Just a thread to remind people it is Armed Forces Day today.
A time to remember both past and present, but especially the present.
The soldiers who are currently doing their job in Afghanistan, in the most difficult of circumstances.
We are off today to an Armed Forces event.
Take a minute today to remember the lost ones and the ones currently serving this country.
Thankyou.:cheers:
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Armed forces day
Sex God
Whilst you at it please remember the Sailors and Airmen on the frontline as well 
i dont know anyone in any armed forces nowadays but id like to send a loving thank you to my paternal grandfather and my mums stepdad who both served in the forces during ww2
both suffered pain fear and many hardships so i and everyone else could be free today
thank you joseph and william
love (and miss) you both very much xx
both suffered pain fear and many hardships so i and everyone else could be free today
thank you joseph and william
love (and miss) you both very much xx
Sex God
I reserve my respect/admiration for those who through conscription were forced to serve,any other serviceman/woman has made an informed decision to do a we have a sewerage workers day I'll celebrate that and any other workers day you care to name....until then I'll ignore this and wait for real heroes to be recognised.
P.S. I chose sewerage workers as an example for good reason....see if you can guess what it is
P.S. I chose sewerage workers as an example for good reason....see if you can guess what it is
Sex God
Quote by Staggerlee_BB
I reserve my respect/admiration for those who through conscription were forced to serve,any other serviceman/woman has made an informed decision to do a we have a sewerage workers day I'll celebrate that and any other workers day you care to name....until then I'll ignore this and wait for real heroes to be recognised.
P.S. I chose sewerage workers as an example for good reason....see if you can guess what it is
Although I doubt the political motives behind this day, I do have a respect for people who are willing to put their lives on the line for our safety, should the occasion arise.
Sex God
Quote by kentswingers777
Well I would have thought Staggs that people who sit on their arses all day, would just have wanted to recognise the work our soldiers do.....obviously not all.
Perhaps people who sit on their arses all day might want to I do not
Anyone guessed why sewerage workers yet ?
Sex God
fuck me you dissenters whinge and moan at any fucking opportunity sad sad sad bastards
Big up the armed forces say I
Big up the armed forces say I
Quote by flower411
I thought there was already and armed forces day. It`s called Rememberance Day, I don`t really see the need for another.
This one appears to be more about jingoist support for invasions of foreign countries to impose our political views, than simply support for the personnel who are thrust into the front line by their political masters.
I`ll support rememberance day and I feel we should support the troops who are being sent to their deaths in our name, but I (and many others) will not show support for them being used in this way.
It`s a tricky one .....sometimes I wish I could see these things in simple terms ....but there is no simple way of looking at it.
I am with you. Need I say more?
I went to the local one yesterday. It was a good day with lots of re-enactment companies doing lots of interesting stuff.
The forces were there doing a bit of KAPE but the majority of it seemed to me to be one huge recruitment drive. So it seems to me, to be big events on the cheap by the government to get more people recruited up and not a celebration.
Dave_Notts
The forces were there doing a bit of KAPE but the majority of it seemed to me to be one huge recruitment drive. So it seems to me, to be big events on the cheap by the government to get more people recruited up and not a celebration.
Dave_Notts
Quote by Dave__Notts
I went to the local one yesterday. It was a good day with lots of re-enactment companies doing lots of interesting stuff.
The forces were there doing a bit of KAPE but the majority of it seemed to me to be one huge recruitment drive. So it seems to me, to be big events on the cheap by the government to get more people recruited up and not a celebration.
Dave_Notts
You must have gone to the wrong one then Davey. The one we went to was the complete opposite.
I think you will also find that the Army is full to bursting at the moment, in fact the army foundation college at Harrogate is completely full for the next intake.....three months early.
The army at this time are scaling down their recruitment, as so many people it seems want to join up.
That is no doubt partly due to the lack of jobs around in civy street.
Quote by kentswingers777
I went to the local one yesterday. It was a good day with lots of re-enactment companies doing lots of interesting stuff.
The forces were there doing a bit of KAPE but the majority of it seemed to me to be one huge recruitment drive. So it seems to me, to be big events on the cheap by the government to get more people recruited up and not a celebration.
Dave_Notts
You must have gone to the wrong one then Davey. The one we went to was the complete opposite.
I think you will also find that the Army is full to bursting at the moment, in fact the army foundation college at Harrogate is completely full for the next intake.....three months early.
The army at this time are scaling down their recruitment, as so many people it seems want to join up.
That is no doubt partly due to the lack of jobs around in civy street.
I went to the local one in Nottingham. Since this is my local one, I wouldn't have gone elsewhere.
The armed forces go through troughs and peaks regarding recruitment, they have to keep recruiting to keep the numbers up. In time of high unemployment the numbers are always higher........this is throughout history and even known in Wellingtons time. Thats why he had 1/3rd of his army as Irish volunteers.
Just for interest. What celebrations happened at yours? I spent the whole day and saw no celebrations, just KAPE and recruitment.
Dave_Notts
Sex God
Quote by Kaznkev
I reserve my respect/admiration for those who through conscription were forced to serve,any other serviceman/woman has made an informed decision to do a we have a sewerage workers day I'll celebrate that and any other workers day you care to name....until then I'll ignore this and wait for real heroes to be recognised.
P.S. I chose sewerage workers as an example for good reason....see if you can guess what it is
Although I doubt the political motives behind this day, I do have a respect for people who are willing to put their lives on the line for our safety, should the occasion arise.
Firemans,coastguard and and mountain rescue days being organised then?
Of coarse, credit where credit is due, but just because there is not a day for one set of people does not mean I should not mark Armed Forces Day.
Sex God
judge me as you will i supported it wholeheartedly but then i am of a forces background and our youngest is in the process of joining up no matter how many of you knock it i will always support it, blindly you might say, rightly i say
you do not have to support the war to support the soldier
you do not have to support the war to support the soldier
Quote by bouncy332
judge me as you will i supported it wholeheartedly but then i am of a forces background and our youngest is in the process of joining up no matter how many of you knock it i will always support it, blindly you might say, rightly i say
you do not have to support the war to support the soldier
:thumbup::thumbup:
But there will always be some that will not.
Sex God
Quote by kentswingers777
judge me as you will i supported it wholeheartedly but then i am of a forces background and our youngest is in the process of joining up no matter how many of you knock it i will always support it, blindly you might say, rightly i say
you do not have to support the war to support the soldier
:thumbup::thumbup:
But there will always be some that will not.
As is our right
Quote by Staggerlee_BB
judge me as you will i supported it wholeheartedly but then i am of a forces background and our youngest is in the process of joining up no matter how many of you knock it i will always support it, blindly you might say, rightly i say
you do not have to support the war to support the soldier
:thumbup::thumbup:
But there will always be some that will not.
As is our right
And this is what the forces/bevan boys/conscientious objectors fought for and won. Long may our freedom to have an opinion continue
Dave_Notts
Sex God
Quote by Staggerlee_BB
judge me as you will i supported it wholeheartedly but then i am of a forces background and our youngest is in the process of joining up no matter how many of you knock it i will always support it, blindly you might say, rightly i say
you do not have to support the war to support the soldier
:thumbup::thumbup:
But there will always be some that will not.
As is our right
:thumbup:
We all have a right of choice and mind of our own
Thanks to many brave people
Sex God
Quote by kentswingers777
you forgot this
Sex God
To be honest, if we all agreed this would be a very dull place
Quote by Bluefish2009
To be honest, if we all agreed this would be a very dull place
Yes of course it would be Blue.
What I cannot understand is why anyone would not want to show support for our armed forces?
Dislike the tossers who sent them there by all means, but the soldiers are purely doing their duty and their jobs.
For the vast majority of people in this country, the armed forces have their up most respect.
For the minority they obviously have their own agendas.
Sex God
Quote by kentswingers777
To be honest, if we all agreed this would be a very dull place
Yes of course it would be Blue.
What I cannot understand is why anyone would not want to show support for our armed forces?
Dislike the tossers who sent them there by all means, but the soldiers are purely doing their duty and their jobs.
For the vast majority of people in this country, the armed forces have their up most respect.
For the minority they obviously have their own agendas.
For the same reason I wouldn't support a policeman beating an innocent man....I do not agree with what they're doing...Is that 'agenda' enough ?
Sex God
Quote by Staggerlee_BB
To be honest, if we all agreed this would be a very dull place
Yes of course it would be Blue.
What I cannot understand is why anyone would not want to show support for our armed forces?
Dislike the tossers who sent them there by all means, but the soldiers are purely doing their duty and their jobs.
For the vast majority of people in this country, the armed forces have their up most respect.
For the minority they obviously have their own agendas.
For the same reason I wouldn't support a policeman beating an innocent man....I do not agree with what they're doing...Is that 'agenda' enough?
I do not agree with what they are doing either, but that for me has no bearing on my support for them, that is down to politicians and not the soldiers
Quote by Staggerlee_BB
To be honest, if we all agreed this would be a very dull place
Yes of course it would be Blue.
What I cannot understand is why anyone would not want to show support for our armed forces?
Dislike the tossers who sent them there by all means, but the soldiers are purely doing their duty and their jobs.
For the vast majority of people in this country, the armed forces have their up most respect.
For the minority they obviously have their own agendas.
For the same reason I wouldn't support a policeman beating an innocent man....I do not agree with what they're doing...Is that 'agenda' enough ?
Hardly the same thing is it?
You may not agree with what they are doing, but they had no choice. It is their job.
As I have already said....slate the politicians who sent them there, but it ain't nothing to do with the soldiers.
I pretty much guessed what your agenda would be anyway, so no suprise there, but you are entitled to your views.
Sex God
The individual always has a choice.....do we forgive the SS because they were just obeying orders ?
And no I'm not comparing anyone to the SS
And no I'm not comparing anyone to the SS
