Remembrance 2013

11/11/13
This is the time of year where we remember the sacfrices made by the UK Armed Forces within conflicts past and present.
This is the time to stop, reflect and remember those who have served and who are currently serving, the injured, the fallen and the familes of all these personnel.
 
As poppies fall and buglers play the Last Post and Reveille over different time zones, let us fall silent and pay our respects to the UK Armed Forces past and present.


"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old.  Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.  At the going do of the sun, and in the morning We will remember them."


November 2013 - Those who have served.
While attending and particpating in a Remembrance Service this morning, my thoughts also went to the Men and Women who have left the UK Armed Forces and who are now serving in PMSC's in countries world wide, away from their families, providing services which include the protection of members of Governments, NGOs, Aid Agency's etc.  These men and women are being alienated as 'Mercenaries' which I believe is fastly inaccurate and undermines the importance of the work that they provide as well as how vital their services are to Governments, NGOs and their infrastructure.

Thus the challenge has been laid down to PMSC Top Management, who I believe have a responsibility to ensure effective management controls for the protection of their personnel but also that these controls are proactively managed to help ensure that their personnel are trained, competent and act in such a manner as to strengthen the reputation of this fastly growing industry. A growth that will enable us, one day, to remember the sacrifices of PMSC Personnel, ex-service personnel, who although being paid, are still contributing to help, build, deliver, protect and guard world wide. 

"Teach us all good Lord to serve thee as thou deservest; to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labour and not to seek reward, save that of knowing we do Thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen."

PRG