You have much of that aright. The Brits are amazingly self-centered. I have a dear friend who has the Queen's commission and he is firmly of the opinion most American soldiers couldn't hack it in Her Majesty's Armed Forces.
They have, however, from N. Ireland, and a dedication to peace-keeping missions, developed a decent doctrine for handling things like this.
They also, though it sounds odd, perhaps, have a higher willingness to accept casualties, which means they are willing to go out in ways which make them seem more personable (wearing berets and walking, rather than helmets and riding).
But they also do things like break into jails to bust out guys who were breaking local laws, so they are far from perfect.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Re: OT: Brigadier Aywin-Foster's article
Date: 2006-01-17 10:26 pm (UTC)They have, however, from N. Ireland, and a dedication to peace-keeping missions, developed a decent doctrine for handling things like this.
They also, though it sounds odd, perhaps, have a higher willingness to accept casualties, which means they are willing to go out in ways which make them seem more personable (wearing berets and walking, rather than helmets and riding).
But they also do things like break into jails to bust out guys who were breaking local laws, so they are far from perfect.
TK