Control of Royal Marines could be handed to the Army instead of Navy

“Most Bootnecks I know don't have any hair, so I'm not sure if they can be combed into anything, let alone a single expeditionary brigade with the Paras.”

“Merging is the spirit of the times, just look at our coalition government.

Now, because of the recession, merging is seen increasingly as THE SOLUTION..

So now we have talk about merging the armed forces, police services, schools, even aspects of local councils.

Unfortunately not all mergers make sense but in the current climate they may well be forced through. The upside is that we have some amusing viewing, such as Fib Dems doing their best Tory impersonations.

The downside is that little thought is being put into the ramifications, instead the coalition are rushing things through under the banner of ¿recession¿ and I fear that we will end up in as bad a state as ever.

It¿s just a matter of time before some bright spark suggests merging the Fire Service with the Ambulance service ¿ ¿Take two emergency services to the same incident? No, why not use Patch and Go !¿

Or why not merge the post office with the coroners department? Bodies would still arrive but not dead on time.

Merge the HSE with the Noise Abatement Society, at least it would be safe and sound.

Finally, merge the SAS with the Coalition PR department ¿ who dares spins.”

“This isn't cost cutting, they are preparing to have the Army, Navy and Air Force under one 'umbrella', they have made squadrons of the Air Force into the RAF Regiment, they have cut old Army Regiments and made them into one, this is so that soon our Military will become part of the United States of Europe, and the Ministry of Defence will be controlled from Brussels”

“It's also likely that the RAF Helicopters will merge with the Army Air Corps and become a joint asset which we currently have on Ops at the moment.

But commanded by the Army

And it's also likely that the jets used by the Royal Navy will goto the RAF, which will be commanded by the RAF.

Personally I feel this could be a good move, but equally there could also be some redundancies pay outs as well.

But not as much as the Health Executive when it was reported previously he might get £250K

Who knows I think the coalition we have currently will come out of the mess we are in with heads held high and we as Brits will be pleased.

But I think it will get worse before it gets better.”

“Well well what a suprise

ARE THE BLOODY GOVERMENT MAD? Yes they are.

Ok now lets see who were the first ones into the Falklands (ROYAL MARINES)

Who Took over From the PARA's in Serria Leone (Royal MArines)

Who were the first into Iraq (Royal Marines)

and what does the ARMY stand for

A = Aint
R= Royal
M= MARINE
Y= Yet


Oh and before you ask i aint a royal but serve with them, and have a 100 % respect for them

And as for the LPD's I think the CAMEROn needs to wake up and smell the coffee and get his life sorted out prior to sorting the countrys out. We aint got a bloody navy at the moment more like a Island Coastguard”

“As a marine once told me whilst I was wearing a maroon beret that there are "Red Cabbages" as well as "Green Cabbages" So perhaps they can all be cabbage heads together. Anyway whats the difference they have all had lobectomy's”

“They should hand control to the crabfats - just for a laugh. It would never work but the banter opportunities created would make it well worth it :)”

“To save billions:-

Get rid rid of the 90% of the top brass, we have more admirals then destroyers.

Don't modify off the shelf equipment, the Apache attack helicopter cost three times more the the Israeli because we fitted Rolls Royce engines to it.

Don't spent billions in research & developement for equipment when we are going to buy only a few, buy off the shelf instead.”

“The whole point about the Royal Marines (marine meaning water borne) is that they are part of the RN; fighting matelots. Can't do without them and seeing I was always told the army only took the ones who were too stupid to join the RN or RM leave em be. Notice how a handfull of Marines patrol Afghanistan and a whole regt of army cover the same size areas. And in the Falklands the army wouldn't got anywhere near Port Stanley without the RM yomping and fighting their way across. Tough as old boots they are. My full respect to the RM and Whitehall leave em alone.”

“To save billions:-

Get rid rid of the 90% of the top brass, we have more admirals then destroyers.

Don,t modify off the shelf equipment, the Apache attack helicopter cost three times more the the Israeli because we fitted Rolls Royce engines to it.

Don't spent billions in research & design for equipment when we are going to buy only a few, buy off the shelf instead.”