Reply With QuoteMariniers beoefenen hulpverlening in 'Hurricane Exercise'
(Dutch Marines train for civil assistance operations)
Gevechtsinsignes voor 'nieuwe generatie militairen'
(combat badges for 'new generation')
Dutch Marines and the helicopter command;
MoD article;
http://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuw...ikopters_video
Commandos exercise counter-terrorism operations (article in english);
http://www.defensie.nl/english/lates...ism_operations
Mariniers beoefenen hulpverlening in 'Hurricane Exercise'
(Dutch Marines train for civil assistance operations)
Gevechtsinsignes voor 'nieuwe generatie militairen'
(combat badges for 'new generation')
Redeployment Task Force (RDTF) | Eerste grote konvooi van Tarin Kowt naar Kandahar
(first large combined Dutch-US convoy from TK to Kandahar)
Uhh .. to replace al weapons with the new modifications is going to take 4 years! There are a lot of units who are not issued with the new colt yet.Originally Posted by Ghostrider_NL
We are also running quit out of money, as you might know yourself .. so will see when al weapons are replaced. I remember a case with ops vesten, first only KCT and LMB, the rest of the Army will follow soon .. years later, there will still infantry walking out there with no ops vest! Same story with the CV90. The replacement of the YPR is on hold.
How are you by the way? Still in the race for the red baret?
Uhh .. to replace al weapons with the new modifications is going to take 4 years! There are a lot of units who are not issued with the new colt yet.
We are also running quit out of money, as you might know yourself .. so will see when al weapons are replaced. I remember a case with ops vesten, first only KCT and LMB, the rest of the Army will follow soon .. years later, there will still infantry walking out there with no ops vest! Same story with the CV90. The replacement of the YPR is on hold.
How are you by the way? Still in the race for the red baret?
I think he's referring to LMB only. 13th Mechbrig was first, LMB second and 43rd will be next. But as you said delivery of the new weapons is constantly being postponed.
hell, they can't even provide the new guys with boots and trousers. So I won't be suprised if the new weapons will take a few years to be completed. And the sad thing is that this update of the Diemaco is only meant to extend the life of the current weapons until other weapons are to be bought. But I'm afraid we will use these guns until we run completely out of spare parts
Frost,
I cant agree more! Its realy sad when you see those AMO guy's walking around. Old boots, no jackets .. they look like some airsoft amateurs!
For months i have done several attempts to get a new tankoverall .. there is none in my size, i am a tanker who cant get a overall? It still pisses me off!!
And its not only with my overall but my boots, trousers, jackets, barets de landsvoorraad is 0 op alles! (The international supplies are zero!)
But since we have left afghanistan, things may get a little bit better! No mission , meens more money, more money equals more stuff! Lets hope they some new Leopards, or at least give our vehicles the proper updates they need
No mission means less money. The last few years there was always pressure on the cabinet to give the MoD more money because they had a mission to run. Without that pressure there will be all the more reason to cut the budget even further. Also because we've been undermanned the last few years, the army could shift money from the personnell budget (calculated for a fully manned army) to buy spare parts, fuel, ammunitions etc. Now that we're almost fully manned that is not going to be possible anymore.Frost,
I cant agree more! Its realy sad when you see those AMO guy's walking around. Old boots, no jackets .. they look like some airsoft amateurs!
For months i have done several attempts to get a new tankoverall .. there is none in my size, i am a tanker who cant get a overall? It still pisses me off!!
And its not only with my overall but my boots, trousers, jackets, barets de landsvoorraad is 0 op alles! (The international supplies are zero!)
But since we have left afghanistan, things may get a little bit better! No mission , meens more money, more money equals more stuff! Lets hope they some new Leopards, or at least give our vehicles the proper updates they need
And new Leopards? I would think they would scrap the tank batallions before they will buy new ones. Unfortunately for you guys you can't defend your existence by saying: "Look what we did in Afghanistan". Every time a tanker went to Afghanistan he left his tank behind.....
Are the airco's installed yet? (in the Leopards)But since we have left afghanistan, things may get a little bit better! No mission , meens more money, more money equals more stuff! Lets hope they some new Leopards, or at least give our vehicles the proper updates they need
What's your size? For some reason I still can't grasp, I was issued two when I went to the Balkans as an observer. Back then, and now as navy-reserve even more, I have no use for them at all.
So, let's stop complaining and pitch up some of that can-do mentality! If you're interested, PM me and we'll see if the military post is still better than TNT
Heh, so now we have new C7's with tan furniture and we just left Afghanistan... figures...
Nope. BMS is the first thing (this year).
Tan also works back home, There is also tan in your uniform
Time for an update from us again.
-Commando’s per parachute ingezet in Afghanistan http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=3568 Our story on the Dutch SF operational parachute drop in Afghanistan.
-Eerste bronzen ‘Gevechtsinsignes’ uitgereikt http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=3566 First bronze Combat insignia for Dutch troops.
- ‘Horror from hell’ operators en de CT opleiding http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=3570 Our story with exclusive images on Dutch SF Counter Terrorism training
NJoy, Gerard
Chinooks support Afghanistan elections
The 3 Chinooks are stationed at Kandahar Airfield.
The Dutch Chinook helikopters transported 40 representatives of the Afghan electoral Commission .
full article on MOD in dutch:
http://www.defensie.nl/missies/nieuws/isaf/2010/09/15/
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