Serving Soldier (maybe!) Refusing to Soldier

[Dan_Brown]

Serving soldier or bollocks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJBZ3Ac0wg8&feature=emb_logo

https://www.instagram.com/standforjustice_sfj/

 

[Dan_Brown]

More here if you want to listen to him:

https://streamable.com/gknjh8

And his arrest:

 

[StickyFingers]

Are the military allowed to protest or not?

In AP 1 if goes on about being Apolitical.

MOD might have opened a can of worms allowing serving members to protest at the "Right" events, who makes that call?

 

[unruly1986]

Outcome of social media and 24/7 news. Everybody wants to be an activist for something or other.

 

[Talk Wrench]

At first, I thought it was just a stunt pulled by a protester because it does, or rather did, seem somewhat contrived.

However the story has made it all the way to the Telegraph and the chap in question has been publicly named and confirmed as a serving L/Cpl.

When it hits the Daily Mail, we'll know for sure that the story is gospel and we'll also find out how much his parent's house is worth.

 

[Tin basher]

MOD might have opened a can of worms allowing serving members to protest at the "Right" events, who makes that call?

The MOD are happy for serving members to join other "Right" events like Gay pride. An event focusing on a particular lifestyle.

 

[busby1971]

It’s one person, when you recruit a more diverse Army you are going to get a more diverse viewpoint, pretty certain the rank will be time or training based.

 

[SAXAVORDIAN]

Wasn't there a couple of refuseniks during the Gulf War 2 or little after.

 

[Oldstacker]

It’s one person, when you recruit a more diverse Army you are going to get a more diverse viewpoint, pretty certain the rank will be time or training based.

Having a more diverse set of viewpoints is one thing (and desirable according to the top brass) , expressing that different viewpoint in the form of refusing duties or publicly espousing a cause at odds with government policy is an entirely different thing. Especially when that is done in uniform. When you join up you accept the responsibility of doing what you are told whether you like it or not.

He should either shut up & soldier or apply for a discharge.

 

[Rigga]

Yes, we had a "refusenik" Cpl at Gutersloh for GW1 and he wasn't deployed. He was/is one of the fittest guys you could imagine and was a real Gung-Ho Rambo on exercises.
On my return from GW1, I was PWRd for FI (again) and whilst there he and his best friend turned up at MPI on a "Rehab" Jolly - boasting of having a great time touring deployment areas to see if they could like them... several weeks and thousands of lolly spent on his international tours.

 

[vim_fuego]

Wasn't there a couple of refuseniks during the Gulf War 2 or little after.

Yes. I went, when I should have been at home enjoying time with my first born, but someone had a few issues with going to war so I was sent in his place.

 

[SAXAVORDIAN]

Yes. I went, when I should have been at home enjoying time with my first born, but someone had a few issues with going to war so I was sent in his place.

Tough call. Isn't First Born rule still apply today or has that ended now. I seem to recall on the second child born you couldn't be sent abroad.