Could you join the armed forces?

BlueTangerine said:
I am not a status quo-ist like you. I draw my own conclusions. How is expressing those that "dream" about firing guns are fucking nuts is a weird view?

The army exists.. the navy.. etc. It has to. So I can't question the people who sign up? That's ridiculous.

I think they're fucking nuts in most cases. Shoot me. Who grows up wanting to learn how to kill? .. yeah yeah it's a necessity.. but you want me to celebrate it? no chance.
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You know very little about me, but carry on making assumptions based on a few posts on here, just because I dont agree with your warped opinion of the world. You continue to make sweeping generalisations about a whole section of our society, the lads I know have never expressed a dream about firing guns, they have to take tests to prove their mental stability, you have such a simplistic and idiotic way of viewing everyone in the armed services.

Celebrate it? All you have done is slag off everyone who is in it, what about having a bit of respect for the very people who keep you safe and enable you to sit on your arse drinking yourself stupid and slag them off.
 
Cheesy said:
You don't know many people in the Armed Forces do you?

If you're genuinely nuts you're not going to get in for a start. I've never met anyone who dreams about firing guns (in fact. it's the last thing any of us really want to do) nor have I met anyone who gre up wanting to learn how to kill.
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The fact that he of all the posters on here (considering his posting history) is calling anyone nuts is laughable, pot calling the kettle black.
 
BlueTangerine said:
I am not a status quo-ist like you. I draw my own conclusions. How is expressing those that "dream" about firing guns are fucking nuts is a weird view?

The army exists.. the navy.. etc. It has to. So I can't question the people who sign up? That's ridiculous.

I think they're fucking nuts in most cases. Shoot me. Who grows up wanting to learn how to kill? .. yeah yeah it's a necessity.. but you want me to celebrate it? no chance.
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i think its an insult to say people who sign up 'dream of firing guns'

lets just hope these 'dreamers' remember to fire if Manchester ever comes under attack!
 
Blue Tangerine

There are many trades in the Military that will teach you to do something that doesn't involve killing.

My missus' cousin did 9 years in the RAF and now has a near 100 grand a year job working as an engineer for an airline company, the fucker couldn't load a water pistol.

Ex nuclear submariners(marine engineeers) are capable of writing their own cheques.
 
BlueTangerine said:
Well why do they go in then? Patriotism? = nuts for me... sorry.
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I've met a few people on here & I'd hope that they would confirm that I'm not nuts.

Spaeking for myself, I joined up for may reasons. I wanted a proper career, I wanted to do something that I felt made a contribution to society, I wanted to do a job that wasn't your usual 9-5 drudgery, I wanted a bit of an adventure and I wanted to wear a nice uniform as I thought it would help me get loads of sex.
 
Cheesy said:
Can't aruge with any of that really. And I have left after all so I had obviously had enough :-) My mainreason for leaving though was that it was finally time to put down some roots.
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I understand, mate.

Coming up to my 24th year, currently have till 2019 to go but they have already offered me another five years taking me up to 2024.

Cannot see me doing this at the age of 50 though. Don't think my carcass would hold out.

I love the job but something has to give...eventually.

Too many good blokes leaving!
 
Cheesy said:
I've met a few people on here & I'd hope that they would confirm that I'm not nuts.

Spaeking for myself, I joined up for may reasons. I wanted a proper career, I wanted to do something that I felt made a contribution to society, I wanted to do a job that wasn't your usual 9-5 drudgery, I wanted a bit of an adventure and I wanted to wear a nice uniform as I thought it would help me get loads of sex.
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Did you though? Wear a nice uniform I mean obviously...
 
Wretched Vengeance said:
Blue Tangerine

There are many trades in the Military that will teach you to do something that doesn't involve killing.

My missus' cousin did 9 years in the RAF and now has a near 100 grand a year job working as an engineer for an airline company, the fucker couldn't load a water pistol.

Ex nuclear submariners(marine engineeers) are capable of writing their own cheques.
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Engineers are useful/productive.. i don't care for the money to be made, but I can easily argue those who sign up, who want to "go to war/defend the country/shoot people are fucking morons in the extreme.. that's what I am getting at. The psychopaths that "want" to join the army in hope of conflict... but even those who are intelligent enough to assume they can piss about and earn real money are weird. WEIRD.

I don't get it, sorry.
 
Wretched Vengeance said:
I understand, mate.

Coming up to my 24th year, currently have till 2019 to go but they have already offered me another five years taking me up to 2024.

Cannot see me doing this at the age of 50 though. Don't think my carcass would hold out.

I love the job but something has to give...eventually.

Too many good blokes leaving!
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Twas ever thus though. I'm sure that when you joined up you heard the knackered old shits going on about how eveything was going downhill and how the best people were leaving. I know I did. It was when I figured out that I'd become one of those knackered old shits who was moaning about it not being as good as it used to be that I thought I'd best get out :)
 
BlueTangerine said:
Engineers are useful/productive.. i don't care for the money to be made, but I can easily argue those who sign up, who want to "go to war/defend the country/shoot people are fucking morons in the extreme.. that's what I am getting at. The psychopaths that "want" to join the army in hope of conflict... but even those who are intelligent enough to assume they can piss about and earn real money are weird. WEIRD.

I don't get it, sorry.
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Not once in 25 years did I meet anyone who wanted to go to war. Not once. When you learn what going to war actually entails it tends to put you off the idea.
 
Blue Tangerine, you really do come across, on all your posts across a wide range of topics, as a really obnoxious prick. What is it?? Do you want people to feel sorry for you? Are we all supposed to feel inferior, intellectually & morally, to you because you continually take the 'moral' high hround about anything & everything you feel the need to comment on?
Think you need to get laid ( but best double up on condoms, wouldn't want to inflict unnecessary pain on any offspring / sperm/ ) would you??
 
BlueTangerine said:
Engineers are useful/productive.. i don't care for the money to be made, but I can easily argue those who sign up, who want to "go to war/defend the country/shoot people are fucking morons in the extreme.. that's what I am getting at. The psychopaths that "want" to join the army in hope of conflict... but even those who are intelligent enough to assume they can piss about and earn real money are weird. WEIRD.

I don't get it, sorry.
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It really is a simplistic view that, mate.

No one is issued a gun a told to lay waste to the enemy.

The folk you describe above will be weeded out.

This isn't Full Metal Jacket with Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in charge.

We live by a set of rules and those that don't and cannot will not be allowed to serve.

Yes there are a few that will sneak through, and I have seen them, but no one actively recruits "psychopaths"!

Your local AFCO will be proof of this as the have a code of practice to work by.
 
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