He needs to know that
The choice to join the services was his, and that the way soldiers are required to work is by obeying orders, whether or not they like or agree with them.
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Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:21,
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^
also, getting shot doesn't necessarily make you a "hero"
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emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:24,
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I believe the adage is that dead soldiers
are failures.
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Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:30,
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nor is being a member of the armed forces in general
most of the time, it means you're too thick to do a proper job
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Spunky McPunk not dead yet,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:30,
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That's hardly fair.
I'm sure there are some there who are in it because they are psychopathic bastards.
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Prequal This is serious business. Very serious.,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:31,
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Pffft!
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J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:35,
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And a couple of Royals who get in on both clauses.
Badum tish.
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Prequal This is serious business. Very serious.,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:40,
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Nah man, I were workin' at a supermarket, beep, beep, beep
the army made me into a proper person, like, taught me how to hack someone's head off with a bayonet, innit, but it's, like, my leadership skills that have made me the person I am, like, today...being able to think about something and say, like, this is what we're going to do
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emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:57,
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"See - that's what they teach you in the army: respect."
"Aye Mr Partridge, Sor. Well - that n' killin'."
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Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 15:59,
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All of what she said
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Wobbly Bloke Hello, did I miss anything on,
Wed 20 Apr 2011, 16:00,
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