The Best Army ... ?

meghatronic · 10 Apr 2008 at 12:02

Evangelion said:
Well that's good, because the British troops don't "make a living out of killing innocents or desperate people".

(he won't listen)

Tefal · 10 Apr 2008 at 12:14

Tom0 said:
Once we turn on our troops we have our own Vietnam.

You know why we stayed out of Vietnam?

Because we wanted our war films to remain cheerful

meghatronic · 10 Apr 2008 at 12:21

Tefal said:
You know why we stayed out of Vietnam?

Hmmmm. UK citizens that moved to US served. As did Aus and NZ troops..

Harold Wilson was adamant not to send troops, but if memory serves, Special forces were there before the Yanks were there at all. And then later some were sent on on detachment with US Special force units and I believe some RM went on detachment with Aus troops.

bigmouse64 · 10 Apr 2008 at 12:22

davethe11 said:
this one

You said it brother. :cool:

Tefal · 10 Apr 2008 at 12:25

jdickerson said:
Hmmmm. UK citizens that moved to US served. As did Aus and NZ troops..

Harold Wilson was adamant not to send troops, but if memory serves, Special forces were there before the Yanks were there at all. And then later some were sent on on detachment with US Special force units and I believe some RM went on detachment with Aus troops.

By any chance do you have severe bone damage in your upper arm?

Ghosteh · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:04

Tefal said:
You do still have to deal with the problem that squaddies generally do not have a good reputation, and often start fights etc.

Probably less fights than most drunken louts seem to start on a typical Friday or Saturday night out in town. And you also have the drunks who one hearing that X person is in the army, they will try and start a fight with them to 'prove a point' about them being harder than a soldier, I've experienced this myself.

meghatronic · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:09

Tefal said:
By any chance do you have severe bone damage in your upper arm?

Que?

Reasteh · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:10

dads army.

Tefal · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:13

jdickerson said:
Que?

*beats Jdickerson round the head with a funny bone*

meghatronic · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:15

Tefal said:
*beats Jdickerson round the head with a funny bone*

ouch..... que x2?

Tefal · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:19

jdickerson said:
ouch..... que x2?

*gets group of people to beet dickerson, with giant funny bones, for ruining a good joke*

Kemik · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:27

I think they're just really cheesy ads. I'm all for the army but wow, the adverts scream scripted propaganda.

Azza · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:27

Zefan said:
Have you not seen any US TV recruitment adverts? They're pretty weird. Go hunt on youtube.

In the US, I have seen The Marines sponsoring basketball tele casts and stuff.

Its just like, what the hell?

They have there own jingle and what not.

Iraklis F.C. · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:35

Evangelion said:
Well that's good, because the British troops don't "make a living out of killing innocents or desperate people".

i know...

meghatronic · 10 Apr 2008 at 13:37

Tefal said:
*gets group of people to beet dickerson, with giant funny bones, for ruining a good joke*

You're just bullying me now

Zip · 11 Apr 2008 at 10:41

Iraklis F.C. said:
i know...

You confuse me in this thread :confused:

BTW our troops can get discounts at certain stores and they also get a lot of other stuff like cheaper holidays if they want to go to a certain place and stuff.

Plus some of there pay is tax free :cool:

Along with free dental and stuff like that

Sankari · 12 Apr 2008 at 19:46

Zip said:
Plus some of there pay is tax free

If you're a reservist, all of it is tax free.

dowie · 12 Apr 2008 at 19:58

Evangelion said:
If you're a reservist, all of it is tax free.

if you're a reservist in Australia perhaps.

in the UK they have a tax free 'bounty' but the actual pay for attendance throughout the year is not tax free

Sankari · 12 Apr 2008 at 20:33

dowie said:
if you're a reservist in Australia perhaps.

Yes, I was referring specifically to the Australian reservists (as referenced by Zip, himself a fellow Aussie), hence the link in my post.

in the UK they have a tax free 'bounty' but the actual pay for attendance throughout the year is not tax free

That's just pure ****.