Having been in the Royal Navy for a short time, I can understand why the current days forces feel defaulted and very angry when they are told that due to budgets they are no longer required.
Today it can take up to 18 months to get into the forces.
You train for months and you have to do menial jobs for years to get promoted to the next level.
Some may even see action in Afghanistan, Iraq or anywhere else there is disturbances.
Some will see their colleagues killed and other people blown to smitherines.
Some will go to do a job for the U.N. or the EU and leave their familes for months on end.
You train to kill.
You train to handle weapons.
You train for battle and all kinds of things for the forces.
You believe you have a worthwhile career!
One day you are then called to the Commanding Officer and given a letter or told, that the government doesn't want you anymore!
In some European countries you may get re-trained and like the UK or US you will just be dumped.
Bearing in mind that this happens at the worst possible period i.e. a depression, it's going to be very hard for you to find a job. What job can you do?
What is so depressing, is that no one in the government is held accountable.
The Government in effect has caused the problem by not managing the country's finances better, but the minister keeps his job and his salary and his expenses and his mistresses.
But, the normal soldier, sailor, airman, marine etc is left on the street.
So is this betrayal or treason?
Today it can take up to 18 months to get into the forces.
You train for months and you have to do menial jobs for years to get promoted to the next level.
Some may even see action in Afghanistan, Iraq or anywhere else there is disturbances.
Some will see their colleagues killed and other people blown to smitherines.
Some will go to do a job for the U.N. or the EU and leave their familes for months on end.
You train to kill.
You train to handle weapons.
You train for battle and all kinds of things for the forces.
You believe you have a worthwhile career!
One day you are then called to the Commanding Officer and given a letter or told, that the government doesn't want you anymore!
In some European countries you may get re-trained and like the UK or US you will just be dumped.
Bearing in mind that this happens at the worst possible period i.e. a depression, it's going to be very hard for you to find a job. What job can you do?
What is so depressing, is that no one in the government is held accountable.
The Government in effect has caused the problem by not managing the country's finances better, but the minister keeps his job and his salary and his expenses and his mistresses.
But, the normal soldier, sailor, airman, marine etc is left on the street.
So is this betrayal or treason?
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