Reply With QuoteThey are all units of the British Army,not the Irish Army.Originally Posted by MARK.TIGGER
They are all units of the British Army,not the Irish Army.
yep but there was question about the wearing of the caubeen in the british army was their not?
at least the Royal Irish Regiment has been ring fenced in the next round of amalgamations
Well considering its the result of 50 years of amalgamation of how many regiments?
That`s romanian cammo could someone point me to some more info on this pic.
It seems that the irish are "the bad guys" and that the romanian is a hostage.But where?
Thanks.
We run an international peacekeeping school in Ireland (UNTSI), those photos are from an exercise held there the area is known as the Curragh at one point it was the British army's largest cavalry base now its our "Warminster" or "Kapooka"
Yes, it's basically where we torture foreigner's
Well it depends on how you view paying to spend six weeks in a lecture theatre
some would consider that torture
From the Irish Times
Ireland Mon, Sep 06, 04
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ir...ARMYRANGER.html
Call for increase in Army's Rangers
Conor Lally
The Department of Defence is considering proposals to increase the Army's elite Ranger unit in response to the worsening global security situation since September 11th, 2001.
Currently the Ranger unit numbers almost 100, but the Defence Forces are lobbying the Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, to increase numbers to 120.
The proposal first came from senior Rangers. Officials at Defence Forces' headquarters, at Infirmary Road, in Dublin, are backing the plan and have lobbied the Minister on the issue. However, a spokesman for the Defence Forces said a formal proposal had not yet been drawn up.
He said the expansion plans had been mooted in response to the heightened threat to global security and a possible attack on a number of foreign embassies in Dublin, including the US, British and Israeli embassies.
While the current review of the size of the unit also included a review of its weaponry, the spokesman said it was unlikely any new weapons would be introduced.
The Rangers are equipped with a wide variety of weapons, most of which are used by international Defence Forces including the British and German armies. These include the German HK33 and HK53 automatic rifles, the MP5 sub-machine gun, the Swiss made Sig P226 pistol and the British AI96.308 Accuracy International sniper system.
A selection course for entry into the Ranger unit began at the Curragh, Kildare, yesterday. Around 40 serving soldiers have put themselves forward for membership of the specialised unit. They will undergo an intensive four-week selection programme, from which three or four will be chosen for a further six months of training.
Traditionally just a handful of new members are taken into the unit every year, meaning a major recruitment drive would need to be undertaken if Ranger numbers were to be increased to 120 in the short to medium term.
The ranger wing is made of an elite, specially trained group of troops which undertakes the Army's most dangerous missions. Most recently they were the first Irish troops on the ground in Liberia, where around 400 Irish soldiers are currently serving in the UN's peace enforcement mission.
As well being the State's premier military unit, the Rangers are also trained to deal with anti-terrorist urban conflict situations, such as the hostage-taking witnessed in Russia last week. They are also trained in parachuting, combat diving, small boat handling and mountaineering.
© The Irish Times
Typical Minister Smith, after 9/11 he promised us that he`d increase the Rangers size to 250 and they`d get a massive boost in funding............... 3 years later, he`s thinking of increasing the size by 20. I cant wait until he gets thrown out in a few weeks.
ya, but that was bs, up untill sep last year the wing only comprised 75 men, so the 250 mark was a little, "optimistic", and I should have been one of them damn itTypical Minister Smith
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