http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1 A military blog with delusions of grandeur Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:40:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This video is a couple of years old but I would urge you to put asside 45 minutes to look at this, and when you do, do with an open mind.  Robert Newman is a VERY bright bloke listen to him. The History of Oil http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/06/30/peak-oil/ Hat tip to Rogue Gunner for this article. Personally, I don't think they should scrap it.  In the correct circumstances it is a useful vehicle.  In 2004 in Iraq we eagerly awaited the arrival of these, as until then we had only normal "Wolf" Land Rovers with no protection whatsoever.  They ... http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/06/30/army-chiefs-to-scrap-snatch-landrover/ Bless their little colonial cotton sox! Apparently every year since 1967 the US military academy at west point has been running a competition named "The Sandhurst MIlitary Skills competition".  I can only presume  it's named after the worlds best military academy! Well this year a couple of teams from Royal Military Academy ... http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/06/26/so-what-did-they-expect-would-happen/ This is apparently a real passport application letter!! Don't you wish that you had written this? Dear Minister, I'm in the process of renewing my passport but I am a total loss to understand or believe the hoops I am being asked to jump through. How is it that Bert Smith of T.V. Rentals ... http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/06/25/irate/ James Cleverly has posted this article about african leaders speaking up against Mugabe.  Sadly it's the military strength that's now needed, and African military organisations are simply jot up to the job. A few token battalions will be needed from the African union, but the real intelligence & speciality soldiering needs to ... http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/06/24/african-military-up-to-the-job/ Imagine that as a headline?  Would anyone complain?  No?  Well MPs (and all public representatives) need to realise that they are no longer valued, and 20-30K seem like too much to pay them let alone £100! They want to be representative more than the people want them  Its the same reason ... http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/06/19/mps-pay-cut-to-pay-for-winter-fuel-for-oaps/ The Queen came to Larkhill on Thursday & I was lucky enough to see her.  I was warmed by the number of people from the general public I saw who dressed for the occasion.  I have a restored faith in the public of this country. http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/06/15/the-queen/ BBC NEWS | UK | MoD accused of Chinook 'cock-up' Anti- free market as it sounds, this little debacle is good evidence of why we need to have an independant arms industry in this country. Listen here to Edward Leigh's soundbite on the subject  You can just imagine the Boeing sales reps reply ... http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/06/04/bbc-news-uk-mod-accused-of-chinook-cock-up/ BBC NEWS | UK | MoD insists Nimrod 'safe to fly'   HHmmm,, now the concerned, but un-biased corroner says that the nimrod is unsafe (and must be grounded immediatly) and the governemt (tight with money 'cos they've spent ten years wasting it on the national health service &  youth offending programmes) says that ... http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/05/23/bbc-news-uk-mod-insists-nimrod-safe-to-fly/ I went to a very interesting meeting today (which I can't tell you about) I learned that the government has made some political decisions about the armed forces (which I can't tell you about) These will directly lead to bad thing happening (which I can't tell you about) I'm sure they have a ... http://stcrispinsday.com/blog1/2008/05/07/ahhhgg-the-official-secrets-act/