Do tents spontaneously combust now?
Why not just ban naked flames inside and within a meter or so outside?
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Was this really common practice up until this point?
Feels a bit like a control measure putnin place to cover what is already being done!
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Anyone got Cadets on an Easter Camp? They go tomorrow donāt they?
Or, continue using mk1s and 2s and if they combust, thereās no evidence they werenāt 3s or 4s?
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Ive got 3 on national marching band camp which starts tomorrow (although they probably wonāt be in tents!)
I had HQAC ring me this PM re this issue as I have a camp this weekend - if we had of been using them that would have been disastrous!
It always annoys me when something that has been a problem for a long time is suddenly urgent.
If this has been a problem for over 25 years, surely a grace period of a couple of weeks would be okay?
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our winco has put in an emergency call of the back of this seems will impact a couple of planned camps next week which likely have to be cancelled 
So itās still fine to use a totaly unacceptable foriegn import as long as its not a mk1 or2
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So we canāt use MOD tentage, weāll GST Mk1 and 2.
But can we be stopped using non-MOD tentage, what about all those tents used for AT/DofE, do they have the required flame retardant capacity?
What are they going to do about squadrons who āadapt and overcomeā the issue but donāt use RAFAC funds! What controls do RAFAC have over ex-MOD tentage purchase privately 
What about 
Commercially purpose have to meet a certain fire regulations anyway. The issue is that military will often have exceptions or use their own particular chemical protection.
The blanket recall is MoD wide - probably because they donāt want tents being used that shouldnāt be & avoiding mix up in the future. Weāre not the target per se itās just from an operational view from the MoD the tents need to withdrawn.
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Itās pretty clear with other releases and restrictions that thereās a focus on cleaning up certain aspects of HSEP within the armed forces at the moment and that includes us.
Itās been pointed out how long weāve been noncompliant - thatās because the MOD does what it can get away with and thatās being fixed to, well probably a minimum level it can get away with.
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Only reference I can find to tent types: JSP361 dated 1981 
So which tents are we referring to?
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Regardless I suspect that the Honourable Artillery Company has something thatās far older, is still used & something they will not give up due to ātraditionā 
āSir, Sir!
Thereās a Col Richard Sharpe here to see you. He says he just wants a quick word about his tentā
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Iām sure that the Telegraph commentators will give it a try
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Bravo.
Came across from RAFG to shoot at Bisley in Jul for 2 wks. VW Passat, 2 blokes, rifles, etc, shed loads of beer / wine, small 'fridge, plus our own 12 x 12 tent.
Tent put up on RAFSAA lawn - liner added to keep cool. Two metal-framed beds, 2 wooden wardrobes, lights, 'fridge, cold beer. Very, very comfortable.
Spare 12 x 12 tent next to us - that became the garage to keep the car cool.
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Hardly tactical is it?
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