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Old 01-03-2019, 04:22 PM
 
Location: San Jose
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Young Brits aren't drinking the nationalist Kool Aid anymore, good on them. Get paid garbage to go to a foreign country, murder brown people, and then die a horrendously violent death for the economic and political betterment of some rich jerk in London. Not much incentive really.
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Old 01-03-2019, 04:31 PM
 
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British propaganda used to be so good that Hitler was envious, this sucks. Why do they need an army anyways? the US will go along any war against Britain anyways.
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Old 01-03-2019, 04:34 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Gilead
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Good thing this is the UK. Is there not enough going on in the US for Trump supporters to be outraged about?
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Old 01-03-2019, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Santa Monica
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Join the military and kill a brown baby!
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Old 01-03-2019, 04:47 PM
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Location: Great Britain
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It's just some London based advertising company advert.

In terms of the British Army, yes they want computer programmes, signals, engineers etc.

The recruitment company in charge of British Army recruitment has been widely criticised, and the Ministry of Defence is looking at taking recruitment back in house.

Private recruitment company Capita has been so poor according to media reports and recruits have been waiting for over a year in some cases, and have by that time found other careers or lost interest, which is disgusting and one of the reasons why they will not be renewing any contract with the company. The adsverts have also been widely criticised.

Capita 'Failing To Bring In Army Recruits' - Forces Network

Army recruitment system 'unacceptable', says defence secretary - BBC News

Armed Forces to step up Commonwealth recruitment - GOV.UK

As for British Army training, it's quite long and tough, for instance the basic Combat Infantry Course is 28 weeks long ar at The Infantry Training Centre, it is 30 weeks for Guardsmen and for the Parachute Regiment. The Royal Marines Basic training is 32 weeks or 15 months for Officers.

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Old 01-03-2019, 04:48 PM
 
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Join the military and kill a brown baby!
Call yourself a "libertarian" and hold yourself responsible for nothing, but take advantage of all the things you claim to hate!
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Old 01-03-2019, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Alaska
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we could tailor that a bit for the US Army


Zombie laborer: for enlisted recruits we are seeking those with superhuman masonry and concrete wall building skills


Fox News Binge watching: for the officer grades to demonstrate exceptional white house sycophant potential
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Old 01-03-2019, 04:54 PM
 
Location: Santa Monica
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Call yourself a "libertarian" and hold yourself responsible for nothing, but take advantage of all the things you claim to hate!
Muh roads!
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Old 01-03-2019, 06:35 PM
 
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That’s their business.

Maybe we should be more concerned about our own dismal military record/experience after Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Old 01-03-2019, 07:17 PM
 
Location: London
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Not sure how compassion is a good thing in the military.
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