Compensation for Brit Soldiers, who agrees?

my husband was in the army. and yes, he did sign up for the army, to defend britain, not everywhere else, which is where he was sent incidentally.

I think that, yes, in a full on was situation, you will have to expect casualtys. but honestly, do you know how much money a soldier gets paid? it’s cr4p! and having been an army wife, being shipped aroun from here to there, 100’s of miles from family and friends, is not worth the money you get…and as a wife, if you have kids, you can’t get a job, there’s no child care…and you can’t rely on hubby.

I think you don’t understand the state of the british army, they need to encourage more british people to join.

if your american, I notice that the americans seem to hang their flag patriotically… when my husband was in the army, and the world cup was on we were banned from hanging the england flag because it ‘might offend the carribean and figian soldiers’ - so clarify, we were NOT allowed to hang the england flag, in england, when the world cup was on because it might offend the soldiers who had come from different countries to be in the british army…

so no, I don’t think it’s too much money. the lifestyle is cr4p, the conditions are cr4p and the british don’t even like britain anymore. being in the army in britain isn’t like the states, my hubby met loads of american soldiers, their conditions were much better, they had more pride in their country, and more importantly, they are valued in the states, whereas the attititude towards soldiers here is very negative…

so they have to ask themselves ‘what do I fight for anymore, when I can’t even hang the flag of the country I’m supposed to be fighting for?”

yep I had a good rant about how Americans get to be patrotic,etc… in another discussion. I agree with you there, but personally I think 150,000 for braking a leg is ridiculous. Taxpayers pay far too much, we may as well pay to breathe x

and also, they arn’t fightin for this country, do you think the soldiers get a choice about where they go? or when? no, my hubby was sent ot oman when our baby was 7 weeks old, and again when he was 12 moths old. you have to give one years notice, and when he developed type I diabetes he had to leave, no medical discharge, they just gave him sh1t jobs until he had enough and left…

yeh see your point, but that much money? come on, he knew what he was getting himself into, they all do chick x

I would submit, he is fighting for his country, fighting terrorism there instead of in your back yard - I think it’s the citizenrys job to support and be grateful for the sacrifices made for them with many making the ultimate sacrifice - my point of view.