There are jobs where people get paid and there are jobs where people get paid but are willing to pay with their own lives to protect you. I am proud to have served and proud of those that serve.

Thanks for sharing. usual bizarre response from the cold crowd. heat added

What a brilliant way to describe them :smile:

Funnily enough I can't find it in me to get proud of anyone whose job description boils down to "assassin", no matter if they do occasionally take time out of their busy killing and maiming schedule to go help out flood victims.

Some (no doubt charming) propaganda days out won't change that. I suppose they'll have to be content with my tax money paying for it. And indeed their wages while we're on the subject.

I was going to "like" but i can safely say that you don't feel like crap being there and working. If they just give us another day off then we don't get to see the appreciation that thousands of civvies turn up and show us.

Having just had over 5000 people turn out for a special military occasion in Devon, despite the horrendous rain, and only being in charge of sorting a small part of the day out. I don't care that i lost 2 weeks and a Saturday, i know that 99% of the other lads didn't begrude it either. Those who did well they can go and sign off can't they.

Oh and we were granted an extra day off for the Saturday.

You are very welcome :man:

Thanks.:sunglasses:

I don't think most of the army service people or personnel feel that way. However it's your opinion & luckily not the majority.

Thank you.

As an army wag I am voting cold on this.

It's a day for civvies to go and have a good time out but those service men and women are there feeling like crap that they are losing another weekend.

If they want to celebrate the forces how about they give them an extra day off or reward, not give them extra work to do

Hot

Thank you Pa248

Thank you Johnsmith1997 :smiley:

You are welcome. Thank you.

Voted hot.:smiley:

Ex British Army thanks for posting. Wasters posting be thankful for those who gave their lives that you are free to be wasting away your lives Lest We Forget Amen.

Extremely unproud. just to balance things out against the knotted hanky wearing weepy eyed royalists'.

That's the point! They volunteer to perform these duties out of a sense of pride and duty to their country. It certainly isn't for monetary gain! Honestly you ungrateful sod.

Thank you.

Not brainwashed so no thanks.

Good Cause ... Heat :smiley:

Nice to see Nuneaton listed! :laughing:

Thanks 4posting n15hu. U really do learn alot here about people's character on HUKD!! Guess U have to take the good with the bad! :man:

Thank you very much :smiley:

Voted Hot, Thanks OP

Did I say it was a normal job? Nope. I said that what they're doing isn't selfless. The risks are part and parcel of the job. I have no intention of getting drawn into an argument over foreign policy, and who should be doing what and where.

Unfortunately i'll be working that day.


The 2nd quote with the wiki link was meant for cave_man.

Thank you :smiley:

:smile: cheers. voted hot

Thanks Dave. Bless you.

Thanks to the good HUKD members that voted hot. Appreciate it.

Don't forget some also lose their lives defending this/your/our country!!! That's not a normal job when you sacrifice your own life to save others!

There are jobs where people get paid and there are jobs where people get paid but are willing to pay with their own lives to protect you. I am proud to have served and proud of those that serve.

Not when they go beyond the call of duty. In essence these people don't just perform normal duties. They keep our country safe. When you see or experience it first hand only then you'll be able to appreciate it!!!!

I know - let's pass a law whereby nobody is allowed to say thank you to people who do their jobs!

Those people who voted cold should be ashamed!! They live in this country not knowing how much selfless duty these men & women perform for our country.

heat :smiley:

Some of those armed forces helped my friends & family in Yorkshire when their homes were flooded in 4 feet of water. No one else reached them or helped them as much as the armed forces. My thanks to the armed forces. Here I can tangibly shake their hands & show my gratitude & thanks.

Thanks for posting, all near me look a brilliant day out

Here is a golden opportunity to say thank you to those service people that perform their duty diligently for our country.

Celebrate the Armed Forces Day by turning up and watching the Armed Forces work???

Bit like having a Bank Holiday and the banks being made to stay open :disappointed:

Cheers for that. Although your point being?

Thanks for sharing. usual bizarre response from the cold crowd. heat added

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