Alter Ego
I did not swear or insult in my opinion
I can't understand how you praise and insult in the same breath though
My family situation is, both grandfathers, my cousin who was a major my father (conscripted) my brother RSM, me, my ex husband and two of my sons.
I did not join to go to war, I did not join for the money (lack of it in training) you pay for food and board, I did not join to fight as I joined to train a as nurse. I joined becasue I wanted to train in an an enviromnet that earnt respect, I could travel the world if the opportunity and I joined to "serve my country" and do the job I had wanted to since being 5.
For your information, when my son went to Basra in 2003 at 3 days over 18, as his mum it was the hardest thing I ever done to let him go, when he came back on Bonfire night I picked him up at the station in desert combats (no welcome home party for him) we called at the local shop a firework went off and he threw himself to the floor.
I have never been more proud of my two sons as when they went to do THIEIR JOB THEY CHOOSE, my son who came back was mentally scared by what he had endured, at that point their was no help, no doctors who knew about Combat stress and depression and no help getiing him back into civilian life. This is why families started raising money for the troops, because eventhough they choose this role, if your injured in a road accident or depressed in civilian life you are treated, at this point in 2004, there was no help because the Army did not recognise there was a problem.
Thats why poppy collection is so important.
One day if you are in trouble and get help medically, your lucky., its there for you and available.