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Nine Colonels: ‘Regiment Is Now Under Strength’
[Updated] Noting that this year there were 40 volunteers, a group of nine former Commanding Officers of the Royal Bermuda Regiment said the Regiment is “now seriously under strength” adding that they feel the “abolition of conscription in Bermuda will lead to the ultimate demise and disappearance” of the Regiment. On behalf of... Read more of this article
Nine Colonels “Welcome” Defence Amendment
A group of former Commanding Officers of the Royal Bermuda Regiment said they “welcome” the Defence Amendment 2015 as “there is compelling good sense in getting rid of conscription by means of a change in policy, but not by dropping it from the Defence Act.” According to the version available on the Parliament website, the Defence... Read more of this article
9 Colonels On Public Perceptions Of Regiment
According to a recent poll, 76% of people said they support the need for The Bermuda Regiment, with residents aged 65 years and over more likely to support it, while residents aged 18-34 years were less likely to support it. The poll was released by a group consisting of nine former Commanding Officers of the Bermuda Regiment: Lt Col Michael Darling,... Read more of this article
Nine Colonels React To MP Roban’s Comments
[Updated with PLP response] A group consisting of nine former Commanding Officers of the Bermuda Regiment said they read with interest Mr Walter Roban’s comments about conscription, and the need he sees to put pressure on the Premier to act quickly to bring the practice to an end.” The nine said is is their “intention to continue to engage... Read more of this article
’9 Colonels’ Reiterate Support For Conscription
Nine former Regiment Commanding Officers called on both political parties to re-think their commitment to ending conscription, saying to “not to do so would be careless and irresponsible in the context of 21st Century Bermuda.” The group include nine of the eleven living former Commanding Officers: Lt Col Michael Darling, Lt Col CE Raynor,... Read more of this article
Larry Marshall Responds To “The Nine Colonels”
“To foolishly suggest expanding the current system which adversely affects 300 young men to one which adversely affects 3000 to 4000 goes from the sublime to the ridiculous,” Larry Marshall Sr. of the anti-conscription group Bermudians Against the Draft said in the response to a recent statement from the nine former Commanding Officers of... Read more of this article
Former C/Os: Consider National Service System
A group of nine former Commanding Officers of the Bermuda Regiment released an analysis paper, saying they “strongly recommend that Section 4 of the Defence Act [which demands that the ranks of the Regiment be filled first with volunteers, then by conscription if the number of volunteers is not sufficient] should be left as it is.” “If... Read more of this article
Colonels Invite Regiment Personnel To Meeting
Eight former Commanding Officers of the Bermuda Regiment have invited all eligible personnel to attend a meeting on February 5th at Ocean View Golf Club in order to “discuss sustaining the Regiment’s human resources.” Following the ongoing debate surrounding the Regiment, the group issued a letter last month saying that to “abolish... Read more of this article
BAD Responds: COs Who Backed Conscription
Larry Marshall Sr of the anti-conscription group Bermudians Against the Draft responded to the recent press statement from backing conscription from eight former Commanding Officers of the Bermuda Regiment. The letter said “conscription does not violate human rights and it does not enslave anyone” and asked “Are the moves towards recruitment solely... Read more of this article
Eight Former Regiment COs Back Conscription
“To abolish conscription is not in the best interests of Bermuda,” according to a letter signed by eight former Commanding Officers of the Bermuda Regiment. The letter said “conscription does not violate human rights and it does not enslave anyone” and asked “Are the moves towards recruitment solely by volunteers the response... Read more of this article
