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[MaybeGuy]

fuck right off
money grabbing cunts
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i think some military time would serve you well matt,
the soldiers and their families don't really get the financial or healthcare support they really need from the military, hence the charities popping up,
but i wouldn't expect you to understand that,
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[MarkJ]

Obvious troll is obvious.



Still a twat, though.

[Poseidon]

Have you met some of the infantry boys... They need all the help they can get!
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One does have to wonder if Matt would take his statements above on placard and walk around outside his local Royal Navy and Royal Marines bases in Plymouth with it?

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[Feasty]

Surely being in the army/navy etc is a choice? And knowing the soldiers and their families don't really get the financial or healthcare support they really need from the military is something you'd already be aware of when you joined.
Don't get me wrong I've nothing against the charities for them, I know the'yre a good cause and help a lot.

But if I died from an electric shock due to attempting to fix a server as part of my job, would I be labelled as a hero!? I don't think so...
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[The Original Muzza]

I thought it was more to do with aftercare from physical/psychological damage? For example if you got an electric shock due to faulty equipment or tools you'd probably get a tasty big payout from someone.
The gub'mint just tosses the soldiers out on their arse and says "Bye now, you're no use to us anymore with only one arm."
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[chrisw]

I'm not sure how much thought Matt put into the original post (my guess would be very little).

I can't help but partly agree with it (although probably not for the same reason).

Joining the armed forces is a choice. You are not forced into it. You must also therefore be fully aware of the risk of getting injured or killed and also be aware of the poor aftercare given by the armed forces to injured combatants.

While I don't think it's quite right that someone in the services gets such poor aftercare, I also don't think it's the place of a charity to solve the problem, it should be down to the government, they are, after all, the employer.

Now, preparing for a flammable statement....I also don't class combatants in the current 'war' to be heroes.
They are a paid-up fighting force sent into an unwanted conflict on the whim of an untrustworthy president/PM.
They have been sent to kill people I don't believe needed killing. So technically, if I cared to form such an opinion, they would be murderers rather than heroes, but I don't care for such an opinion so I don't hold it, for the moment I will stay neutral.

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[The Original Muzza]

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[The Original Muzza]

I never said MORE for psychological than physical, just both of them. A soldier with PTSD may require extensive and expensive therapy that would be unaffordable for an out of work traumatised soldier. It would also be unfair for the taxpayer to foot the bill as most of us say "It's their job, they know what they're getting into." So charities like this need to exist, to draw money from those who care enough to give money.

I can think of countless charities that get my attention more (donkey sanctuaries, RSPCA etc) but then again I'm not a humanitarian, towards war veterans or otherwise.
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Get my money everytime... They help the heros, both dead and alive!
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[Catalyst]

Some people can really read into things too much. The name Heroes is just a name, it fits and it's catchy so people are more likely to remember it.

Still, the definition of a "Hero" is "A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.". So going by that definition i think it's fair to say someone who has had their legs blown off and isn't moaning about it is a hero. They are showing distinguished courage by not moaning and wallowing about the fact their life has been ruined. If you read into it you'd see that a lot of soldiers that have lost limbs, done so by running to injured comrades. Something that most civvy's wouldn't even think to do, let alone have the cajones to do it.
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I can;t help but get a bit miffed whenever soldiers are interviewed and have been injured whilst on the front line "did it for their country, serving the queen etc", cuz really I know quite a few forces people, and none of them have said their reason for joining was to serve their country and the queen, more like it was for the adventure/see the world/whatever lies were told to them at the recruitment office.

Just find it funny how that line and motivation comes out of the woodwork from time to time, then again I suppose they have to try and draw the sympathy vote since most peoples perspective of soldiers isn't favourable, be they on the front line or otherwise.

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