Next step on the way to the decimation of the Regiments...

**Duke Malcolm** · 11-26-2005, 17:41

Her Majesty the Queen (God bless Her) has given Assent to the proposed Army changes in structure and names. This was, of course, a formality, but she could always haev refused Assent...

This will cut the Army down from a great many regiments to about 11, and from 40 battalions to 36. No Infantry Regiment of the Line will be left un-amalgameted. meaning the end of such illustrious names as the 1st of Foot, the Royal Regiment, The Royal Scots; 42nd of Foot, the Royal Highland Regiment, the Black Watch; and countless others. They will be left as 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland and 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, with a common uniform and a meaningless badge of the Royal Lion Rampant on the Saltire...

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**BDC** · 11-26-2005, 18:06

Just when we need more soldiers too... Well they can always be reformed. Shame though. Won't benefit us one bit either.

I think this goes under the classification of "stupid politicians not thinking things through".

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 11-26-2005, 18:19

This was, of course, a formality, but she could always haev refused Assent...

Seems a pretty trivial issue to cause a constitutional crisis over. Still, I suppose she would have been gotten rid of at last, which is something.

**BDC** · 11-26-2005, 18:23

Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax

Seems a pretty trivial issue to cause a constitutional crisis over. Still, I suppose she would have been gotten rid of at last, which is something.

You really think having Blair around for even longer as president is a good idea? At least she does what she's told to and eats the sheep's eyeballs and stuff at banquets.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 11-26-2005, 18:27

President, Prime Minister, what's the difference, really? It's not as if Liz is currently hamstringing Ton's authority.

Back to the army stuff-it's only a few names. Perhaps some nice new traditions will spring up as a result.

**master of the puppets** · 11-26-2005, 18:32

Originally Posted by Big King Sanctaphrax

Back to the army stuff-it's only a few names. Perhaps some nice new traditions will spring up as a result.

i can only hope so,nothing real;ly gives a group a true identity than a name they can call there very own, its just that the "Royal regiment of Scotland" loses some of the power and identifiable prestige of "The Royal Scots". its just sounds more rugged and familiar.

**JAG** · 11-26-2005, 18:34

What any sensible Labour govt should always do, slowly but surely decrease the insane amounts spent on the military and put it into areas in which it is worthwhile.

We do not need as many soldiers as we have at the moment and the new regiments are sensible as well. The only people who have problems with them are people who wish we still had an empire.

**Ianofsmeg16** · 11-26-2005, 19:37

oh God!

**Tribesman** · 11-26-2005, 21:58

This will cut the Army down from a great many regiments to about 11, and from 40 battalions to 36. No Infantry Regiment of the Line will be left un-amalgameted. meaning the end of such illustrious names as the 1st of Foot, the Royal Regiment, The Royal Scots; 42nd of Foot, the Royal Highland Regiment, the Black Watch; and countless others.
Sorry Malcolm , but what are you on about ??????
The end of what names ?
Do you mean the Royal Scots also known as the Royal Regiment of foot , the 1st regiment of foot , the 1st royal regiment of foot ????many name changes and many amalgamations , should the regiment still have 35 battalions as it once had or should the 1st and 2nd battalions never have been remade after they were lost in France and the Far East , though of course the 2nd wasn't remade they just renamed the 12th .
How about the Black watch , would that be the independant companies , the 43rd Highland regiment of foot , the 42nd foot , the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment ,the Royal Highlanders , the Royal Highland regiment , the Mangalore regiment , the 73rd Highland regiment of foot , the 73rd foot , the 73rd Perthshire .
Military formations change throughout history , as each of the British armies regiments have changed name so many times whats the big deal ?

**Idaho** · 11-26-2005, 22:15

Stuff comes and goes - the minor details are irrelevant to all but antiquarians.

**Duke Malcolm** · 11-28-2005, 17:14

Originally Posted by Tribesman

This will cut the Army down from a great many regiments to about 11, and from 40 battalions to 36. No Infantry Regiment of the Line will be left un-amalgameted. meaning the end of such illustrious names as the 1st of Foot, the Royal Regiment, The Royal Scots; 42nd of Foot, the Royal Highland Regiment, the Black Watch; and countless others.
Sorry Malcolm , but what are you on about ??????
The end of what names ?
Do you mean the Royal Scots also known as the Royal Regiment of foot , the 1st regiment of foot , the 1st royal regiment of foot ????many name changes and many amalgamations , should the regiment still have 35 battalions as it once had or should the 1st and 2nd battalions never have been remade after they were lost in France and the Far East , though of course the 2nd wasn't remade they just renamed the 12th .
How about the Black watch , would that be the independant companies , the 43rd Highland regiment of foot , the 42nd foot , the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment ,the Royal Highlanders , the Royal Highland regiment , the Mangalore regiment , the 73rd Highland regiment of foot , the 73rd foot , the 73rd Perthshire .
Military formations change throughout history , as each of the British armies regiments have changed name so many times whats the big deal ?

But they are just name changes. This is the end of the regiments. I don't mind the names so much. As you said above, it is much easier to get rid of battalions than regiments, so then the regiment can fall down to less battalions, perhaps even one.