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Maj Happy
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Maj Happy
@SO2_Optimism
British Army Officer. Interested in Leadership, Personal Development, Military Capability, Security, Technology, and all things Defence. Own views etc.
Katılım Şubat 2017
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Electronic warfare has shifted from a niche force multiplier to an all-arms concern. Our new report by @Jack_Watling and @noahsylvia_ explores the changing nature of electronic warfare on the battlefield. rusi.org/explore-our-re…
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Cut through the headline, and why is no-one picking up or questioning the implied admission that we're not ready for war now.*
* Not that I agree you can ever be truly READY for war.
BBC News - UK must be ready for war in three years, says Army head
bbc.com/news/articles/…
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@SO2_Optimism If the General Staff does not have observers in the Ukrainian frontline, then they deserve to be broken to the ranks.
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This is so important.
Would love to think we're learning from this and taking action.
Michael Kofman@KofmanMichael
Troops arm themselves with spectrum analyzers to detect signals from Zala, Orlan, and Supercam UAS types. Persistent Russian ISR behind the front lines is a growing challenge, especially since there will be less cover to conceal positions come winter. 9/
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Really interesting.
The ebb and flow of this conflict continues.
A lot of important observations that we need to bring into our thinking and mindset.
Institute for the Study of War@TheStudyofWar
NEW: Select Russian military commentators continue to complain about superior Ukrainian drone & electronic warfare (EW) capabilities on the battlefield, highlighting the rapid and constant tactical and technological innovation cycles that are shaping the battlespace in Ukraine.
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@AlexLuck9 @salisbot Seconded.
And also Jack Campbell 'The Lost Fleet' series are well worth dipping into.
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Fellow sci-fi book enjoyers - I'm in search of your recommendations!
Looking along the hard sci-fi/cosmic horror veins - leading on from my love of Clarke, Liu, Asimov, Simmons, Lem.
If I'm not at least mildly existentially unsettled, it ain't it.
GIF
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My last day in green pyjamas after 27 years. No one at work seems bothered but I’m celebrating 🥂
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@AstroLauraUK I must have missed that comment/discussion point; I thought it was generalising about differences, not proposing to treat any of the services in a different manner! Can't see how that would stand up to any sort of rigour or be written into a Jt policy.
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@SO2_Optimism Appreciate the support. I am quite typical in the officer cadre. The conversation at the defence committee was to split the services as only army are moved whereas RAF and RN are not. News to our desk officer/poster team who seem to be busy enough 😂
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1/2 @AnneMarieMorris I watched with interest your comments to the defence committee yesterday on Military housing where you stated that the Army are different as they have to move on a 2/3 year rotation whereas for the other 2 services the family establish themselves and create a
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@AstroLauraUK I'm the same this summer (6 since 2015). I don't *think* your experience is typical though, but beyond "space" don't know you/your trade etc. I know it's a generalisation (more mobile Army) but that shouldn't equate to ignoring the RAF/you - which as a Jt policy, it shouldn't.
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@SO2_Optimism Maybe for discussion, but I have had 6 postings (location changes) since 2015 not including deployments etc. In addition, we tend to deploy as a single not as a regiment etc.
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@AstroLauraUK FYI you've tagged a parody Mark François account above.
Also, while not arguing your point about RAF disruption it's generally less than Army cohorts but that's more based around the fixed platforms & ignores staff. The blog below is a fair reflection. 🖖
thinpinstripedline.blogspot.com/2024/02/an-eng…
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@pinstripedline Good capture.
Thing is, many who would be better off, but now won't be.
Some are already caught in this, & feel let down.
Some stoked flames with false generalisations & assumptions.
Trust is key, & is damaged.
Almost all are alienated & feel undervalued. Watch outflow rates...
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@totallykeen @SercoGroup I had a similar experience in Serco accom with both a boiler and a shower fixed & replaced next day.
By comparison I have prev had no heating in Feb for 3 weeks (Amey) and no working shower for 3 months (Pinnacle/VIVO).
Why is one contract so utterly & appallingly different?
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Credit where credit’s due…
We called about our oven yesterday which broke down, @SercoGroup turned up this morning with a brand new oven!
Typical that we’re only here for two more weeks 😂
It’s a shame our next military quarter isn’t looked after by Serco!
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@harryclax @matelotjonah For Army, yes. RAF and RN have a different criteria but it would have impacted them.
Should be a link to a Sway presentation in the originally quoted tweet with further detail.
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Feedback works
Royal Navy Family and People Support@RoyalNavyFPS
Extended SLA Waiver Explained: The waiver of SLA charges relating to PStatCat and age are being retained for now and extended to other cohorts. Some SLA waivers from 11 March 2024 will be replaced. More here 👇 sway.cloud.microsoft/QUe1vSDsI8MQso…
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@Special_KL I agree. It may cost more for some though, & I believe everyone is paying the same for the property types regardless of rank.
I personally think the implementation is key to how this lands. And it may take 3 or more years to see how it impacts service life for those affected.
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@SO2_Optimism I genuinely believe the biggest issue to the NAM is that finally ORs will be able to have a larger house based on needs and on the flipside OFs will also be held by the same metric.
You don't see alot of ORs stamping their feet and crying about this 🤷 but .....
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The New Accommodation Offer is a hot talking point.
Below links to a petition asking for a review into it. Some heated comments too.
In trying to apply a metric to the cost of accommodation is the MOD missing the value of the proposition to it's people?
What will the impact be?
Ed O'Brien@EdOBrien
MoD’s “New Accommodation Offer” is about to be launch. While the changes are good for some, most married officers will have their housing entitlement cut by around 40%. This significant cut in conditions which will drive many officers out of the services. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6485…
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@NotAdvocate Very true. Anything above 50% though and you have the most likely. And even then the view is often a subjective one based on prior experience & knowledge and deduction. Therefore it can be blind to something new & not seen before.
And pretty sure the Army will soon be below 73K.
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@SO2_Optimism Dividing the future into specific scenarios and allocating probabilities is v. useful. But if you have 3 scenarios and the most likely is 40% then it is still more likely that something other than the most likely scenario is going to occur.
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Words have meanings.
"Unlikely" isn't exactly reassuring.
The mixed messaging does nothing for morale.
How's this going to play out?
BFBS Forces News@ForcesNews
The head of Britain's Armed Forces @AdmTonyRadakin_ believes the expected cuts to the British Army should be the last. 💂🇬🇧
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@MsPolleeTickle Been busy, but not given up completely. There's plenty of good news out there to share still. I recently witnessed the presentation of an award to a soldier who saved a life by giving immediate first aid.
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Reason to feel happy today... selected for promotion! 🍾
Congrats to everyone on the list, and sincere commiserations to those that were unlucky this year.
I've been humbled by the personal messages throughout the day.
Unusually somewhat lost for words at times.
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