Should The British Army Contain Specific Ethnic Minority Regiments?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2966143/MPs-want-Army-create-new-British-Sikh-regiment-like-ones-fought-UK-world-wars.html

/// The move comes after the Ministry of Defence revealed plans to try and recruit more Muslims and ethnic minorities into the army after the rise of Islamic State and massacre in Paris. ///

/// Troops have posted pamphlets on British military values through the doors of Islamic religious schools have been instructed to take part in integration projects in a bid to boost numbers. ///

[Old_Geezer]

Separation of regiments is usually on a UK area basis, not a cultural one. Any decision to make it a cultural divide would be a mixed blessing at best. One really needs to encourage integration and a trust/reliance on one's fellow service personnel regardless of their culture; or else one risks exasperating any perceived differences of an US and THEM nature. "Friendly" rivalry stemming from pride in one's regiment is one thing, building up cultural barriers is quite another.

[sp1814]

Old_Geezer

I couldn't put it better...

[youngmafbog]

I guess it would make the arm chair liberals smug.

[Peter Pedant]

yes Talbot this thread has been done and you arent going mad

I think I covered regiments in the Indian Army of the British Raj but clearly no one read it .... and they want another go

[keyplus90]

looking at the present condition of the armed forces anyone who is willing to kill or die would be welcomed. And if a specific name helps recruiting specific people then why not?