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Post by Bruce on Apr 9, 2007 17:49:12 GMT 12
I was driving out to my workshop today and found a convoy of LAVs coming through Cambridge from the Te Awamutu direction, looked like 3 or 4 of them. I guess they are on exercise (on Easter Monday?). I guess the ability to self - deploy on public roads at a decent speed is a massive advantage over the old M113s. They certainly take up a bit of road and look intimidating though! Does anyone know where they were heading?
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Post by phil on Apr 9, 2007 21:23:58 GMT 12
The army seem to struggle with the concept of public holidays, or even weekends for that matter!
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Post by Bruce on Apr 9, 2007 23:17:57 GMT 12
Maybe they were just being prepared for the Holiday traffic...  I'm sure a LAV wouldnt have too many problems with traffic jams! |
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Post by steve on Apr 9, 2007 23:37:54 GMT 12
I understand they were on the way to papakura camp for special force exercises this week. Nz has a new special force that sits somewhere between the SAS and STG...I forget the name of the unit...however they advertise for new members across all srvices on a regular basis. the training is less than SAS and takes up the slack while so many sas are overseas
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Post by rnzafhusband on Apr 10, 2007 10:06:08 GMT 12
Hmmm, IMHO I wonder if your talking about the CTAG group? I think they are one "level" below 1SAS Group, but above the Police's STG and obviously AOS.
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Post by steve on Apr 10, 2007 21:46:43 GMT 12
thats the one...i think both groups are stationed at papakura camp
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Post by kiwi on Apr 10, 2007 22:01:17 GMT 12
Thursday last week we met a similar group on Goudies Road between Murapara and Reporoa in the morning . I wonder if these were the same ones ?
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Post by 30sqnatc on Apr 11, 2007 23:03:35 GMT 12
The army seem to struggle with the concept of public holidays, or even weekends for that matter! NZDF salary = paid 24 hours 7 days a week  |
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Post by phil on Apr 14, 2007 8:59:10 GMT 12
The army seem to struggle with the concept of public holidays, or even weekends for that matter! NZDF salary = paid 24 hours 7 days a week No doubt why the NZDF HR website shows that the biggest single group by age in the army is 18-24 year olds, and if I remember correctly, that the largest group by length of service is 0-4 years service. It seems people get rather sick of it and leave. Compare this to the Air force, single biggest group by age was something like 24-32, biggest group by length of service I think was about 8-11 years. There is probably a lesson in there somewhere. |
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I'm sure a LAV wouldnt have too many problems with traffic jams!
