Individual,

I think that Gadaffi was right for once.

Hasbeen,

Dead right and I, like you, wouldn't fight for what Australia is turning into (has turned?) either.
I meet a lot of current serving members and ones who have recently served and they ain't a happy lot.

//Tony//

Oh great, another retard who can't spell. I blame the schools. Where is the 'y' in Toni, yndyvydual?

//I'm just about certain that was a soldier that got emasculated during the Rudd/Gillard years, probably a Penny Wong recruit//

Dude, I'm pretty sure that's the Hon. George Christensen MP, member for Dawson. And I don't think his emasculation stems so much from previous Labor governments as it does from his massive bitch-tits, like Bob in 'Fight Club'.

I agree with Hasbeen and Is Mise. Who would want to fight for what Australia has become! We might as well go to the beach and leave everything to the ABC, Google and Wikipedia.

I note that AcidReflux is using the arguments he is so fond of telling other posters they should be using, like: “Blah blah blah. Bulldust” and “mug”.

Campbell doesn't pass the character test ; his eyes are too close together, and you can't be sure who or what he is looking at

//Campbell doesn't pass the character test ; his eyes are too close together//

Is that how it works? Because if it is, I may have discovered the most trustworthy man on Earth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr7Ue9K3zN4

German by birth, but one-eighth hammerhead shark by descent.

Hi there STEELEREDUX...

You're becoming very insulting lately calling our fellow contributor HASBEEN a 'mug'! He served in the Naval Air Wing, as a pilot, which takes an awful amount of skill & dedication, to land a fighter Aircraft on a pitching deck of an A/C Carrier at sea. And whether he's right or otherwise, about this highly thought of Officer General CAMPBELL is a matter of opinion. Which he's entitled, right or wrong. The fact he was CO of a SAS Sqn. means nothing, such positions ('Ruperts') are not required to reach SAS standards, as they're essentially Command and Administrative appointments. At Nui Dat we were billeted at the base of 'SAS Hill and had a lot to do with the troopers based there all good blokes.

Mr CAMPBELL was awarded the DSC essentially for Command & Leadership, it's not an award for bravery in the field. It can be won from 'Behind the Lines' in a Command Bunker, even as far back as Canberra itself, but not at the sharp end. I'm in no way denigrating the gentleman's award, I'm just highlighting it's nothing like an MC, DSO or similar, which are awarded for bravery. Our current GG does hold a decoration for bravery the Military Cross (MC) which he won in Vietnam I believe? You wanna talk 'military leadership' in the field, I'll certainly tell you all about it, if you're interested?

Your phase 'blah blah' apropos HASBEEN'S Naval Aviation record, is really insulting STEELEREDUX and I never thought you of all people, would denigrate an Australian Serviceman in such a manner. Moreover I know you do have sufficient literary skill to successfully argue your point without resorting to such language. Perhaps like me Dementia has begun to rear it's ugly head with you as well?

I also agree with both IS MISE and HASBEEN, some of the youngsters we got in society today, I certainly wouldn't wish them to accompany me, on a trip 'outside the wire' in SV! I suspect none of us would come back?