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7th Jun 20152348cotte commented on:
Should National Service be reintroduced in the UK?There seems to be a lot of comment from individuals who obviously have'nt served and therefore their comments are purely hypothetical claptrap and dont carry any weight whatsoever for me.Coming from a family born before the last war we had 10 boys and 5 girls.8 served in the forces and there is a distinct difference between us which we all agree is down to our military service the 7 younger ones who did'nt serve dont have the foresight,drive or determination has those that did and it is an obvious trait.As an ex regular soldier i am proud to have done my service and on demob went onto better things like being sel-enployed ,putting my boys through boarding school and being totally self reliant.Wilson should never have stopped NATIONAL SERVICE!!ViewDate:
16th Feb 20152348cotte commented on:
Should the maximum age to join the Reserves be above or below 50?This issue is very individual when it comes to selection for people of this age group but as an ex regular soldier who is the same weight as when I got demobbed in 1959 and played sport all my life I feel selection should be strictly controlled as some of my army colleges are 15-18 stone and not very physically capable so individual selection in my opinion is paramount because I believe in the main being in the reserves is about physical capability. Regards 2348cotte