Discrimination against Britain's Armed Forces
Discussion
The difference between the UK and US attitude to their service men and women is the definition of polar opposite. - The US forces have there own lanes at airports, likely to be given lunch on the house, and have deep respect from the population.
Over in the UK as mentioned - spat at, abused, and refused service in shops - I did notice mobile phone shops mentioned (init).
But to be fair, the UK population is changing at an ever increasing rate, and I wonder who the forces actually represent? Two thirds of children now born in London are to foreign parents, with no signs of abating. I fear the tipping point is long gone.
Over in the UK as mentioned - spat at, abused, and refused service in shops - I did notice mobile phone shops mentioned (init).
But to be fair, the UK population is changing at an ever increasing rate, and I wonder who the forces actually represent? Two thirds of children now born in London are to foreign parents, with no signs of abating. I fear the tipping point is long gone.
In the UK service personnel do not wear uniform off base, which I think is a mistake.
Personally, I consider the very real sacrifice by our armed forces to be hugely under-appreciated and I would happily pay for their lunch if I were in a restaurant where they were eating, for example.
Edited for tablet fat fingers.
Personally, I consider the very real sacrifice by our armed forces to be hugely under-appreciated and I would happily pay for their lunch if I were in a restaurant where they were eating, for example.
Edited for tablet fat fingers.
turbobloke said:
"A female RAF recruiter said that on more than one occasion members of the public have screamed 'baby killer' at her as she walked to work in her uniform."
WTF?
It is mentioned later in the article that she works in Leicester, so they just didn't state the ethnicity of whoever called her a baby killer, though it is not likely to be someone called Fred Bloggs.WTF?
This would really piss me off if I was still in, back in the late 60's and early 70's we always wore our uniforms when hitchiking - never had to wait long for a lift.
Not a common sport these days as people are a bit more affluent I suppose.
(I was obviously a bit slow typing that having seen the other replies :-)
I was in the forces when it was not allowed to wear uniform in public for normal reasons such as commuting, shopping etc. Due to the hostlities in Ireland.
It still surprises me when I see a serving member in uniform in Waitrose or picking their child up from my daghters school as to me it feels wrong, but that is just me being ingrained with the rules of the 90's.
However I was under the impression that support for forces personell was at an all time high at the moment.
It would be interesting to find out where these abusive comments were most common and from which type of people, I think there may be a link.
It still surprises me when I see a serving member in uniform in Waitrose or picking their child up from my daghters school as to me it feels wrong, but that is just me being ingrained with the rules of the 90's.
However I was under the impression that support for forces personell was at an all time high at the moment.
It would be interesting to find out where these abusive comments were most common and from which type of people, I think there may be a link.
Porkbrain said:
It is mentioned later in the article that she works in Leicester, so they just didn't state the ethnicity of whoever called her a baby killer, though it is not likely to be someone called Fred Bloggs.
This would really piss me off if I was still in, back in the late 60's and early 70's we always wore our uniforms when hitchiking - never had to wait long for a lift.
Not a common sport these days as people are a bit more affluent I suppose.
Rubbish. This would really piss me off if I was still in, back in the late 60's and early 70's we always wore our uniforms when hitchiking - never had to wait long for a lift.
Not a common sport these days as people are a bit more affluent I suppose.
IRA stopped that. If you wore your uniform off base in the 80s and 90s you'd have been shot or blown up
fadeaway said:
Porkbrain said:
It is mentioned later in the article that she works in Leicester, so they just didn't state the ethnicity of whoever called her a baby killer, though it is not likely to be someone called Fred Bloggs.
This would really piss me off if I was still in, back in the late 60's and early 70's we always wore our uniforms when hitchiking - never had to wait long for a lift.
Not a common sport these days as people are a bit more affluent I suppose.
Rubbish. This would really piss me off if I was still in, back in the late 60's and early 70's we always wore our uniforms when hitchiking - never had to wait long for a lift.
Not a common sport these days as people are a bit more affluent I suppose.
IRA stopped that. If you wore your uniform off base in the 80s and 90s you'd have been shot or blown up
I live in Fleet and regularly see people in army and raf uniforms... Presumably there is no ban on them wearing uniforms off base.
I lived around here in the 90s too and you'd regularly see Paras, Gurkhas and QAs in full uniform, so unless the person who said you'd get blown up or shot then meant in NI specifically, they are wrong...
M
I lived around here in the 90s too and you'd regularly see Paras, Gurkhas and QAs in full uniform, so unless the person who said you'd get blown up or shot then meant in NI specifically, they are wrong...
M
Edited by marcosgt on Saturday 12th May 23:29
This boils my piss as well. Naturally, there are many soldiers, airmen, and marines in airports here. I rarely see one pay for thier own meal. More often than not, the person paying the bill remains anonyomous. As a reservist now, the same often happens to me. To illustrate the affection we have for the UK forces, they are often seen in US airports as well and are treated with the same respect.
Countdown said:
Brother D said:
- I did notice mobile phone shops mentioned (init).
That seems to be due to poor credit scores than any other reasonThat and young squaddies pissing all of their pay away on booze and loose women, and wasting whatever is left.
Galsia said:
Personally I don't think that members of the armed forces deserve either scorn or praise. They'te just doing the job that they chose to do, just like me..
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