cracking.
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This site came about as a result of immense frustration about the lack of sensible, balanced coverage in the media, and on the internet about defence related issues. I’ve been commenting for some years on sites such as ARRSE, and Rum Ration about the importance of defence, but also trying to put a bit of balance into things too.
My aim with this site is to use it as an occasional blog, talking about defence issues of the day, and trying to put longer thoughts together from time to time, which set out things that some media commentators may have missed.
I dont know how often I’m going to be able to update this site, but my intent is to do it as regularly as time permits.
great start from our MoD chap(esse).
It is about time somebody actually explained the true working of the MoD CS. I get reallly fed up with some people saying that there are too many SC in the MoD.
Speaking of E2/E1 grades. Within the MoD each grade actually had the responsibilities of the grade higher ie doing the jobs a D grade would do in the CS outside the MoD. This meant the MoD was on a win win situation as the 1990′s recruitment drive replaced SNCO’s with low grade CS and had lower grades doing the job that would be expected.
Then as has been stated came the “Bonus” system and massed redundancies, year on year reorganisational programmes and it all went down the hole. Thank god it got out when I did even if it was because my health went south.