Could you join the armed forces?

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as the title says really, could you?

i've just been speaking to my missis who is a nurse about this. she said that if we diddn't have our daughter she would go (nurses have to be trained how to use firearms in the field).

i couldn't do it. I would defend my daughter and family with my life. (i've never had a fight in my life), but i would kill for them.

but i know i wouldn't have the balls to sign up!
 
I couldn't go as I would be to old, but I would dread my son being in a position where he wanted to/was forced to join up.
 
If There were no IED's then yes I would join. It's not the gun to gun combat what would worry me as I'm sure I'd get the best training possible but when there's a danger of getting blown up with every step you take. Fuck that for a game of soldiers.
 
BlueTangerine said:
Never.. but I would "fight" in certain circumstances. Fuckers who dream of being in the army are lunatics. The volunteers (if money wasn't a factor) are fucking nuts.
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Interesting opinion, I know a couple of very intelligent and extremely well educated people who went into the army, one from Cambridge University, he went on to a very senior position in the army, he is neither a lunatic or fucking nuts. Last time I saw him, he literally couldnt tell me what he was now doing.
 
It's a good life, and I'd recommend it to anyone who is in their early 20s.
 
I served in the RAF for 25 years and I would have no hesitation in recommending a career in the Armed Forces to any youngster. It was the making of me. Fantastic people, great training, decent pay and brilliant sporting & educational opportunities. I've been out 3 years now & I can still call upon them for support. And now, at 45 years old, I get a pension of £15K a year :-)
 
Paul Lake's Left Knee said:
Interesting opinion, I know a couple of very intelligent and extremely well educated people who went into the army, one from Cambridge University, he went on to a very senior position in the army, he is neither a lunatic or fucking nuts. Last time I saw him, he literally couldnt tell me what he was now doing.
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It's a philosophical point of view.. Intelligent people can be fucking dim in the extreme...

The question of.. would I want to learn how to kill someone with a gun.. no thank you.. it's not my bag.
 
Paul Lake's Left Knee said:
Interesting opinion, I know a couple of very intelligent and extremely well educated people who went into the army, one from Cambridge University, he went on to a very senior position in the army, he is neither a lunatic or fucking nuts. Last time I saw him, he literally couldnt tell me what he was now doing.
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Doesn't sound that bright then. Even I could tell you what I'm currently doing and I'm thick as shit.
 
BlueTangerine said:
It's a philosophical point of view.. Intelligent people can be fucking dim in the extreme...

The question of.. would I want to learn how to kill someone with a gun.. no thank you.. it's not my bag.
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Its not your bag, but to label everyone in the armed forces as lunatics is wrong and false. The lad I know, has the highest integrity as he has proven time and time again, much to his own detriment, he is an intelligent bloke, I wont lower myself to your levels of abuse and cheap point scoring.
 
Ja Salford Blue said:
as the title says really, could you?

i've just been speaking to my missis who is a nurse about this. she said that if we diddn't have our daughter she would go (nurses have to be trained how to use firearms in the field).

i couldn't do it. I would defend my daughter and family with my life. (i've never had a fight in my life), but i would kill for them.

but i know i wouldn't have the balls to sign up!
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Don't meant to sound like a irritating know-all, but that is not correct, mate.

If your lass or someone she knows has been told this, they were given the wrong information.
 
i think (and this is no disrespect to anyone in the army) that we should be getting any lads under 25 who are in prison for non brutal crimes (murder, rape , agrivated GBH etc) the chance to join up to reduce their sentance.

This might sound prosumptious but its must be close to 80% of prisoners under 25 either go on to re-offend or sign on. so why not give them a chance? a lot of these lads have never had a father figure or authority that the army could give them
 
BimboBob said:
Doesn't sound that bright then. Even I could tell you what I'm currently doing and I'm thick as shit.
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Lol - you know what I meant, he was in the green berets at that point and was on leave, I bumped into him in the pub, he went on to a very senior position within the armed forces. He kept the very people who sit behind a keyboard calling him a lunatic and thick, safe, I dont exaggerate in the slightest. I am very proud to even know the man.
 
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