Staggering Statistic for London

Ste7en

I'd be no good. I'm putting off going to the Co-Op for a bottle of Fairy Liquid because I'm knackered

domtheone

Assuming I either get paid for it.  Or, my company let's me have the time off.  Sure

officerdibble11

I dont think people should be forced into an occupation where they might get shot.

garryboy

The way this world is going your at risk getting shot in any job.

Just need to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Rasczak

Because we want professional Armed Forces. It might work for infantry but we already have a large field army. For all other branches of the services, years of training are required. Even now, as we increase the volume of reservists, few have any credibility outside of those civilian professions that the military makes use of (e.g. media handling). Ideally we need to get to a situation where someone serves 10-20 years full time (i.e. they get suitably trained and experienced) and then another 10 in the reserve. What the forces don't need is an injection of those who have, for whatever reason, struggled to get work elsewhere! Besides, if such individuals had the capacity/wherewithal, they would already have joined the infantry!

If we want to enlist the unemployed in forced labour then there is plenty of fruit/veg picking and rural work into which individuals can be pressed. Plenty of fresh air, physical work and giving something back to the economy.

domtheone

That's pretty much what i meant.

Military ain't for everyone but plenty more other stuff to be done.

IronGiant

Whenever I see those Boot Camp type movies I always think that I'd be the one beaten to a pulp by the Drill Sergeant?  because I sniggered when he calls the first recruit a maggot .

EarthRod

Quick march: left, left, left left left.

IronGiant

Very good

Goooner

You can just imagine the snowflake millennials as soon as the drill instructor starts shouting at them