Comments by "bighand69" (@bighands69) on "Will The British Parachute Regiment Merge with the Royal Marines?" video.

  1. +reculvertowers The US marine Corp is not part of the Navy. They are completely separate Branches of the military. They are so different that even the US Marine Corps has its own separate airforce and Navy force.
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  2. That is just pure nonsense Phil. If a major war breaks out they will be needed it is that simple. Even the SAS have Para training so that they can make insertions. The UK is not in a Major war right now but if they were they would be needed. You could argue that the military is not needed at all because there is no major war at the moment.
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  3. The civil service and commies are not going to give up on this. They have a goal to weaken UK military to the point of none performance.
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  4. Here is a better idea cut welfare spending. More than half of government expenditure is welfare.
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  5.  @MrTangolizard  Manning them? They are just not making recruitment. They have even made personnel redundant.
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  6.  @MrTangolizard  They are not hiring so can you stop pretending they are. They do not have the budget to hire. There are many young people looking for careers in military and simply cannot find openings. Pretending they cannot fill the spots is just an excuse.
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  7. Or how about merging welfare with working?
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  8. F35 are not a stupid buy. They are needed to stay ahead in terms of global defence. The Harrier is 50 years old at this point and needs to be replaced.
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  9. @Hondo the Razor The US has not spent 500 billion on F35 program.
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  10. That is what the commies are hoping for.
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  11. More tanks does not mean better. Now in terms of Merging it will end up in disaster.
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  12. The reason why the UK is cutting the military is so that there will be more money that can be spent on welfare. It is all about expanding welfare programs. The UK government is giving the impression that they are cutting welfare but at the same time they are expanding he number of programs and not calling them welfare.
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  13.  @j.4354  UK spends 200 billion a year on welfare.
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  14.  @tfrank328  You are confusing the department of the Navy and the actual Navy.
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  15.  @maxx4512  The Marines are part of the Department of the Navy not the actual Navy.
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  16.  @maxx4512  No they are not. The Marines are part of the Department of the Navy not the actual Navy.
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  17.  @antred11  Marines and Army are two different Branches with different capabilities.
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  18.  @cocricklewood4441  Marines are Marines. They are part of the Department of the Navy not the actual Navy.
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  19. That would be the first place to start. It is a massive budget that never gets discussed.
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