Yes, that's you, Michael Fallon MP, and it is no excuse for you to say that every Secretary of State for Defence since Lord Carrington have also been total tits!
If I harboured any doubts concerning my somewhat trenchant view expressed in the post below to the effect that "there is no doubt in my mind that our ruling classes, civilian, military and political are rotten and cowardly and stupid to the core" then his interview on Radio4 this morning crushed them completely. The man is so stupid he actually succeeds in making 'Dim Dave' look rather bright by comparison.
He was being interviewed on the news that he intends to allow women to fight with the infantry. This is a subject I touched upon in my first 'Looneyrama' post a few days ago. Preceding him on the programme was a very shrewd lady who had served for several years with one of the support services units - a signals squadron, I believe. She made clear that the women in her unit were incapable of lifting and carrying the heavy equipment but given that they were a rear echelon formation there was no immediate pressure and the men did the heavy lifting whilst the women did the other tasks.
But as a sceptical John Humphries kept reminding him, there was no such luxury in the frontline where everyone had, literally as well as metaphorically, to 'pull their own weight'. The lady officer had pointed to the experience of a female US Marine who was fanatical in her belief that women could do anything a man could do and was then reduced to a physical wreck by her efforts. All of this was brushed aside by useless 'Fattie' Fallon MP, a man whose stupidity began early in life when he led his fellow University students in a pro-Europe movement!
It was obvious under Humphries' interrogation that he intends to bully the army into lowering the physical standards for infantry selection and training in order to ensure that women can join. May we expect a bevy of resignations from the generals in our high command? Don't hold your breath, they couldn't care less about the 'Toms', all they want is their Knighthoods and Lordships!
Apologies for the somewhat erratic service here at D&N over recent days. Not just "events, dear boy, events" but hectic, time-consuming and tiring events. However, I am planning a calm(-ish) day today and an equally calm(-ish) weekend and I have several matters I wish to unleash on the world - so 'stick around, you ain't seen nuttin' yet!'
Lord Carrington signed my Warent. So he is an OK guy.
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Friday, 19 December 2014 at 10:24
Quite so, BOE, but more important in my view is that he resigned when the Argies invaded the Falklands, as Wiki puts it: "He was Foreign Secretary in 1982 when the Falkland Islands were invaded by Argentina. He took full responsibility for the complacency and failures in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to foresee this development and resigned."
And yes, my mistake, I thought he was the Defence Minister but even so, was he the last honourable man in parliament?
Posted by: David Duff | Friday, 19 December 2014 at 11:28
Lacking in honor over here too. Our commander in chief has been quietly removing high level officers who were not too agreeable with turning the military into a lab for PC nonsense. We have too many go along to get along geldings just riding it out until retirement.
Posted by: Whitewall | Friday, 19 December 2014 at 14:21
"go along to get along geldings just riding it out until retirement."
Damn, wish I'd thought of that phrase!
Posted by: David Duff | Friday, 19 December 2014 at 15:09
The femi-nazi brigade in the US Pentagon is feverishly trying to conjure up "The Example", being a buff, tough female on active duty, who might marginally be able to pass a good bit of the infantry training. The components of the training requiring superior upper-body strength will be trivialized as not "mission essential" and quietly dropped from the benchmarks required in training. When females can't pass physical standards for military occupation specialties, those standards end-up being lowered, From January 2014 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/02/marines-female-fitness-pullups/4294313/:
"Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos wants training officials to “continue to gather data and ensure that female Marines are provided with the best opportunity to succeed,” Capt. Maureen Krebs, a Marine spokeswoman, said Thursday."
"Best opportunity to succeed" is PC jargon for lowering the standards.
http://libertybellediaries.com/2014/01/04/the-best-opportunity-to-succeed-code-for-lower-standards/
Posted by: libertybelle | Saturday, 20 December 2014 at 18:07
Agreed David. I thought George Younger was OK for a Tory. He did sign my Warrant. The last thing you want in the front line is a couple of menstruating mad women grettin their eyes oot who do not know friend from foe.
Posted by: jimmy glesga | Saturday, 20 December 2014 at 18:50
Alas, LB, where will it all end?
Jimmy, 'werzyabin'? I was beginning to worry about you!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 21 December 2014 at 12:04
David, where will it all end? Militant lesbians armed and in uniform. Their first "enemy"? Military men who are not on message. Leftist social theory at work. Hands up...nuts on the floor.
Posted by: Whitewall | Sunday, 21 December 2014 at 14:29