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VarSity · 11-08-2007, 10:46 AM

That's more or less the stuff I have read on other boards.

What I cant understand is this, they seem to fill a role, and get taken the piss out of for it. So they defend a position, who doesn't?
They drive around in stripped down land rovers and have the best kit. So its somehow wrong that they are a highly mobile force by definition, and the RAF spend good money on them? What's wrong with that? Isn't their job to stop any force getting within 150km of an airbase?

As for the big three claims, I can see that getting on peoples nerves. But surely any Para trained force is going to be fairly similar is tactics and training to the 'Real' Para's? And don't they have teams tasked with recovering downed air crew? Something that I assume would normally be conducted behind enemy lines? That all sounds highly professional and effective work to me?

Do they hit airfields like the MOD webby claims? Sounds like something the US Rangers are tasked with to me.

As for their SFSG role, wouldn't this be them supplying all the Forward air controllers?

EDIT: after reading this again it sounds like im trying to defend the RAF Regiment, but honestly the above are real questions. I am trying to read through any and all MOD bull

11-08-2007, 10:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
VarSity Contributor Join Date: 06-11-07 Location: Leicester Posts: 397 Country:	That's more or less the stuff I have read on other boards. What I cant understand is this, they seem to fill a role, and get taken the piss out of for it. So they defend a position, who doesn't? They drive around in stripped down land rovers and have the best kit. So its somehow wrong that they are a highly mobile force by definition, and the RAF spend good money on them? What's wrong with that? Isn't their job to stop any force getting within 150km of an airbase? As for the big three claims, I can see that getting on peoples nerves. But surely any Para trained force is going to be fairly similar is tactics and training to the 'Real' Para's? And don't they have teams tasked with recovering downed air crew? Something that I assume would normally be conducted behind enemy lines? That all sounds highly professional and effective work to me? Do they hit airfields like the MOD webby claims? Sounds like something the US Rangers are tasked with to me. As for their SFSG role, wouldn't this be them supplying all the Forward air controllers? EDIT: after reading this again it sounds like im trying to defend the RAF Regiment, but honestly the above are real questions. I am trying to read through any and all MOD bull Last edited by VarSity : 11-08-2007 at 10:49 AM.