DEEJAYKEG Posted February 18, 2011 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.10 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted February 18, 2011 Dear Reader, After over half a century on this planet and an increasingly philosophical outlook on life - que sera and all that - few things get under my skin to a great degree. However, I have just read the following news report that tells me that injured service personnel are likely to be forced out of the armed forces for the purposes of "efficiency"! Here's the article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/8335021/Wounded-soldiers-to-be-forced-out-of-the-Army.html Now, you may be aware of the UK national debt et cetera but, in my book, loyalty is a two-way street. If someone is prepared to put their life on the line in the service of their country, their country has a non-negotiable obligation to look after them properly when some piece of shit with a roadside bomb or AK47 seriously injures them. So, I view talk of throwing these HEROES out of their posts as an affront to decency and a betrayal of the obligation owed to them! I thank God for organisations like the Royal British Legion (of which I am proud to be a member) and Help For Heroes who are doing so much to support our wounded. I'm including the links to both of these below, in case, like me, you feel moved to do a little personally to make up for the piss-poor policy of the high commanders! GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS AND KEEP THEM SAFE! Help For Heroes: http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/ Royal British Legion: http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/ Awards
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