Waxwing Slain
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2007
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I haven't posted on bluelight in a long while but this thread grabbed my attention. I'm part way through the application process for Royal marine young officers. To be honest, some of the attitudes expressed here really shock me. The only good reason for joining the armed forces (particularly in a frontline role) is that you actually want that experience. You must want to be a soldier. The very concept of nationhood and nationality in the post 20th century (post colonial) world has been thoroughly deconstructed. So you don't fight for the glory of your nation (as if anybody but a very few ever did). You don't sign up for the pay, the free education, tax or welfare benefits. That's madness. The coalition has made some horrible errors in the last decade (the main being obviously the Iraqi WMD fiasco - though that war was arguably justified on different grounds - and the incompetency and hubris displayed in the early years of both wars - which includes guantanamo and abu graib) but the war aims are non-discretionary i.e. they must be achieved.
Re. The 'new world order': I used to love conspiracy theories but the NWO is really just a spooky term for a world in which the nation-state is a substantially weaker entity. This isn't a result of central planning by the likes of the bilderberg group (though they obviously position themselves to benefit from the shift) but is the result of elemental forces which nobody but nobody can stop. Mass communication, porous borders, increased travel, market forces, decentralisation etc. Everyone on the planet would benefit from reading Philip Bobbitt's books The Shield of Achilles and Terror and Consent.
Here are some links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O051beio1TE
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/00CD...Character_of_ConflictUDCDC_Strat_Trends_4.pdf
To the OP. If you feel the military would be good for you, go for it. Don't just drift in though. Actively seek where you will best fit in and excel.
Re. The 'new world order': I used to love conspiracy theories but the NWO is really just a spooky term for a world in which the nation-state is a substantially weaker entity. This isn't a result of central planning by the likes of the bilderberg group (though they obviously position themselves to benefit from the shift) but is the result of elemental forces which nobody but nobody can stop. Mass communication, porous borders, increased travel, market forces, decentralisation etc. Everyone on the planet would benefit from reading Philip Bobbitt's books The Shield of Achilles and Terror and Consent.
Here are some links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O051beio1TE
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/00CD...Character_of_ConflictUDCDC_Strat_Trends_4.pdf
To the OP. If you feel the military would be good for you, go for it. Don't just drift in though. Actively seek where you will best fit in and excel.