{"id":13716,"date":"2015-02-02T20:19:04","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T19:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.memorialatpeninsula.org\/?p=13716"},"modified":"2020-06-07T17:11:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T16:11:10","slug":"a-soldiers-view-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.memorialatpeninsula.org\/?p=13716","title":{"rendered":"A Soldiers View Point"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The average British soldier is 19 years old…..<\/strong>he is a short haired, well built lad who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy.<\/p>\n

Not yet dry behind the ears and just old enough to buy a round of drinks but old enough to die for his country – and for you.<\/p>\n

He’s not particularly keen on hard work but he’d rather be grafting in Afghanistan than unemployed in the UK … He recently left comprehensive school where he was probably an average student, played some form of sport, drove a ten year old rust bucket, and knew a girl that either broke up with him when he left, or swore to be waiting when he returns home. He moves easily to rock and roll or hip-hop or to the rattle of a 7.62mm machine gun.<\/p>\n

He is about a stone lighter than when he left home because he is working or fighting from dawn to dusk and well beyond. He has trouble spelling, so letter writing is a pain for him, but he can strip a rifle in 25 seconds and reassemble it in the dark.<\/p>\n

He can recite every detail of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either effectively if he has to. He digs trenches and latrines without the aid of machines and can apply first aid like a professional paramedic.<\/p>\n

He can march until he is told to stop, or stay dead still until he is told to move. He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation but he is not without a rebellious spirit or a sense of personal dignity. He is confidently selfsufficient.<\/p>\n

He has two sets of uniform with him he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his water bottle full and his feet dry.<\/p>\n

He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never forgets to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes and fix his own hurts.<\/p>\n

If you are thirsty, he’ll share his water with you if you are hungry, his food is your food He’ll even share his life-saving ammunition with you, so if your pissed off with that little red flower people wear on their chests have a word with the MIGHTY INFANTEER…Remember the fallen.<\/p>\n

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By Jack Colbert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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