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In the Falkland Islands War she shot down two A-4, a recon Learjet, and a Canberra bomber with Sea Dart. Her last year has been spent in a shameful unarmed scam - but alas they will now let her go from the sound of it. What a great warrior for a modern ship.
HMS Exeter, used to shoot down Argentina Skyhawk jets in the Falkland War in 1982, sailed back to Portsmouth harbour last month, fuelling fears the Navy is suffering from defence budget cuts.
It has reportedly been downgraded to a "lower state of readiness" several months before it was due to be taken out of service.
Although the Ministry of Defence insists the Type 42 destroyer remains an important part of the fleet, there are fears the move demonstrates the fears over cuts in the defence budgets.
Last month a report by the UK National Defence Association said the Armed Forces were all "woefully under-funded" and the defence budget needs to be increased from the current £34 billion to £50 billion over the next three years.
Defence funding has hit the lowest level since the Thirties with no increase expected despite worsening world events.
The 1998 Strategic Defence Review specified a requirement of 32 frigates and destroyers. Today, there are 25 and the planned withdrawal of HMS Exeter and HMS Southampton next year will reduce it to 23.
Although the Type 42s will eventually be replaced by the more capable Type 45s, the current shipbuilding plans include only six 45s, down from an original number of 12.
Admiral Lord Boyce, former chief of defence staff, said: "Defence as a whole is desperately inadequately funded for the task the armed forces are required to do and have been required to do for the last five [or] six years.
"We are falling very short, in naval terms, of meeting up to the boast of being a first class power."
Saying farewell to a warrior - and a symbol of the welfare state losing the desire and ability to defend itself. Sadly, it looks like we know where Baghdad Bob now works.
The MoD said: "The Royal Navy is meeting its global operational commitments with ships deployed across the world on a variety of tasks... The Royal Navy remains one of the world's most powerful maritime forces."
An angry FbF this week? Yep. Watching what the Labour party has done to her military from health care to running around in unarmored Land Rovers in 2008 to destroying her Fleet - yea, it makes me angry. Like watching a dear friend lose herself in meth.
After feeling mostly alone with my small crew and slightly Casandraesque over the last few years - SECDEF's Salamander moment had me giddy as a school girl....but I was very close to where Chap is.
Actually - I have "schedule" conflicts that won't let me. I'll read/watch the executive summary afterward. I'm still voting for McPalin, and Biden just makes me want to drink more than I need for Friday AM wake-up. As for the whole Gwen Obamaton book; what did you expect? Anyone who expected a level playing field this election is smoking crack. I'm not upset that the model of a neutral moderator for the debate is a PBS reporter who has a Obama worship book due to come out the day of his assumed inarguation - it's expected.
Check out NAVADMIN 277/08. First thing - it is now PRP as in Physical Readiness Program. Most worthless name change since BUPERS became PERSCOM.
Anyway, let's look at teh fun-nee.
3. THE FOLLOWING PRP POLICY CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2008: A. UNLESS THE MOST RECENT PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT (PFA) WAS PASSED, PERSONNEL WHO HAVE FAILED TWO PFAS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED TO: (1) OVERSEAS BILLETS (2) PRE-COMMISSIONING BILLETS (3) SPECIAL PROGRAMS (E.G., RECRUIT DIVISION COMMANDER, RECRUITING, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISOR (EOA), WASHINGTON STAFF, JOINT) (4) GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT) SUPPORT ASSIGNMENTS (GSA)/IA MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (IAMM) (5) INSTRUCTOR DUTY
So, if you want to avoid Bahrain or other overseas duty; don't want to get an IA, and don't want to be a recruiter, then .....
It also lets you see where pictures are important more than anything else. The Pentagon/DC, Diversity Bully jobs, Big Staffs, or pre-COM photo-ops. I guess all the lazy fat-bodies can go to sea and do actual Navy stuff .... as long as no one in the Army, Marines, Air Force of the media sees them.
I do agree with most of it though. Still funny. Also like how CNO N1 has decided that you don't need periods.
On a similar note, check out the second paragraph from an All Hands email by VADM McCoy over at NAVSEA. No threat there ... none at all ... no plan for active discrimination ...
The biggest event that took place this past week was the NAVSEA 2008 Diversity Summit, hosted here at the Washington Navy Yard. I was honored to have the opportunity to introduce CNO Roughead as our keynote speaker; he spoke about the summit's theme, "Holding Ourselves Accountable." As many of you know, I am a firm believer in ACTION. It is one thing to talk about all the great things diversity can bring to the table. But it is an entirely different thing to actually make it HAPPEN. Soon I will be meeting with Field Commanders and Headquarters Directorate heads to review actions they are taking to ensure that we have diverse fields of candidates being mentored and getting experience to move into management and senior leadership positions. We need to make sure all members of the NAVSEA team have an equal opportunity to compete for career advancement and leadership in our business. Beginning in January, the entire NAVSEA enterprise will start MEASURING the progress we're making with respect to diversity so we can truly start holding ourselves accountable.
From this PPT I linked to last month. 
