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Not sure whether there is already a topic posted about this but i've just been reading about it in today's Sun. I have to admit i've not read the full article - i wimped out as the torment that the 19 year old private goes thru sounds horrific. The story reads:

"It brings fresh shame to the crack Royal Green Jackets infantry unit, which is already being probed over bullying allegations. The 19 year old private in the regiments 2nd Battalion, wearing a spurs shirt part of the time,"

I couldn't read any further - i hope the people responsible are brought to justice quickly to stamp this kind of torture out!!!

Caution! looking directly at the Sun without the use of scepticism could seriously damage your perception of reality.

Caution! looking directly at the Sun without the use of scepticism could seriously damage your perception of reality.

I'm sure that not everyone goes through the extreme treatment that get reported but I'm sure that everyone goes through some sort of 'beasting' to some extent.  

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Possibly but burning someone's nipples with a lighter or removing their pubic hairs one by one with a pair of tweezers is one thing ?!?!?!?!

Unless the wimps have moustaches, then they go to the RAF.

well yes..but who has a moustache these days? Surely only Magnum wannabees?

now you come to mention it Red is a bit like magnum, of course without the ferarri, the girls and the ruggid good looks!

Red always wanted to be one of them motorcycle cops...they all have moustaches.

ah i see you must be in a rugby team aswell.

Woh woh woh! I wouldn start piss taking rugby if your coming to wales. (im assuming your english for this one)- Just coz you have gone absolutely garbage at it. Typical english- GLORYHUNTERS!

More specifically he wanted to be the one in the Village People!

Unless the wimps have moustaches, then they go to the RAF.

I remember being scared stiff on my first tour with the AMFL, cus the broom handle was in regular use on new privates!!! No, it never hapened to me...

I remember being scared stiff on my first tour with the AMFL, cus the broom handle was in regular use on new privates!!! No, it never hapened to me...

Ok read the article now (read it in newsagents!).

It hasn't really changed my original view or my take on bullying in the army. I actually wrote on this for a sociology A-Level once but I won't waffle on like I did in that.

a. The media sensationalises as we all know.

b. A degree of bullying goes on, only a fool would deny it. However that happens in civvy street too.

c. My perception of what is and what is not bullying will differ from a great many civilians. I think it is a question of what things you are exposed to - whether it be a degree of bullying at some time, harsh events on op tours etc

d. There is possibly a belief that it is a form of natural selection. I kind of go along with this (though I don't condone many of the more extreme cases). Sadly due to a number of factors (low recruiting figures,recruits with psychological problems, broken homes, low fitness etc etc) we are now getting guys joining up that are way below the standard required. Some blokes break without ever undergoing strenuous training.

When you go away you need to now that the lads working in your section are up to standard i.e. mentally tough enough. If they aren't they are going to cause you problems down the line in a rather nasty environment. So you need to find out if they are upto scratch. Obviously there are ways and means, legal and illegal. The more intelligent amongst us will push guys to the limit within the bounds of the law and will use common sense/management principles to get what we want. Others will use out of date brutish methods...

e. Lookng at what happened to him seems a tad nasty but, as others have pointed out, is not too different to events in a rugby club bar. He got tied up, had a trainer strapped to his head (why????) and his butt hair burnt. Its not really that bad in the scheme of things. I remember being scared stiff on my first tour with the AMFL, cus the broom handle was in regular use on new privates!!! No, it never hapened to me...

f. Another poster points out that 'if we do this to our own, what do we do to the enemy?' Well for the most part we act within the bounds of the geneva convention. Again, the odd idiot lets us down. But at the end of the day, big men with guns do a nasty job dealing with the worst scum you can imagine so that everyone else can have a peaceful nights sleep unaware of what truely lies out there in the middle east. Who do you want doing that job for you - peaches and cream or blkes who aren't afraid to knock chunks out of each other every once in a while???

All a bit serious and depressing really for a poker forum. Apologise for the poor quality post. Many holes in it, but I have been multi tabling at the same time.

 Aspades

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best bet is this thread was started for your and Colch Kev's benefit and for some reason i seem to have started a serious debate!!  ;whistle;

By blonde standards, a back-to-front thread. Most of them start out serious & end up silly, this one starterd out silly & ended up serious!

It started off silly? The poor laddie was wearing a Spurs top Tikay! Mentally scarred for life!