Really well written (said). You mentioned the Fire Service, and I think the British public tend to treat all their uniformed services, including the Fire Service and the armed forces, in a similar manner: they don’t give them much thought to them at all, until something goes wrong, then everyone is a hero. I guess Armed Forces day does help keep the Armed forces in the public eye - for one week of the year, at least. As you refer to that great Kipling poem,
‘For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot’.
Well said. What I don't understand however is how come a lot of people don't understand the value or concept of deterrence, or even simpler, of being able to protect one's independence. Are our lives that peaceful that some people lost the understanding that bad things can happen?
Really well written (said). You mentioned the Fire Service, and I think the British public tend to treat all their uniformed services, including the Fire Service and the armed forces, in a similar manner: they don’t give them much thought to them at all, until something goes wrong, then everyone is a hero. I guess Armed Forces day does help keep the Armed forces in the public eye - for one week of the year, at least. As you refer to that great Kipling poem,
‘For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot’.
Great piece, Rob. Thank you.
Well said. What I don't understand however is how come a lot of people don't understand the value or concept of deterrence, or even simpler, of being able to protect one's independence. Are our lives that peaceful that some people lost the understanding that bad things can happen?
Agree! It’s bizarre