//Lest we forget - pink batts.//

Jumping on the Abdel-Magied bandwagon, eh ttbn? That's not like you.

Now Ed Husic, the man whose religion doesn't hold with democracy, wants to foment the senate into a furore over something that happened two years ago, and nobody had heard of until the last day of so, by demanding Senator Cash release some report. I don't recall such a fuss from the Left following Chairman Rudd's pink batts deaths. Those victims of Left stupidity were young and just starting out in life, too. And they were actually working, not sitting on a moving trailer, which is illegal.

SD, you are straight out of the 1960's. A relic of the cold war, no doubt you were calling for "tough army discipline" for our youth then, and a bit of sacrifice on the front line, stopping the reds, the yellow hoards and all that as well, as you are now. Obviously you were in no mans army, as you can't even put an argument together. You show your level of intelligence by resorting to a tirade of name calling, and attempts at insult. Well done Sunshine, go get your gun and get out onto the parade ground where you belong. You are a crack up.

Hi there SPECIAL DELIVERY...

The Army or the Military forces are not a default answer to unemployment. Long gone are the days when all you need to learn is march, take orders and fire a weapon. Todays military are a highly technical group, who must know and understand tactics and strategies, as well as complex weapon systems, that are not that easy to subjugate

The days of spending hours on the bull ring, doing close order, and rifle drill, though still in existence, are very much a thing of the past. More time is spent in the technical components of mounting a battle strategy, laying an ambush, using a series of remote triggers, that can create all measure of harm if used incorrectly. Tactics are an area of warfare that are taught until they're literally mastered, and can be easily executed at any time of the day or night.

Young people who choose to enter the Armed Forces, do it as a career, and in no way should it be perceived it as being some sort of punishment for being unemployed. It's disrespectful, even deprecatory to even imply the contrary in my view; especially as we're so close to ANZAC Day.

It's amazing how the pseudo intellectuals always jump to conclusions without any logic.
The Army is there, if nothing else it represents organisation, it represents discipline, it allows the individual time out from the social confusion when faced with lack of direction and whether by design or accident it teaches youth how to live together and get the most out of any association.
And to Paul 1405, I've never seen flatulence in human form but I'd say you would be a close proximity.
I don't have to compete with a babbler and my only wish for you is that you have the youth, you claim to represent, look after you in old age.
Now that would be a hoot!
Shall we give him his enema now or after we have a joint?

Sadly SPECIAL DELIVERY you know very little about the Army or service life. It's primary function is not some community punishment institution, for wayward youth, rather it's role is to defend our nation, no more nor less. Me, a 'pseudo intellectual', well thanks for that, it's made my day!

Why is it necessary to insult people when you don't agree with their opinion? Is it you feel threatened or challenged in some way? Or you simply can't get on with people? So you attack rather than reason; or insult rather than encourage. Just curious is all?