The 75th Ranger Regiment is a lethal, agile and flexible force, capable of conducting many complex, joint special operations missions. Labour warned the reform plans leave the fighting force too small, too thinly stretched, too poorly equipped. The British Army cannot afford to stagnate under Tradition when the young men and women who will be in the regiments will be putting their lives inRead more . a move intended to stealthily remove a Scottish regiment / battalion and replace it with a loyalist unit, named after a particular faction of supporter in Ireland, based in Ulster and entirely stripped of all Scottish association. So keeping a cap-badge might be useful, but probably serves little purpose and the Rangers will be recruited from across the army like SF and originate from many cap badges. THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT IS A UNIQUE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE COMPRISED OF SPECIALLY SELECTED AND WELL TRAINED SOLDIERS CONSTANTLY TESTED FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING IN OUR REGIMENT. Radar was the clever war! This plan, using either seed regimental titles, old divisional or nicknames retains the thread of tradition within, and not to the detriment of the new Rangers identity. Politicians? Once the Bde came off the HERRICK cycle it was no longer needed so we left the Bde. it was done deliberately. To mark the occasion, they paraded their colours for the last time as 1 SCOTS at Palace Barracks with their Pipes and Drums and the Colonel of the Regiment took the salute. First of all, obviously the RRS loses another battalion, down from an initial five to three plus one company. Its four regular battalions of line infantry being re-purposed and reduced in strength by half. Just a way to get Scotland and Scots out of the Titles. They may have a long and distinguished history, the biggest problem is a lack of recruits. It may not be of any consequence but the QARANC suffered the same fate. On 30 November (St Andrew's Day) 2021 The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland paraded for the last time before their disbandment. Could someone please explain what emotional intelligence means? On 1 December the former members of that Battalion re-badged as part of a new British Regular Army formation, The Ranger Regiment, to form their 1st Battalion. I have heard Stan very occassionally trouble is there are quite a few differnt Stans. As a result, the black hackle worn by 1 SCOTS for 16 years became the Regimental hackle and is now worn by all SCOTS officers and soldiers when not assigned to a Regular Battalion or Balaklava Company. December 10, 2021 97 One of the revelations in the recently published MoD document 'Future Soldier' that has received relatively little publicity has been the demise of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, The Royal Scots Borderers, known as 1 SCOTS in army parlance. Our Divisions have had 3 brigades for as long as I remember. If you support the SNP, but bemoan the reductions in the Scottish regiments then you might want to look at your whole stance v the British Army and the widerRead more , your whole perspective there is bull mate. The biggest threats today other than terrorism, is China and its confrontation with Taiwan and the rest of the world, plus Russia having a pop at Ukraine again and the tory party decide again to reduce the size of the Army. Hi DaveNBC I think the idea has come from down south !! How can Yorkshire and Scotland, both the same size have such different numbers of battalions. I doubt that the Duke of Lancasters Regiment will last much longer KORBR+QLR+KR were merged to form it. Ranger Regiment (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia The current army is a far cry from that. Does any of this matter? Please leave a comment below if you have something to say! 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Ranger Regiment: What we know about the British Army's elite force Ten Things You Didn't Know About the 75th Ranger Regiment (Part 1) 1 SCOTS were part of the Specialised Infantry Group, and all the units in the Group have become battalions within the new Army Special Operations Brigade. In the RAF famous squadrons are no more than number plates these days for aircrew managed centrally, the RN has mulitple crews who rotate through ships and has long since made its flotillas purely administrative lables. And so it has come to pass. As for talk of execution of prisoners, shit does happen, thats not so much a cultural thing but a combat thing. Who would make trouble? Plus have they spoken to the families of all these Rangers who are going to be on deployment so much? www.theroyalregimentofscotland.org 08 Its changed. The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (RRS). The future volunteers . 2014-2021 UK Defence Journal, all rights reserved. Even Radakin said that this year. So I have that pride. Now one could debate whether some battalions (e.g. If you would like to submit your own article on this topic or any other, please see our, In the late 1990s the idea was mooted that the Royal Scots and KOSB should amalgamate, an idea driven largely by poor recruiting figures at the time and the fact that their traditional recruiting areas were contiguous. This is just another covert attack on the regimental system in Scotland. The 1st Battalion, Ranger Regiment (1 RANGER) was previously the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland. Good thought process and keep that chin up! The SNP is very pro Scottish Soldiers as cultural icons as opposed to the Tories and Labour who speak with forked tongues and cut while saying they dont, My 10 bobs worth is, I think the British army has to reinvent itself, it has been a political whipping boy for the last 3 decades and is seen as the poor cousin to the RN and the RAF. Sad, they stayed quiet. I know the meaning of each word but dont understand the meaning in context to these rangers and google is not being very helpful. I know this is a bit late but I just wanted to know what will change in the rebranding of the field hospitals. Less syllables when speaking. Crawford attended both the British and US staff colleges and undertook a Defence Fellowship at Glasgow University. That doesnt have to be a purely historical identity. Correct mate, we need to be making harsh but sensible choices in all areas of the Army, but most certainly in the Infantry. All about tradition and the past and nothing about the future. Thank goodness; I was about to sign up for bereavement counselling, Cheers mate.save the bereavement counselling for the usual Troll target stories, the F35s and the Carriers lol. UK brings the expertise as we have always. I think the plans are the best of a bad job considering we have reduced spending from 5% plus of GDP in the late 1980s to just 2% of GDP today. 4 LBCT is a golf bag, nothing more. SCOTS REGIMENTAL NEWSLETTER by The Royal Scots - Issuu 2. On top of this, each Ranger battalion will be only 250 strong, half that of 1 SCOTS. The Royal Regiment of Scotland | The Regiment Support Service Eventually the small numbers would be overwhelmed, or wed lose assets and, very quickly, operational effectiveness. The Scout Ranger Regiment was born on November 25, 1950 under the command of former AFP Vice Chief of Staff and Defense Secretary Rafael M. Ileto . I left school 1975 my school friends joined marines army. 9,500 still binned though by 2025 or sooner if Wallace gets his way. It isnt. Didnt matter for me, sadly I failed the medical and had to have a hip replacement shortly after. Meanwhile some Regiments (Like the RRF or PWRR) who are recruiting well lose Battalions too I wonder why?? But the Yanks have adopted the name for them selfs. This time about the loss of History and Tradition Well Stuart, Im sure if you had been around when the County system was implemented in place of the numbering system, you would have been against it, after all, why change what had worked since 1660!, Why use names instead of Numbers! Belfast-based 1 Scots to lead Army's new Ranger Regiment The Cap Badge Mafia so to speak need to understand that while Regimental history is important, so is future capability, and with so many unusable Battalions the Infantry have become a paper tiger. yes was a cadet till joined at 17 kosb all the way gone ,nothing against royal scots but kings own were good infantry battalion a waist. To quote Simmerson in Sharpe: Dont you know I have friends in Horse-guards. WE CONDUCT LARGE-SCALE . On 1 Dec 21, 1 SCOTS was selected to become the 1 st Battalion of the Army's new Ranger Regiment (1 RANGER). Presumably they will then offer places to sucessful applicants from across those divisions. Regimental history can and should be remembered, by utilising Regimental/Battalion History rooms etc, but that history cannot and should never dictate the future shape of the modern and hopefully progressive British Army. Why the hell are we forming a new regiment of rangers and spending all this money for them to do a job the paras could and have been doing . He also works for the NHS. All tradition lost. In the next significant conflict Im sure all the old regiments will return. The change means the Battalion will move from Belfast to Aldershot by 2019. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that Belfast-based 1 Scots The First Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland will lead the Army's new Ranger Regiment. thats is a complete and utter set of utter mistruths you have just regaled us all with. British Army undergoing 'most significant' shake up in 20 years 11 SFAB the perfect example. 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Pathetic nonsense. i.e. This will be combined with an Army reserve of 30,000. Although this decision was temporarily rescinded, it was eventually implemented as part of the Options for Change reforms, and on 1st August 2006 the traditional Scottish regiments were amalgamated into the amorphous Royal Regiment of Scotland. The RAF and Royal Navy are similar; we lost ships in 1982 in the Falklands War but we had ships to replace them. This was all driven through by the MoD and the Chief of the General Staff at the time, General Sir Mike Jackson, in the teeth of a fairly energetic and vociferous campaign to keep the traditional Scottish regiments in which I was intimately involved. The British army has, I understand, 33 regular battalions (of which 2 Gurkha). or would that no make a difference? All politics; Westminster cant give the nationalists the ammunition of cutting historic names otherwise they would have. MOD are well lacking in any understanding in UK regional differences.Why would you call a Scottish regiment the rangers you are going to vastly reduce recruiting incentives with that rebrand. We have NEVER had all / only Scottish regiments based in Scotland. I expect they are glad they have survived being axed, and just have to change their capbadge. 6 SCOTS 157. 4 SCOTS 131. This may come as a surprise even small number of losses at Coy level will negate that Coys effectiveness (as we saw on Afghan and we only had that ongoing as a single operation) You may not think we will fight Russia, we wouldnt alone, but any military organisation needs depth to be able to sustain even low level repetitive losses and to think any other way is a very civvy way of thinking Im afraid! The Ranger Regiment consists of four Special Operations Capable battalions. Obviously the modern era has different challenges which necessitate the loss of some famous names, but as a Commonwealth Brit looking from the outside I would say that the UK has to maintain as much of that history as possible. I joined the prince of wales division, with 9 battalions, 7 english, 2 welsh. Our military should not be changed and re-organised at the whim of those currently in command; after all, they work for us, the electorate, not the other way around. JustRead more . Like the battalions of RRS now since the earlier amalgamations when they kept their names. Tough but essential to dig the Army out of its home made mess! The story behind Scotland's famous Black Watch battalion We have underpinned this generational work with an extra 8.6bn for Army equipment, bringing the total investment to 41.3 billion. So, essentially, another Scottish infantry battalion has been lopped off the order of battle in a smoke and mirrors operation that would make any magician proud. As for Nelson come on its a bit of an out of date comparison dont you think! Latest on UK Army Ranger Regiment and UK Special Forces - Overt Defense Speaking of the Rangers, it is envisioned they would be a quick-deploying special operations-ish group, seemingly falling shy of SAS and about the same level as the Paras only without the chutes or the RM Commandos but without the amphibious . When we decide to stand together united, we are strong. Absolutely, when people start worrying and the colour of the uniform cap as being important you know theyve lost the big picture. The plan was never to create Army Commandos -the RM didnt want or need that, The Rifles didnt want or need that. And look where that went! I hear this comment a lot, but I think the comment is overblown. The Scots Dragoon Guards will remain as a Light Cavalry Regiment based out of Leuchars. Redford Barracks closure has been delayed by four years to 2029, with plans to close Fort George, Inverness continuing as planned. Absolutely. Because you have private companies doing it leaching the guys from the army. A smaller army than the smallest its ever been is apparently a more lethal weapon. Every regiment in the army is understrength. Its not private companies that make 4 year service young soldiers decide to leave, its crap pay, crap conditions, crap food to name but 3. Ranger Regiment | The British Army At the time of writing it is believed that the Army Ranger Regiment will fall under conventional Army command rather than the Directorate of Special Forces. So now they dream up some kind of garbage ranger outfit. The Ranger Regiments cap badge will take its inspiration from the peregrine falcon and everyone will wear a metal badge, irrespective of rank. 1 SCOTS 35. When part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland 1 SCOTS was kilted. Army ranger regiment is a good idea but army is to small, Doesnt need to be. The RTR is now down to just 1 Regt, whilst SDG and QDG have survived any attempts to cut them. The hierarchy obviously dont think the regular Army are capable of dealing with the future conflicts what ever may come . It all sound very encouraging to hear the announcement of the new Rangers Regiment, however, it seems to be at the sacrifice of other army assets. My view on this is that the Army must stay relevant in the modern day and that cannot be subservient to being slaves to history. The sole aim was to add a fourth manoeuvre unit to the Brigade so that it could maintain a 3 unit HERRICK rotation AND a Lead Commando group at readiness. Crawford attended both the British and US staff colleges and undertook a Defence Fellowship at Glasgow University. Furthermore, the new battalion will, as far as I can ascertain, sport the grey beret and other accoutrements designated for it, and there would appear to be no record left of its previous Scottishness, subject to confirmation at time of writing. In India the Assam Rifles carry out recruitment from among the Gurkhas mainly, Is the lack of recruitment reflective of the Scottish political environment, where the influence of the SNP and some of their more extreme supporters view the British Army as an English Army despite the regiment names. The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) was an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Consigned to history. But this isnt new, and dare I say it, the army is, for better or worse, evolving. If nothing else, this new direction breaks the malaise. Capita makes it even harder when applications take forever now. Describing the plan as dictated by costs not threats, he added: I fear that this plan leaves the British Army too small, too thinly stretched, too poorly equipped to deal with the threats that the UK and our allies now face which are growing and diversifying., Tobias Ellwood, Conservative chairman of the Defence Committee, said: As we wisely fine-tune our ability to fight, this is not the time to cut the defence budget or reduce our tanks, our armoured fighting vehicles and our troop numbers as we are doing., Challenged on whether the reduction in the size of the Army will discourage people from choosing it as a career, Mr Wallace said: I think it will be flexible and I think it will be an Army that will retain people because it will give them an exciting career and it will make sure that their families are properly looked after., Receive today's headlines directly to your inbox every morning and evening, Please check your inbox to verify your details, DCI Caldwell: PM hails officer who survived murder bid as true hero of NI, Sunday Life Spirit of NI Awards: Stars come out to celebrate achievements of our unsung local heroes, GoT star Indiras walk down memory lane for new Banbridge studio tour costume display, Croker, here we come! Pretty much all of our peers have a Corps of Infantry of some sort. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. We arent ruling a quarter of the world and anyone will tell you, you let your allies slog it out firstly before we send in our lot. British Army undergoing most significant shake up in 20 years. Those who fail to pass the courses will return to their cap badges. These men formed the basis of the Royal Regiment of Foot, raised by Hepburn under royal warrant in 1633 and placed on the Scottish establishment. British Ranger Regiment | laststandonzombieisland Why waste resources trying toRead more , I agree. Then even if only half of their supporters who might have otherwise joined dont join then that is recruitment down some 22%. As for the sectarian remark. As ever Im going to be guided by you experts on this site. Our army will operate across the globe, equipped with the capabilities to face down a myriad of threats from cyber warfare through to battlefield conflict.. 1940 was won by the channel and the BF109s limited range and endurance, coupled with radar, a decent amount of spitfires, the ability to rotate pilots into and out of 10/11 group, and the control room at Uxbridge.,amongst many other smaller contributions such as Polish and Czech piloted etc. 2014-2021 UK Defence Journal, all rights reserved. The Ranger Regiment (Rangers) is a special operations regiment of the British Army which was formed on 01 December 2021 under the Future Soldier reform, and forms part of the Army Special Operations Brigade. Getting nice toys to play with and fun exercises/operations to go on is only a minor, if even a reason, they leave. Gogs. 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Ive always maintained that if HM.Gov wanted full recruitment and a waiting list. The army is criticality short of hard hitting firepower. Why? I applied to join the army in 2012 and was told best-case would be 3 months from application to starting training, worst-case 9-12 months. Cheap,Read more , In India, the Skinners Horse still stands tall and proud and no generation appeal or adaption would ever be allowed by Army Chief. It would be foolish to assume that well always outsmart our enemies. 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He now works as a political, defence and security consultant and is a regular commentator on military and defence topics in print, broadcast and online media. About 600 if I remember right. George has a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and has a keen interest in naval and cyber security matters and has appeared on national radio and television to discuss current events. War to day is to be so swift so fast sneeze and it has gone. Royal Scots Borderers - Wikipedia Due to the fact it has always struggled to be fully manned and its an easy cop out! What for? Up here, The Rangers means something entirely different and some recruits seeing The Rangers may think of a football club and either be happy to join or head straight for another part of the army. Its not, in fact the British Army had Rangers back in the time of the American war of Independence, I think they were called the Queens Rangers. Additional losses in war! My dad served with the regiment including during the Malaya Emergency. Obviously why Boris wants more investment from uk investors and more r&d. The SNP would rather inherit something small or non-existant on the military side so they do not get critised for cutting it. [14] It is regionally aligned to West Africa. Army fury as new badge compared to Nazi and Apartheid symbols Means these guys have the cultural awareness to appreciate local traditions and customs. Scottish Troops to pioneer Army's new Ranger Regiment MyselfRead more , Im captain in the Italian Army and reenactor in 11eme leger (napoleonic) so I give my opinion asforeignerI think that it is not good to cancel very old tradition for new Army model..ok now each army wolud like to have Rangers..also we italian have trasformed Paratroops for Mountain Troops (Alpini) in Ranger but we have called it 4 Regiment Mountain Paratroops Rangerranger is a specialization (old time the name was light infantry)this title could be given to old battalion without cancel old traditionEnglish Army could form 4 battalions of old light infantry (for example the Rotal Green Jackets heirs ofRead more . The problem with a democracy is that defence spending buys few votes at a General Election! The new Ranger Regiment will form part of the newly established Army Special Operations Brigade. Comments may automatically be held for moderation by our team, they will be approved as soon as possible in accordance with our. I really cant see what these battalions are going to offer that a normal one could not achieve with a bit of specialist training whatever that will entail! Royal Scots - Wikipedia The Cap-Badge Mafia/Hysteria has done more to destroy the British Army and render it unfit to fight for decades than even the politicians. Training and selection will commence next month. A sensible comment. 1 SCOTS - New Role Update - The King's Own Scottish Borderers - KOSB There will only be 300 spare men if a given battalion re-assigned to Ranger is at full-strength and most of them are not however I am sure that any spare men will be re-distributed. The Royal Regiment of Scotland was formed in 2006 through the amalgamation of Scotland's historic infantry regiments to form a single fighting force. The British Army is forming a new Ranger Regiment Its expected at every level and is taught pre-deployment in regard to that nations culture and sensitivity. Is it OK to say Id like the bus pass to be retained or is that just me being selfish? With the army now being so small is there really 1000+ high quality individuals of all ranks spare in the non SF and Parachute Regiment parts of the army to fill these posts? Top of the range concept !! And by saying that you are assuming we will be smarter than the future enemy, another arrogant assumption that will ensure people will die and kit will be lost! 1 RANGER will remain in Belfast. Well its expected at officer level. Look at the JEF for example and all the Northern European nations included in that. Id much rather the name Army Commando could have been expanded on. The SNP has made politic out of Scottish Regts for ages that had to change. Scotland is expected to be home to more units and a greater proportion of the Armys workforce than today, while Wales will see the return of the Welsh cavalry, The Queens Dragoon Guards and a new reserve company of third battalion the Royal Welsh established in North Wales. Reality check, the Army has been haemorrhaging personnel for years. This is in a nutshell why the army is such a mess. The Royal Scots | The Royal Regiment This boost for Scotland comes under new plans announced as part of Future Soldier, the Armys most radical transformation in over 20 years.
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