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Old February 22nd, 2013, 06:43 AM
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Default Re: Semi off topic question

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Originally Posted by Suhiir View Post
That was more or less what I'd gathered.

Can't say as I've ever heard of "Group 4", and can't find much on the net, could I talk you out of a one or two sentence description of who/what Group 4 is?

I assume by (less then likly) "technical" support team you're implying say an SAS team?
They now call themselves G4S in the ever diminishing circle of corporate re-branding that companies seem to be going through. Used to be Group 4 Security before. http://www.g4s.com/ - The same lot that had the contract for Olympics and the army had to be drafted in when that went pear-shaped.

"Technical" support is locally-hired armed guards, a term that apparently the UN invented for internal book-keeping PC purposes around the time of Somalia. (We cant admit to paying for thugs with AKs can we?). Its also why the armed pick-up trucks got the term transferred sideways from the armed guards who rode round in them when escorting UN convoys in-country.

The correct term for the Special Air Service Regiment in service parlance is 'Them'. (The ARRSEPedia sez so! ): http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/SAS

The ARmy Rumour SErvice (www.arrse.co.uk) is a useful place to go for information on the UK forces. Some searching on that forum might answer your question?. (Be warned that its totally non-PC and conversation is often in squaddie).

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Andy
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