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[British] Army unveils new elite force: Troops capable of going into battle on four separate fronts will fight alongside our allies in global flashpoints
2021-11-25
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]
  • The 1,200-strong Ranger Regiment is capable of battle on four separate fronts

  • One of the four battalions will focus on emerging conflicts in Eastern Europe

  • The 300 soldiers in each battalion were picked for their emotional intelligence

  • Soldiers will learn foreign languages and go into battle with indigenous troops
Posted by:Skidmark

#6  Linky fixed, thx CF
Posted by: Frank G   2021-11-25 11:34  

#5  More incentive to start endless foreign wars in countries that never asked for help.

If we preemptively nuked potential miscreants, a lot of wars would never get started. Just sayin'...
Posted by: SteveS   2021-11-25 10:25  

#4  Foreign language training might be useful. Finding willing translators may have recently become a challenge.

The numbers are simply not there. Behind it all, I suspect lies SIS.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-11-25 09:07  

#3  Here is a daily mail link.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-11-25 08:44  

#2  Great. More incentive to start endless foreign wars in countries that never asked for help.
Posted by: Shomp Ebbeans2472   2021-11-25 08:34  

#1  Linky thingy goes 404
Posted by: Mercutio   2021-11-25 08:18  

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