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Alan Bell (29th Entry)

One reason the Services have trouble operating jointly is that they don’t speak the same language. For example, if you told Royal Navy personnel to “secure a building,” they would turn off the lights and lock the doors.

The Army would occupy the building so no one could enter.

The Royal Marines would assault the building, capture it, and defend it with suppressive fire and close combat.

The RAF on the other hand, would take out a three-year lease with an option to buy.

- by Alan Bell

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