Posted on 08/12/2007 9:03:41 PM PDT by Flavius
The military's ability to fight global terrorism is being hampered by an exodus of officers from the Intelligence Corps, with 20 per cent departing in the past three years, defence sources have disclosed.
British soliders in Basra: Exodus of officers 'will hamper war on terror' British troops in Basra. The Army is suffering significant losses of soldiers who have been lured into lucrative security jobs
The use of a key weapon in fighting the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, as well as Islamic terrorists, has been undermined by more than 100 officers being lured into highly paid private security jobs or becoming disillusioned at the way intelligence is handled, The Daily Telegraph has learnt.
Senior officers are also deeply concerned that the fall in numbers has resulted in people being posted to jobs above their rank, for which they do not have the experience or training.
"The corps now has to operate with people they would not normally fit into a post," a defence source said. "Majors are being put into a lieutenant colonel's job they are not up to right now.
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No stop-loss in the British Army?
Just one of the perks of service to your country.
I bet it is a moral issue. How much “social engineering” is the british military subjected to? (feminism, homosexual agenda politics, etc.)
When one is an officer and a gentleman in Her majesty's service, one can be quite ungentlemanly, if the price is right, or as in this case, when the new PM iognres their INTEL, and acts according to politics of placation. Pity they didn't sign up with the US Marines!
‘I bet it is a moral issue.’
I bet it isn’t. They just want to make more money.
‘When one is an officer and a gentleman in Her majesty’s service, one can be quite ungentlemanly, if the price is right, or as in this case, when the new PM iognres their INTEL, and acts according to politics of placation. Pity they didn’t sign up with the US Marines!’
You think the same doesn’t apply to American forces? For every one ex-British forces private security contractor in Iraq, there are ten who have left US forces to go private and make some money!
...or becoming disillusioned at the way intelligence is handled...
Two things come to mind - the commander who ignores the intelligence estimate and the commander who thinks it always 100% accurate. The first is hard on the intelligence officer and the second is hard on the troops - who eventually lose confidence in the intelligence officer.
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