to Me,if you Desert,no matter what the Fear or Ploblem you have,you a Coward,that's it..
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to Me,if you Desert,no matter what the Fear or Ploblem you have,you a Coward,that's it..
That's a bold remark. They must surely be aware of the consequences. So even if their reasons are cowardly, I don't think they (at least not all of them) are.
If I may add my twopennorth.
My little brother passed his army selection process last week (and it did involve more than walking up stairs ~;) ) and has got his date through for the start of basic training - 5 months from now!! Basic training lasts 3 months, and I believe they have more than one course running at one time, so whilst the Army may have a problem recruiting, it can't be that much of a crisis if new recruits are waiting that long to get a slot.
As for pay, his salary is around £13,000 a year. Not bad for a 17 year old with no qualifications, and more than I was on as a Chemistry graduate 10 years ago.......It was certainly a factor in his decision.
Please pass on my congratulations to your brother. I hope he has a fine time. (And ignore my grumpy old soldier routine about how the young'uns of today don't know they're born :smile:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mount Suribachi
Which regiment is he joining?
Army Air Corps - aviation ground crew specialist.
BTW, on the subject of regimental pride, here is a quote from "Phantom Over Vietnam" by Major John Trotti USMC (ret), his squadron was VMFA-314 "The Black Knights". Kinda sums it up well.
"Ones squadron leaves a stamp more indelible than that of an Eton or a Harvard. It is the repository of all knowledge, fable, rumour and misinformation relating not merely to the aircraft and mission at hand, but to the world of military aviation in general. It is the culture bearer in a world that leaves few tracks, the leaven that makes each outfit a discrete entity. You might look at a squadron and say "those guys are what make VMFA-314 what it is", but you'd have it backwards. The truth is that VMFA-314 makes those guys what they are....in the mould of what VMFA-314 has always been. It doesn't matter whether you talk about squadrons, regiments, armies ships or even corporations, there are winners and losers and rarely do they change their stripes - and then only temporarily. Thus it was for us."
“to Me,if you Desert,no matter what the Fear or Ploblem you have,you a Coward,that's it..” Hum, it is what I thought before being myself under fire. I am less sure now.
And I met deserters who desert for bloody good reasons… Like obliged to fight for their occupiers…