tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163692373018727517.post3864666470673684523..comments2024-01-12T00:31:03.654+01:00Comments on Banks to Battlefields: (B)itch to ScratchLegion-eirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712303659845772083noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163692373018727517.post-87671339738738309482013-01-06T11:03:24.883+01:002013-01-06T11:03:24.883+01:00You give them your promise, they give theirs to yo...You give them your promise, they give theirs to you, 5 years. I could not agree with you moreAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669383580470163244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163692373018727517.post-37966270198931192942012-08-24T04:40:33.412+02:002012-08-24T04:40:33.412+02:00so fill us in on how it goes from the day you join...so fill us in on how it goes from the day you join im thinking of joining soon as i can , life in ireland is shit !!!!! and depressing!!! i no i can acheave a lot more from life than sitting talking shit drinking and telling each other bullshit , is it hard to pick up french in other words is it true that you get the shit beat outa you if you dont learn french quickly ? how long do you have to learn it ??? is their many irish in the legion ? O and most important do i need a education ? and whats the tests like on the first day ???????????? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163692373018727517.post-67575598290976343832012-08-11T14:15:56.242+02:002012-08-11T14:15:56.242+02:00Hey Mulgarat,
I think I failed to delve into the ...Hey Mulgarat,<br /><br />I think I failed to delve into the details of the particular context in which my disdain for deserters may attain justification. I've already crossed some lads after they'd done the wire, shared a beer, filled them in on how the other lads still inside were getting on. No hard feelings, no animosity, no problem. The problem nowadays is things like Facebook. Things like deserters deserting and then immediately talking shit about the institution. Not in a contrary, analytical or concessionary way, just plain venom-and-bile filled attack, the kind that makes you seem like an idiot for continuing on. Personally, I accept that I may sensationalize some of the remarks on deserters, but my one proper experience with my VAB driver from 'Ghan still has me fuming - some by-the-waysider can feck off and not a brow will be raised but when a so-called "mate" does it without a word, and when he's a senior, valued part of the platoon yet leaves the young lads in the lurch, it's a harder pill to swallow. Maybe one in twenty lads here are planning on signing on beyond the 5 (if they even make it that far) - the disillusionment only being compounded by frequent, ill-thought-out desertions.Legion-eirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712303659845772083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163692373018727517.post-78457181289568907522012-08-10T17:02:48.754+02:002012-08-10T17:02:48.754+02:00To be honest. I never met a man in the Legion who ...To be honest. I never met a man in the Legion who considered a deserter with contempt. That is dead set. Some of deserters were viewed as having a status beyond that achievable by the others. Others were already held i contempt so their actions changed no perceptions other than "thank god he pissed off". Then there were those that simply went "walk-a-bout" and those that were forced out "ie. they owed money and had threats, they had been told to leave or wind up dead ect. In Castel we had one guy win the Lottery and was offered civil as to prevent the inevitable paperwork of desertion.<br />Only deserters held in contempt were those that got caught hanging from their pants on the wire or those that thieved from their mates.<br />You are going to have a hard time back in civil life. No one cares there or outside it. Things were intense when I was in. No decision was made lightly. I remember helping a deserter and it was like I was busting a convict out of prison. I wished him luck and told him never to come back.Mulgaratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163692373018727517.post-8761024353857348212012-08-10T13:56:03.323+02:002012-08-10T13:56:03.323+02:00@ The second comment: Of course I don't mind y...@ The second comment: Of course I don't mind you saying it - I'm a firm advocate of free speech. The ambiguity in my writings is a reflection of sentiments encountered and demanding management here in the Legion. It's basically just really hard to convey the reality here. But loyalty is first and foremost to the contract signed. Beyond that, differing superiors and command structures throughout one's time here will inspire varying degrees of loyalty. There are, of course, exceptional circumstances under which a guy might hit the road (happened to a very good English mate of mine recently) but in GENERAL, lads pack their bags and desert far too easily. It was the distinction between these guys and - given the mind-numbingness of this current tour - those that MAY consider themselves to have a more valid reason to quit, that I was trying to make.Legion-eirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712303659845772083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163692373018727517.post-59737125962569126512012-08-09T21:05:16.678+02:002012-08-09T21:05:16.678+02:00"I've always held deserters with the utmo..."I've always held deserters with the utmost contempt" - isn't that a little harsh!?<br /><br />I hope you don't mind my saying this, but your blog is not laced with loyalty to the legion, France or any other cause, so why should loyalty be expected from anyone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163692373018727517.post-79729874914427518992012-08-08T10:57:26.854+02:002012-08-08T10:57:26.854+02:00Saw this documentary about some Swedes guarding th...Saw this documentary about some Swedes guarding the Rocket-Launcher over there and that was even more boring. One of the Swedes stayed in the Legion for 19 years. <br /><br />Enjoy the Sunshine :-)<br /><br />/OfficeworkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com