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Having taken into account the current COVID restrictions that currently apply in the different parts of the UK, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 reunion.
The Chairman Nick Butler will be heading up the Fan at 0930 hrs on Saturday the 15th May and he will lay a BAFC wreath on behalf of the Club at the summit.
He will also toast The Fallen.
If other members wish to make their own pilgrimage up the Fan at their own risk please follow the relevant COVID restrictions that will be in place.
As a Club we are not able to accept liability for members safety and well being over the weekend of 14/15 May. Our Clubs insurance that normally covers Fandance will not operate this year.
Update to follow reference Aldershot 10 Miler on the 20th November 2021.
...........................................................................................................................................................The 10 Miler will be held on w/e Saturday 23rd November 2024..................................................................................................................................
great to see the band members with their wings up, the last time i saw the regimental band on u-tube i did not see anyone with wings on their shoulder but plenty of large sheilas. things sure have changed.
If the balloon went up over night.... and "Potential Aggressors from the East' decided to get cracking.... How would we defend that island ? There is not even enough infantry and front line support arms to man coastal defences. Thats counting the Marines.
Last edited by trubrit2411; 6 November 2019, 19:29.
"If they control your speech.....they control your life" Me
Weakness invites aggression. Thats the way the equation has worked forever. Ask the Zulu and the North American Indians.
"You got shit we want. Land and other goodies.
You got assegai's and bows and arrows.
We got cannon and Martini Henrys.
We are coming"
You would think the leaders of the nation that wrote the book on nicking other peoples countries would recognise the folly of placing themselves in the position of underdog..... at any future bargaining table.
They dont have to come storming out of landing craft on Brighton beach. They just have to threaten to come up Brighton beach. Its called arm twisting.
Like wot Hitler did with Daladier and Neville Chamber Pot at Munich.
Ask the Czech's about that...and we were a much more formidable force then. Heads should roll for whats been done to the British Army.
Fat WRACs in the one remaining Para Reg Band..... WTF ?
Last edited by trubrit2411; 7 November 2019, 14:38.
"If they control your speech.....they control your life" Me
Throughout British history whenever they have allowed the armed forces to run down...they have needed and effective army. In WW1 and 2 the Brit army arrived in France with shit kit and they were duly hammered, to have to then spend 3 or 4 years building their forces up. not sure how much evidence the twisted t**ts need, but a strong RN kept the German navy in their pens after a couple of tangles Hitler would not let his bigger ships out. I am no military historian but I accept that we cannot keep a standing army of a million, but the lack of depth of stores, ships, tanks, aircraft, aircraft carriers, missiles and the like could be mothballed. During the Falklands stuff some navy blokes were having to tour the world to buy one or two missiles FFS. If Corbyn gets in I will bet that the SAS and Para will be disbanded within weeks, MI5 and 6 to follow. Glad I am a wobbly old t**t who saw my country and population when they had some fight and common sense in them Ja! Auf wiedersehen kameraden
There's no such thing as a Parachute Regiment band anymore Tone,simply the Central Army Band that dons whatever headwear is appropriate for the unit they are representing on the day,fat tarts included. I think the Household Division is the only one to have their own dedicated band now,for all the ceremonial stuff in London.
There's no such thing as a Parachute Regiment band anymore Tone,simply the Central Army Band that dons whatever headwear is appropriate for the unit they are representing on the day,fat tarts included. I think the Household Division is the only one to have their own dedicated band now,for all the ceremonial stuff in London.
Fook me thats even worse. One Band ? So even the Brigade Of Guards has just one band ?
Last edited by trubrit2411; 7 November 2019, 14:43.
"If they control your speech.....they control your life" Me
Throughout British history whenever they have allowed the armed forces to run down...they have needed and effective army. In WW1 and 2 the Brit army arrived in France with shit kit and they were duly hammered, to have to then spend 3 or 4 years building their forces up. not sure how much evidence the twisted t**ts need, but a strong RN kept the German navy in their pens after a couple of tangles Hitler would not let his bigger ships out. I am no military historian but I accept that we cannot keep a standing army of a million, but the lack of depth of stores, ships, tanks, aircraft, aircraft carriers, missiles and the like could be mothballed. During the Falklands stuff some navy blokes were having to tour the world to buy one or two missiles FFS. If Corbyn gets in I will bet that the SAS and Para will be disbanded within weeks, MI5 and 6 to follow. Glad I am a wobbly old t**t who saw my country and population when they had some fight and common sense in them Ja! Auf wiedersehen kameraden
That there is why the Yanks Russians and Chinese do it the way they do. They know what would happen if they let themselves get in a weak position. "You will sign your nations interests away.
"There is the pen. The oil/land/fishing rights/air space/trade agreements are OURS".
Don't have to be bayonets and bullets....at first. Ask Mexico how much of the mighty Colorado River makes it across the Mexican US border to its estuary in the Sea of Cortez. You could not fill a bath with it. The Yanks nick the lot. From the border to the beach no green. Dead.
Mexico is getting fooked because it is construed as being "weak"....and I think they have a bigger Army than us.
29 Largest Armies In The World
1
China
2,035,000
2
India
1,440,000
3
United States of America
1,358,193
4
Russian Federation
1,013,628
5
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
950,000
6
Pakistan
653,000
7
Republic of Korea
599,000
8
Iran
523,000
9
Vietnam
482,000
10
Egypt
438,500
11
Myanmar
406,000
12
Indonesia
395,500
13
Thailand
360,850
14
Turkey
355,200
15
Sri Lanka
346,700
16
Brazil
334,500
17
Colombia
293,200
18
Mexico
277,150
19
Taiwan
275,000
20
Japan
247,150
21
Saudi Arabia
227,000
22
Ukraine
204,000
23
France
202,700
24
Eritrea
201,750
25
Morocco
195,800
26
South Sudan
185,000
27
Germany
178,600
28
Israel
176,500
29
Italy
174,50
In an all out scrap we would probably have a hard time with the bottom half of that list.
Last edited by trubrit2411; 7 November 2019, 15:08.
"If they control your speech.....they control your life" Me
Weakness invites aggression. Thats the way the equation has worked forever. Ask the Zulu and the North American Indians.
"You got shit we want. Land and other goodies.
You got assegai's and bows and arrows.
We got cannon and Martini Henrys.
We are coming"
You would think the leaders of the nation that wrote the book on nicking other peoples countries would recognise the folly of placing themselves in the position of underdog..... at any future bargaining table.
They dont have to come storming out of landing craft on Brighton beach. They just have to threaten to come up Brighton beach. Its called arm twisting.
Like wot Hitler did with Daladier and Neville Chamber Pot at Munich.
Ask the Czech's about that...and we were a much more formidable force then. Heads should roll for whats been done to the British Army.
Fat WRACs in the one remaining Para Reg Band..... WTF ?
The envasion of Britain started years ago and is getting serious now with all the trucks etc bringing all the unwanted in plus them crossing the channel in anything that floats.
It's not the dog in the fight,it's the fight in the dog that matters.
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