Is our military…

[Mr Kobayashi]

The SENCO has day-to-day responsibility for the operation of SEN policy and co- ordination of specific provision made to support individual pupils with SEN.

It’s Class Teacher, as defined by the Teacher Standards, who is responsible for the planning, assessment and progress of the SEN children under their aegis.

As Senco it’s my job to ensure the teachers are effectively planning and assessing- and in turn, ensuring SEND pupils make appropriate progress. It’s also my job to advise on suitable strategies and, where appropriate, to seek other professional support (EP SALT OT etc).

It’s fuck all to do with the Army by the way, but think we’ve established that!

Yes I did know this it was just a crass joke.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Historically the British have never really thought of the armed forces as central to our sense of national identity, the navy perhaps, when we had the largest in the world, but unlike other European countries we have a detached relationship with our military. You have to go back to Cromwell if you're looking for military rule, so we don't hold that against them, As for the two world wars they were fought mostly by conscript forces and if you think of the songs they produced they weren't about glorious victories more "when this bloody war is over, no more soldiering for me"....

Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer dreamt up Armed Forces Day, but it's never caught on. Unlike on the continent you don't see men and women on the street in uniform, our military discourages it.

Unless you live in a garrison town, or have family in the services, most folk never think of the armed forces at all.

 

[1961_vintage]

I've had quite a lot of unfiltered access of the army recently and I'd suggest you don't have to be a sexist, racist, generally offensive, right wing c*nt to get on, but it sure does help.

So, unfortunately it's a no from me.

Salvation Army doesn't count.

 

[johnnytapia]

Historically the British have never really thought of the armed forces as central to our sense of national identity, the navy perhaps, when we had the largest in the world, but unlike other European countries we have a detached relationship with our military. You have to go back to Cromwell if you're looking for military rule, so we don't hold that against them, As for the two world wars they were fought mostly by conscript forces and if you think of the songs they produced they weren't about glorious victories more "when this bloody war is over, no more soldiering for me"....

Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer dreamt up Armed Forces Day, but it's never caught on. Unlike on the continent you don't see men and women on the street in uniform, our military discourages it.

Unless you live in a garrison town, or have family in the services, most folk never think of the armed forces at all.

It used to be a relatively common sight seeing armed personnel on trains going home. Sadly, they’re probably told / ordered to do otherwise now. Think we know why.

 

[johnnytapia]

Historically the British have never really thought of the armed forces as central to our sense of national identity, the navy perhaps, when we had the largest in the world, but unlike other European countries we have a detached relationship with our military. You have to go back to Cromwell if you're looking for military rule, so we don't hold that against them, As for the two world wars they were fought mostly by conscript forces and if you think of the songs they produced they weren't about glorious victories more "when this bloody war is over, no more soldiering for me"....

Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer dreamt up Armed Forces Day, but it's never caught on. Unlike on the continent you don't see men and women on the street in uniform, our military discourages it.

Unless you live in a garrison town, or have family in the services, most folk never think of the armed forces at all.

Can you imagine? A day where we celebrate our history/ our culture/ the forces that defend that history/ that culture? God forbid we ever do that.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

It used to be a relatively common sight seeing armed personnel on trains going home. Sadly, they’re probably told / ordered to do otherwise now. Think we know why.

Probably became not the done thing when the IRA were at their peak

 

[The perfect fumble]

Can you imagine? A day where we celebrate our history/ our culture/ the forces that defend that history/ that culture? God forbid we ever do that.

It's not so cut and dried as that.

We don't march our troops or parade our military hardware through the streets of London to celebrate a national day or some such, as they do in Russia, France, Turkey and many other countries. Generally speaking the English speaking world, at least the old Dominions, don't indulge in such things.

The British military tradition is that parades are only held before the Monarch or his/her representative, such as Trooping the Colour.

From Wellingtons "scum" at Waterloo to press ganging our navy, we've never loved the forces, not now and not in the good old days when youth were forced to "get some in".

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Historically the British have never really thought of the armed forces as central to our sense of national identity, the navy perhaps, when we had the largest in the world, but unlike other European countries we have a detached relationship with our military. You have to go back to Cromwell if you're looking for military rule, so we don't hold that against them, As for the two world wars they were fought mostly by conscript forces and if you think of the songs they produced they weren't about glorious victories more "when this bloody war is over, no more soldiering for me"....

Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer dreamt up Armed Forces Day, but it's never caught on. Unlike on the continent you don't see men and women on the street in uniform, our military discourages it.

Unless you live in a garrison town, or have family in the services, most folk never think of the armed forces at all.

As recently as the Afghan and Iraq campaigns, the British Army has been at the heart of our country.

I suppose it’s all about individual perspective but whenever we are involved in major conflict, the country rallies behind.

As for your comments on the World Wars, I’m left wondering where you have been because if you think that they weren’t at the heart of an institution during those times then I just cannot understand that standpoint.

Do you not think those that are serving overseas at the moment, in the Baltic states, many in other countries that cannot be spoken about, don’t have relations that care for their kin? This island has been built on conflict, home and abroad, fighting battles for political will, which has brought us to the people we are.

For me, what the current crop bring makes me absolutely proud of what they bring.

 

[The perfect fumble]

As recently as the Afghan and Iraq campaigns, the British Army has been at the heart of our country.

I suppose it’s all about individual perspective but whenever we are involved in major conflict, the country rallies behind.

You think so? As you say it might be individual perspective, but the country rallied round the Iraq and Afghan campaigns? Really?

If you say so.

As for your comments on the World Wars, I’m left wondering where you have been because if you think that they weren’t at the heart of an institution during those times then I just cannot understand that standpoint.

The two world wars were fought primarily by millions of volunteers and conscripts and so our attitudes toward them is divorced from our general attitude toward the military, hence a separate armed forces day from Remembrance Day.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

You think so? As you say it might be individual perspective, but the country rallied round the Iraq and Afghan campaigns? Really? I must have missed that.



The two world wars were fought primarily by millions of volunteers and conscripts and so our attitudes toward them is divorced from our general attitude toward the military, hence a separate armed forces day from Remembrance Day.

It’s late, but why would the primarily volunteers step-up if they didn’t feel pride? And what about all the support for those who have served recently? Seems completely divorced from reality but willing to understand.