dale0404
Aug 6 2008, 11:14
SAS create another Squadron
The Special Air Service, Britain's elite fighting force, is to be increased in size for the first time in more than 50 years,
The new unit, which will be 983 Squadron based in Hereford, will be ordered to recruit additional members to create a fifth Sabre Squadron capable of deploying on operations.
The decision represents a significant escalation in Britain's efforts to combat the SLA (Sahrani Liberation Army). It follows a warning from defence chiefs that Britain's special forces are struggling to cope with the number of operations that they are being asked to carry out around the world.
As well as operating in Sahrani and Iraq, the special forces are also required to have teams on permanent standby for counter-terrorist operations in the United Kingdom. They also take part in a significant number of Foreign Office sponsored "Exercises" in friendly countries around the world.
Since the SLA became active in the south of the country the SAS and its Royal Navy equivalent, the Special Boat Service, both of which come under the control of the Director of Special Forces, an Army brigadier, have been on permanent operational deployments.
The wars in Sahrani and Iraq and the continuing hunt for the leader of the SLA have only been achieved by using volunteers from the regiment's territorial battalions, 21 and 23 SAS.
The expansion has been made possible by the announcement last July by Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, of a £1.5 billion funding increase for the special forces.
Previously, one of the main hurdles to increasing the size of the SAS was the potential cost. Man for man, the regiment is the most expensive in the British Army with an annual budget that runs to hundreds of millions of pounds.
The move to expand the SAS follows a similar recruiting drive undertaken by the US military, which is planning to increase the size of its special forces to counter the growing threat from terrorist organisations that are based in Sahrani.
Maj Dale
OC 983 Squadron SAS
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The Special Air Service, Britain's elite fighting force, is to be increased in size for the first time in more than 50 years,
The new unit, which will be 983 Squadron based in Hereford, will be ordered to recruit additional members to create a fifth Sabre Squadron capable of deploying on operations.
The decision represents a significant escalation in Britain's efforts to combat the SLA (Sahrani Liberation Army). It follows a warning from defence chiefs that Britain's special forces are struggling to cope with the number of operations that they are being asked to carry out around the world.
As well as operating in Sahrani and Iraq, the special forces are also required to have teams on permanent standby for counter-terrorist operations in the United Kingdom. They also take part in a significant number of Foreign Office sponsored "Exercises" in friendly countries around the world.
Since the SLA became active in the south of the country the SAS and its Royal Navy equivalent, the Special Boat Service, both of which come under the control of the Director of Special Forces, an Army brigadier, have been on permanent operational deployments.
The wars in Sahrani and Iraq and the continuing hunt for the leader of the SLA have only been achieved by using volunteers from the regiment's territorial battalions, 21 and 23 SAS.
The expansion has been made possible by the announcement last July by Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, of a £1.5 billion funding increase for the special forces.
Previously, one of the main hurdles to increasing the size of the SAS was the potential cost. Man for man, the regiment is the most expensive in the British Army with an annual budget that runs to hundreds of millions of pounds.
The move to expand the SAS follows a similar recruiting drive undertaken by the US military, which is planning to increase the size of its special forces to counter the growing threat from terrorist organisations that are based in Sahrani.
Maj Dale
OC 983 Squadron SAS
We have our very own Training Map, something you would not have seen anywhere else. To find out more you need to sign up here: SHOOT Homepage (http://shoot.spruz.com)
The missions we do are all about teamwork and working together. Rambo can p!ss off! We use British addons on our server when its not open to the public. Addon pack is available from the website.
Drop by and say hello either on our forums, on our Teamspeak or on our Server.
Give us a go peeps, you will not regret it. Always active, always available through numerous channels!
Links:
Webpage: SHOOT Clan (http://shoot.spruz.com)
Teamspeak: 77.74.195.227:8808
Arma Server Name: SHOOT Game Server
Contacts:
email: dale0404@hotmail.com
xfire: dale0404
You can also contact me through here via pm, on our website or even better in game!
See you soon.
Dale