From: "Robert G Lewis" 


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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> Robert G Lewis wrote:
>> Seems to me that military discipline and being able to work together in a
>> high stress environment is a good thing. Even in support groups.
>>
>> You did read the original article didn't you ? The author has far more
>> military experience than both of us together ( unless you have a lot of
>> secret experience)
>>
>>
>
>
> Yeah but "team & unit" is always a b*gger to create.
Locally sourced
> regiments are usually the best bet (i.e. you already know some of the
> people in the regiment coz they're from your hometown/surrounding area)
> but in the UK this is giving way to "super/all arms
regiments" which are
> then part of a battle group etc. i.e. Yorkshire used to have very local
> regiments (PoWYR or (here) the Green Howards etc.
>
> So it's not like the civil servents really give a b*gger about "team &
> unit" so long as some pennies are saved.
>
> So it's "make do" as usual. Nice to see the US mil starting
to sink into a
> UK level of penury 
>
> Adam

Were the older regiments based locally or elsewhere ?  Were they open to
'outsiders' ?

Since we are starting to really consolidate bases ( National Guard and
Reserve ) I'm concerned about the relationship between the people and the
military. With lots of National Guard / reserve armories people see Guard /
reserve frequently in small towns. They think of them as 'theirs' and are
use to seeing them ( at least in smaller towns). Wonder how this will
change over the next 5-10 years .

Bob Lewis

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