The RAF Is Clipping The SAS 'Wings'

The lack of parachute-trained soldiers is beginning to have an impact on operations
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RAF 'Grounding SAS’ Over Parachute Training -- The Telegraph

Covert SAS missions are under threat of being cut back after a dispute with the RAF that has led to a drastic drop in the number of troopers trained to parachute.

Officers are furious that only a few SAS recruits are gaining their wings and have accused the RAF of “taking the 'Air’ out of Special Air Service”. They are threatening to move their training permanently to America.

In the past 18 months, approximately 90 new SAS troopers have failed to pass a complex parachute course due in part to Britain’s poor weather and a lack of aircraft. Meanwhile, the RAF Falcons, the freefall parachute display team, are about to start a six-week selection course in Arizona, America.

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My Comment: With the UK Government making a commitment to seriously downsize the UK military in terms of personnel and budget .... it appears that the British military (to compensate) is now eating its own.