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2018-04-30 Britain

Dozens of elite firearms officers who guard Britain's nuclear weapons can't carry guns because they are too UNFIT

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 while others have simply refused to take part.

WTF??? I understand that introducing a new test will probably lead to failure the first time, but, refuse to take part?

I think we may have found the problem of Merry Old England right here.

Posted by AlanC 2018-04-30 08:05|| 2018-04-30 08:05|| Front Page Top

#2 If being out of shape was an actual bar to handling a firearm, 20Million OFWG's would be doing pushups.

Posted by Mercutio 2018-04-30 08:15|| 2018-04-30 08:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Range qual was a bugger. Getting down in the prone firing position... no problem. Getting back up again, an entirely different story.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-04-30 08:22|| 2018-04-30 08:22|| Front Page Top

#4 They can tweet like nobody's business, though.

Posted by charger 2018-04-30 12:10|| 2018-04-30 12:10|| Front Page Top

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