Discussions on the military

Today I had the opportunity to talk to an acquaintance about the benefits and advantages of life in the Army.  A bit of explanation about the fact that nobody is ever made redundant in the military and that it’s a guaranteed income was supposed to convince her to give it a try.

She then went off on the same ol’ looney left liberal spiel about shooting people is always the last answer.  The same infuriating blinded point of view that is seen in so many stupid people.  It makes me want to smack people around when they spout all that bullshit about war isn’t necessary and shooting people is not the answer.

I told the person I was talking to that her point of view would get her about five feet in the deserts of Afghanistan against a murdering suicide bomber.  I explained that my point of view would get me considerably further and give me a much greater chance of living than hers would give her.

Trying to impress upon someone that serving in the military is an act of citizenship, a display of a sense of duty and caring towards innocent fellow human beings, is enough to make almost anyone want to slap somebody.

We both agreed that there will never be peace in the world and there will always be bad people.  She said Read more...

Military stuff

As the time draws near, just a few days away, my interest in the military seems to be increasing. The American war machine claims to be the most efficient in the world, certainly the most funded… but they can’t seem to train their soldiers to stop sexual harassment or assault on its female personnel. There’s a story on BBC News which details female American soldiers carrying a knife to defend themselves against members of their own platoon.  My first thought was that the movie ‘The General’s Daughter‘ was fiction and that sort of thing didn’t happen in real life. It’s disgusting that the upper echelons in the U.S military damn well know this goes on but do diddly about it.

On another note… the Canadian Defence Minister  Peter Mackay sent me a letter a couple of weeks late regarding my application to join the Canadian Forces.  Would have been nice had it arrived in a timely fashion.  He also said recently in Parliament that Canada’s Federal Government wouldn’t accept any Cyclone MH-92 helicopters that were ordered for the Canadian Forces unless they have the ability to fly if the main gearbox loses oil pressure.  I think I’m going to volunteer for the Conservatives campaign next election.