Book description
How will we defeat the Taleban and bring peace to Afghanistan? What
will the British soldier of the late 21st century look like? When
will the next World War break out?
We're damned if we know, but if you want to find out what today's
British Army is really like, then The Official Arrse Guide
to the British Army is the book for you. Drawn from the wit and
wisdom of the ARmy Rumour Service, Britain's
biggest and most active military website, the Official Arrse
Guide gives the inside track on all aspects of modern British
military life. How do I join? Where will I be sent? What's the
hardware like? What exactly is it that clerks put in staff officers'
coffee? Why do the RAF wear uniforms? Where can I get a decent
pair of boots? Is there any meat in an army sausage? All these crucial
questions - and more - are answered in The Official Arrse Guide.
Crammed full of information about the Army, much of which is
irreverent and very, very funny... Accompanied by many excellent
illustrations, this is more than a Christmas-sy joke book, and also
contains much that is of use for anybody with a passing interest in or
connected to the Army -- Guy Walters The Times 20111217
A serving
officer with more than 25 years experience in the British Army, Major
Des Astor was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion the Loamshire
Regiment in 1975. He has served in troublespots across the globe,
ranging from Basra to Blackpool and as OC HQ Company of the
Loamshires, he oversaw the merger with the Royal Blankshire Regiment
and went on to serve as second in command of the newly formed 4th
Battalion, the Amalgamees (Blankshire and Loamshire) (V) before their
conversion to a TA RLC catering regiment. After a successful tour as
SO2 G4 (Pest Control) in HQ MND (SE) at Basra International Airport,
Des is now at the MoD, as executive officer for a project seeking to
implement operational rat-catching protocols across all three services.
Educated at Badger's Heath College near Oswestry and the Royal
Military Academy Sandhurst (where he passed out 247th out of 251 in
the Order of Merit), Des now lives on the border between Hampshire and
Wiltshire with his wife Fenella and their seven Springer spaniels.
They have two grown-up children. In what little spare time he has, Des
enjoys bricklaying and canasta.
