[SMG]

We have always had to use some inferior kit, guys would buy their own if the powers would let them wear it. The SAS are allowed to choose what kit they wear, & what weapon they use.

What really gets squaddies annoyed, is that good kit is readily available. Kit fit for purpose, on issue to other forces, why spend money developing a weapon that will never be as good as one thats readily available. I don't know about the rovers in use today, but in my day the Rovers had their fuel tanks situated under the drivers & passengers seat. Anything going pop under that would deffo give you a bad day.

Civil servants, with no idea whatsoever, decide what kit is eventually ordered, & its all down to cost. We do have some good clobber, tried & tested, & other forces, to their credit have copied it. I remember one Rupert ripping into me cos I wore a pair of German boots. He didn`t last long. Surprised he could tell the difference.

The Chinook saga, the SA80, Nimrod, billions of wasted pounds. The list could go on. As has been said, for an SAS Rupert to jack it in is bad. Very bad. Boys are working day in day out, & pulling stag. Its not the best way to retain men. Our professional Army is fast becoming a professional pis*ed off army. Moral just took another nose dive.