MilitantDogOwner Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 He willingly took the shilling, he should do the job. Want to be a non-combatant medic...its called the NHS. No sypathy for this guy. Thankfully he never made it into an operational theatre where he could peoples lives in harms way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauld Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 You posted that without the slightest idea of the irony within. And you reveal that you also obviously do not consider the populaces of the countries you helped invade as people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantDogOwner Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 You posted that without the slightest idea of the irony within. And you reveal that you also obviously do not consider the populaces of the countries you helped invade as people. Typical nonsense from you. Of course they are people. Its the enemy combatants I'm more interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauld Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Obviously you meant, he would of been a weakness to your own people, and nonsense is a bit of a psecailty of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweek Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 So...a few years ago people get compensation after being chucked out of the forces for being gay (when they knew it was illegal in the forces according to the small print when they signed up), and now a guy refuses weapons training because he won't fight a particular war (also mentioned in the small print when he joined up). Where is a line to be drawn? Does the small print mean nothing any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauld Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Small print or contract mean nothing if it/they infringe your human rights or facilitate an illegal act/s imo. so the small print is still worth the same, imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantDogOwner Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Small print or contract mean nothing if it/they infringe your human rights or facilitate an illegal act/s imo. so the small print is still worth the same, imo He should of joined the Peace Corps or the WHO or any number of organistaions similar in role. He wanted all the benefits of being in the Forces without having to do the hard part....you know its call the Armed Forces for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantDogOwner Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Obviously you meant, he would of been a weakness to your own people, and nonsense is a bit of a psecailty of mine. Obviously I did. Or, it wouldn't be obvious would it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauld Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 what?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terse Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 Basically, the thread seems to demonstrate that joining the armed forces fucks up your mind. Completely. For life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantDogOwner Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Basically, the thread seems to demonstrate that joining the armed forces fucks up your mind. Completely. For life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Basically, the thread seems to demonstrate that joining the armed forces fucks up your mind. Completely. For life. Let's hope so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballaughbiker Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 It's made crystal clear what is expected of an army medical officer at initial interview (normally a two day process). The candidate then has a choice whether to proceed or not. If they do and proceed through training to commission then they can't just start getting selective about what they want to do. If he didn't like the sound of his duties, then he should have stayed in civvy life. I decided at the interview stage that it wasn't for me(and no doubt they thought the same...) so all I wasted was two days. This idiot 'took the money' and wasted their time so he deserved what he got. Whilst it troubles me somewhat, I (mostly) agree with MDO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Would I be wrong in thinking that it might simply be the case that the person had a changed political understanding and thus felt it necessary to refuse on the basis of viewing the conflict as immoral? If so, then I can only commend them for their moral integrity. But this might not be the case. Were they naive in joining up? And to what degree of participation in Afghanistan would they now have. How far removed from the conflict would they need to be for them to feel morally sound? All sounds a bit weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Would I be wrong in thinking that it might simply be the case that the person had a changed political understanding and thus felt it necessary to refuse on the basis of viewing the conflict as immoral? Yes... Were they naive in joining up? And yes... Let's get real. How much call do you think there is for a medic in the Submarine Service? Let's hazard a guess here - not a lot. When you sign up you know the government of the day have the right to put you in harms way. But you don't actually expect them to call your bluff. But guess what? They can and they do. And they did and matey-boy decided that he didn't like the idea of being shot at whilst trying to save the lives of his comrades who were hurting and bleeding and dying and relying on him to save them. Good riddance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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