31-03-2012, 10:57 AM
Half expecting to be shot down in flames now, but picking up on about the only rant I could see in your OP..
Surely that's part of the decision process in signing up? It's not conscription, we all have a choice, and part of that is the knowledge that you may well be away on 6 month tours at a time? Be daft joining the Forces and thinking you'll always be close to friends and family imo.
Not saying that they're not missed, but it IS expected that they'll be absent for a long time.
Still, I couldn't do what they do. Credit where credit's due.
Surely that's part of the decision process in signing up? It's not conscription, we all have a choice, and part of that is the knowledge that you may well be away on 6 month tours at a time? Be daft joining the Forces and thinking you'll always be close to friends and family imo.
Not saying that they're not missed, but it IS expected that they'll be absent for a long time.
Still, I couldn't do what they do. Credit where credit's due.
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