Recent content by rafgunner

From the last time I was with some armoured infantry on exercise, the Warrior commander is also the Section commander and dismounts with the Section. This is not a 'waste of his training' as he is first and foremost an infantry leader, and needs to be with his men and fighting the battle. The...

On my Sqn wearing the thin contact gloves or fingerless gloves is pretty common. A lot of guys wear knee pads as well, but you wear them under your clothing or risk ridicule!

I'm a new poster, but thought I'd just clarify British infantry organisation. While I'm RAF Regiment, not Army, and we are organised differently above the Flight (Platoon) level, and have different ranks, I've worked with the Army a few times and have a lot of interest in TO&Es anyway, so I'm...