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TOP STORY THIS WEEK
It turns out Walting can really cost you
A few of other Falklands vets for you
A senior police officer - Nick Adderley - is due to appear in court for committing multiple counts of waltery.
This is actually a pretty weird case because walts tend to fit a mould: no spine, bad breath, scared of women. But this bloke was on £176k, headed up Northamptonshire Police, and had a pretty normal family.
Sadly for him, he succumbed to the Curse of the Walt - claiming to be a high-flying naval officer with operational experience in the Falklands and Haiti. Unfortunately, when he started wearing the 1982 campaign medal, it was pointed out that he would have been 15 at the time…and pretty quickly, things came unstuck. His salary has already gone, and his entire pension is on the line.
Silly bobby.
IN OTHER NEWS
British troops enter Israel
After you bud.
Don’t get too excited; we’re talking small numbers, and a lot more senior than you lot. Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed the other day that a Major General, along with a smattering of other staff, will help with “monitoring” the ceasefire after fulfilling a request from the Americans.
They will sit under US command as part of the civil-military coordination centre, alongside troops from Egypt, Qatar, the UAE and Turkey.
Storm Shadow deployed in Russia
British Storm Shadow missiles tore through Russian defences this week, slamming into an explosives plant in the Bryansk region.
The Ukrainian attack comes as Trump has scrapped a second meeting with Putin and is allegedly mulling over the transfer of the mammoth Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Tense.
IN THE MEDIA
CSRC: Helms Deep Remixed
Right this bloke is mental but we’re hooked. Basically this veteran wanted to know what would happen if you took a fictional battle but swapped in a legit military unit. He puts some serious thought into this and then runs the simulator. Actually pretty bloody good.
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Big events from the past, covered in brief and probably inaccurately.
21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar
Off Cape Trafalgar, Spain, Admiral Lord Nelson led 27 British ships against a larger Franco-Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral Villeneuve. In a bold move, Nelson split his fleet into two columns and sailed directly into the enemy line - breaking traditional tactics but shattering the opposition’s formation.
The result was a decisive British victory: 22 enemy ships were destroyed or captured, while not a single British vessel was lost. Nelson was mortally wounded aboard HMS Victory, but his triumph secured British naval dominance for more than a century and ensured Napoleon would never invade Britain.
JOB SPOTLIGHT
Changing things up? This is where we briefly look at career options from across the civvy world - everything goes here so expect some absolute drivel. Sometimes Forces Assist can help place you, sometimes we can’t. Either way we can offer advice.
Get Out There
We all love The Great Outdoors - so much so that we want to stay in it after the military. Lots of jobs out there if you miss the rain too much.
We talked about this in detail on our Insta:
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
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£500 if you give us the names of mates with driving quals (and they get the job)
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