Our Army needs the very best
WITH the role of recruitment to our Armed Forces contracted out from service personnel to private agencies, and an inept bunch of civilians running the Ministry of Defence, why are we surprised at the soft political correctness of the new recruitment campaign (Mail)? Why is only one faith demonstrated, with no reference to Christianity? The Army should be tough and a force to be reckoned with, built on camaraderie and teamwork and led by strong leaders. If that doesn’t fit with your principles, it’s not for you.
ANNE EARLE, Birnie, Moray. THE latest Army recruitment campaign misses the point. The lack of recruits is due to the pointless campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq that killed and wounded so many young men and women. This is why young people will not enlist. As a former soldier, I served in Northern Ireland, which was an issue concerning our own citizens as, indeed, was the Falklands conflict, which saw the invasion of a British overseas territory. After the Falklands campaign, there was a huge increase in recruitment in the units that had played a part in the conflict. By comparison, Afghanistan and Iraq were imperial campaigns driven by a generation of politicians who had no idea of conflict and the hardships our brave fighting men and women endured. MICHAEL BROWN, Hexham, Northumberland. IT would appear that the Monty Python team have taken over the Army recruitment campaign. What seemed surreal in the Seventies is now reality. PAUL CHARLES COOK, Huddersfield, W. Yorks. HERE are some politically correct additions to the Army recruitment advert: Is a vegan menu available? I don’t like feeling chilly, so can I decline deployment to cold countries? Is legal assistance available if I am bullied by a horrid corporal? Can I bring my cat? God help the nation.
KEN HAMER, Abergele, Conwy. THE Ministry of Defence doesn’t mind what gender you choose for yourself, but woe betide you if you shoot the enemy.