AIBU, the miltery awards on ITV

[RoseRedder]

AIBU?

I think this is wrong

The 'wars' these men/women have been in are all made up wars by the UK and USA government

And now there is a tv programme giving them celebrity status

I don't doubt the people of will be nominated will have gone out their way to aid their colleagues

But turning war into a tv programme is beyond sick

Rose yes the military did cover during the fire strikes and also the coal strikes. They also helped cover the olympic shortfall. I am unsure about the rest so will say nothing. Like i have said EDUCATE yourself before sprouting out rubbish!!

And Nigella really??? You feel that it is acceptable to slag off a whole profession of people with different trades as having mental health problems. Maybe you should educate yourself further as well!

FFS Rose Redder you really are just taking the piss.

Falkland Islanders not british before the war???

You are just trying to wind people up aren't you.

How do the serving personnel feel about the royals when they're sporting row upon row of medals, none of those imposters have seen a fight in their lives yet go around looking every inch the veteran.
That is more disrespectful to soldiers than anything I've said.

Roses are red
Trolls are green
Some posters on mumsnet are
Not what they seem

Doesn't make you LESS offensive though.
Excellent logic though, totally distracted us all from the fact you're spouting shite

so why did we invade Afganistan?

Or Iraq?

Or Kuwait?

Or The Falklands

Rose, you are being foolish. The British Military was at the forefront of all those operations - unless the News has bypassed you for decades, you cannot be unaware of that. You are being deliberately obtuse or simply goading.

How do the serving personnel feel about the royals when they're sporting row upon row of medals, none of those imposters have seen a fight in their lives yet go around looking every inch the veteran.
That is more disrespectful to soldiers than anything I've said.

The several serving personnel I know couldn't give a shiny shit.

HTH

My DH doesn't feel anything towards the Royals Nigella, they don't have any bearing on his daily life.

But then he is a brain dead moron spending Christmas in the non British Falkland Islands. He, also, missed DS1's birthday on Saturday and will miss DS2's on Christmas Eve. When DS2 has surgery in January he won't be here either!

*ChristmasStrumpet Falkland Islanders not british before the war???

The Falkland Islands are just of the coast of Cornwell are they?

No they are of the coast of Argentia ........do you really believe they are Britiish?

Chuddies. Stop. Go back to ARRSE. We don't need your 'help' here.

Rose.

The Iraqis invaded Kuwait. We didn't.
The Argentinians invaded the Falkland Islands. We didn't.
The British deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of the US and as mandated by the UN and NATO.

Rose are you taking the piss? I really can not tell!

Still haven't answered my question Rose.

What nationality do you think the Falkland Islanders are?

are you sure they're not in the middle east op?

Wow Nigella way to try and divert attention from your quite nasty small minded comments. And just so you know i know alot of Military personnel whom love the Royals and alot who don't but they couldn't care less about there medals. However the comment that you made would make them wonder why they bother to sign up and serve the Uk.

I take it then Red that we should be French considering we are off the coast of France???

They're quite a long way off the Argentinean coast though.

And. Full. Of. British. People.

The Royals? We don't care. We signed an oath of allegiance to Queen and Country, her heirs and successors. We'd be hypocrites not to stand by that oath. I'm not a hypocrite.

iaminvisible Is it all worth it, missing all these important family times, out getting shot at every day for a pittance. Your DH could probably make more money working in asda or tesco and be home in bed every night. I just can't fathom out what the attraction is.

IamInvisible I believe it's always harder for the families left behind than the deployed serviceperson, especially at this the of year or if missing 'milestones'. I hope you're being supported in RL by his Unit and by friends and family. I wish him a speedy return to you all.

"...the royals when they're sporting row upon row of medals, none of those imposters have seen a fight in their lives yet go around looking every inch the veteran"

Even the most cursory look at the Royals medals and military service would show how Prince Philip and Prince Andrew earned those medals on active service (not to mention how the Queen is one of the few monarchs who can strip down a 4 ton truck).

Or are you confusing the earned military medals with other decorations?

Do you have any idea what my DH's rank is Nigella? No, thought not! Asda, Tesco and Sainsburys wouldn't pay the same, or anything like it. He has never been shot at on account of the fact he is an aircraft engineer.

Nigella, I earn a lot more than I could in Tesco, and get a lot more job satisfaction. The attraction for me was public service - not working harder to make my 'boss' richer, but working harder to make my life better, and the lives of the people I help and protect.

It's interesting, it's rewarding and it's exciting.