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Topic History of: The "Royal" wedding
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JC wrote:
it's not a case of druggies signing up, but soldiers taking to drugs due to stress and trying to get themselves dismissed.
All the more reason then, not to enlist people who are already druggies ?!! (LOL) |
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JC |
There are two reasons why drug abuse might have increased in the military since 2003.
Iraq and Afghanistan.
From what the guy says, it's not a case of druggies signing up, but soldiers taking to drugs due to stress and trying to get themselves dismissed. |
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Francis D wrote:
We have to use a bit of common sense.
We are not talking about hard core addicts. I can't imagine any of them wanting to join the military anyway. If everyone who was guilty of the occasional, or even one off, use of drugs was banned from serving their country, we'd hardly have any military or politicians.
The Army is dismissing the equivalent of a battalion of soldiers every year for taking drugs.
Full report - http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7140000/newsid_7143600/7143679.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=7143679&bbcws=1 |
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Pete Clarke wrote:
Yup, as I said before ITK - you are a bitter old fucker and you really should try and get out more.
Hello Pete
Haven't heard from you in awhile - I thought you had gone off me ! |
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Francis D |
We have to use a bit of common sense.
We are not talking about hard core addicts. I can't imagine any of them wanting to join the military anyway. If everyone who was guilty of the occasional, or even one off, use of drugs was banned from serving their country, we'd hardly have any military or politicians. |
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