Listen "Sitrep 29th September 2011"
Episode Synopsis
The Royal Navy is set to announce details of redundancies tomorrow...former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band tells Sitrep how he thinks this will affect the Senior Service
What impact will redundancies have on morale? The Navy Families Federation tell us what support systems are in place to help those affected
There’s been job losses at BAe – but are we losing too much expertise from the defence industry/
Why the Labour Party claim they are the party for the military
And, today would have been Admiral Nelson’s birthday –what would he make of today’s modern Forces?
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee.
INTERVIEWS WITH:
Former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, on redundancies in the Royal Navy
Kim Richardson, Chair of the Navy Families Association
British Forces News’ reporter James Hirst from the Labour Party conference
What impact will redundancies have on morale? The Navy Families Federation tell us what support systems are in place to help those affected
There’s been job losses at BAe – but are we losing too much expertise from the defence industry/
Why the Labour Party claim they are the party for the military
And, today would have been Admiral Nelson’s birthday –what would he make of today’s modern Forces?
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee.
INTERVIEWS WITH:
Former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, on redundancies in the Royal Navy
Kim Richardson, Chair of the Navy Families Association
British Forces News’ reporter James Hirst from the Labour Party conference
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