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Originally Posted by West Ender
I think some youngsters now think of the army as an apprenticeship in a uniform. They are certainly not told by the recruitment office that, when necessary, their primary role will be to kill or be killed and, as well as learning a trade, they will be trained to that end. It must come as a big shock when they're told they're going to use that gun for real.
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No doubt about it.. the aim was to use the army as a way of getting a trade such as an HGV licence..that's the reason I had, only the other day a lad of 17 told me he was thinking of joining up for that reason.. what can you do?.. I did point out there is a good chance he'd get shot at.. but you can't lecture them .