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Offline Udie

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God Speed Brits!
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2002, 01:09:46 PM »
Hey Dowding,


Thank You and your country for their part in this battle, war, conflict, action or what ever you want to call it.
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« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2002, 01:11:13 PM »
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...you haven't been using you're military that much


List of current deployments (all arms):

Northern Ireland
Germany
Italy
Gibraltar
Bosnia
Kosovo
Cyprus
Canada
Sierra Leone
Belize
Kenya
Brunei
East Timor
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Falkland Islands
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Kuwait

Total number of countries where British forces are employed (including in advisor role): 25

Military actions in last 20 years:

Falkland Islands
Northern Ireland
Sierra Leone
Gulf War
Kosovo (War against Serbia)

Afghanistan

Numbers of UK Service Personnel by year:

1980: 328,800
1985: 336,400
1990: 314,700
1995: 238, 600
2000: 212,700
2002: 205,700

Sources - Ministry of Defence
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« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2002, 03:34:27 PM »
Met a couple of brits when I served too, I would fight alongside them any day. Also, had me a New Zealender as my driver, he was serving in our Army. Great guy, but had to keep him away from the sardines in the field.
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