[imported_Fluffy_Bunny]

http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/j ... _1_n.shtml

[quote:46899]UK Future Army Structure creates 'Ranger' battalion

British Army chiefs have managed to save an infantry battalion being cut from the service by reroling it as a 'Ranger'-type or special forces support role battalion. [/quote:46899]

Doesnt say what one but I bet my azz its the Blackwatch rock:

[quote:46899]Following a week of acrimonious meetings in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), the new plan emerged on 16 December as part of a package of measures to implement the Future Army Structure (FAS), which reduces the overall manpower ceiling of the service to some 102,000 and aims to redistribute some 10,000 personnel from infantry, armour and artillery units into low-density/high-demand specialist roles.

Under the plans, the 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1Para), is to move from being under the direction of the infantry to be under the control of the Director of Special Forces. This could involve it relocating from its current base at Colchester, Essex, where it serves with the army's 16 Air Assault Brigade, to be near the Hereford base of 22 Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment, according to UK Chief of the General Staff General Sir Michael Jackson. The other two Parachute Regiment battalions would remain with 16 Brigade and continue to provide the lead airborne battlegroup in rotation.

No extra funding has been made available by the Treasury for the plan and Gen Jackson admitted that it would "require careful work" to pull off the plan while keeping the army within its reduced manpower ceiling and new budget.

Although the new unit was initially branded by Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon as being a "triservice organisation", Gen Jackson said the core would come from 1 Para and anyone who joined would have to re-badge to become a member of the Parachute Regiment. In another sign that the new formation was part of a last minute deal, Gen Jackson admitted details were "still to be worked out". He said the triservice element would not be a simple one-third split. One MoD source suggested that elements of the Royal Air Force Regiment that were reroling from air defence into combat search-and-rescue support forces could be assigned to the new unit.
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Looks like the brit army is re-shaping into US Army organisation, 16th Air Assault= 101st & 82nd etc. Nothing wrong with a bit of organisation though, I think it might be quite cool to have some Rangers cool:

[[DAS REICH]Blitz]

Sweeeeet. Rangers would be kinda slick.

[ninty]

black watch rules. rock:

[Milla]

Yeah the Black Watch is fucking awesome.

[Eames]

last time the british had rangers in their army, they were from american volunteers....rangers are a pretty american title, i can't see the british adopting the name....

[Jin-Roh]

... or Britain is becoming an American puppet. eek:

[ninty]

Originally Posted by Eames

rangers are a pretty american title, i can't see the british adopting the name....

There are canadian rangers. They are the inuit in the North. Basically the first line of defense in the far north. North of the Arctic circle. So whats in a title?

[geRV]

Irish rangers as well. The name "rangers" isn't exclusive to one country by any means.

[Milla]

Shit Aragorn from LoTR was a fucking Ranger. biggrin:

[Tripper]

Originally Posted by Eames

last time the british had rangers in their army, they were from american volunteers....rangers are a pretty american title, i can't see the british adopting the name....

You think the history of a name will stop them?

Jeez, you're dumber than I thought. beer:

[[DAS REICH]Blitz]

[quote="Jin-Roh":005bd]... or Britain is becoming an American puppet. eek:[/quote:005bd] oOo: K no....stop acting like a dip

[Jin-Roh]

[quote="[DAS REICH]Blitz":7aaea][quote="Jin-Roh":7aaea]... or Britain is becoming an American puppet. eek:[/quote:7aaea] oOo: kno[/quote:7aaea]

If you get more posts than me very soon, I am fucking you in the throat. dance:

[Madmartagen]

Originally Posted by Milla

Shit Aragorn from LoTR was a fucking Ranger. biggrin:

hah +1

[imported_Fluffy_Bunny]

Originally Posted by Madmartagen

hah +1

ya you can tell he was right out of Fort Bragg or whatevr

[ninty]

Breaking News - 19 December 2004

Amalgamated - The Royal Regiment of Scotland

The British Ministry of Defence has announced that the 26 infantry of the line regiments still in existence in the British Army will now become just 12 under a sweeping round of changes. The Allied Regiment, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) had resisted amalgamation and even disbandment since the Cardwell Reforms of 1881.

It is now announced that the Scottish Regiments (including The Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Black Watch, The Highlanders, and The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) will become one single cap badge five-battalion regiment, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. It is reported that each battalion will keep their unit name in front of the battalion title.

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This effects us (The Calgary Highlanders) because our allie regiment in Scotland are The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders