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Originally posted by daaskapital
Great
No doubt every bloody soldier will come down here now, considering each Aussie soldier gets paid around $45,000 base line, while the US gets around $20,000. Why is Australia doing this? It is true, we are really just another state of the US. If a soldier wants to join another countries army, they should head to the French Foreign Legion, not take jobs away from a country which is also in some trouble!
"Australia is a great country and staunch ally, and aside from a common language, we share the same values and beliefs," said Joe Davis, a spokesman for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. "As our military begins to downsize, it could be a great opportunity for those who want to continue serving."
Originally posted by theRhenn
reply to post by daaskapital
Maybe Oz has a shortage of soldiers?
Originally posted by daaskapital
reply to post by steveknows
Not only that mate, but everything else Aus is doing, signing # like the memorandum last month effectively outting us under some US laws. Julia Gillard wants to introduce a US style of electing members of Parliament. Its #ed!
Originally posted by daaskapital
Originally posted by theRhenn
reply to post by daaskapital
Maybe Oz has a shortage of soldiers?
That's the thing mate, Australia has a whole waiting list of Aussies wishing to serve and stille our Defence force offers positions to US soldiers. Sorry for the outburst before but i hope you can see where i am coming from, Australia is having problems with cutbacks and jobless rates as well
Originally posted by steveknows
Originally posted by daaskapital
reply to post by steveknows
Not only that mate, but everything else Aus is doing, signing # like the memorandum last month effectively outting us under some US laws. Julia Gillard wants to introduce a US style of electing members of Parliament. Its #ed!
I'm watching that bitch like a hawk and I haven't read anything like this. Perhaps I missed it. Where did you get the info?
Originally posted by daaskapital
Originally posted by steveknows
Originally posted by daaskapital
reply to post by steveknows
Not only that mate, but everything else Aus is doing, signing # like the memorandum last month effectively outting us under some US laws. Julia Gillard wants to introduce a US style of electing members of Parliament. Its #ed!
I'm watching that bitch like a hawk and I haven't read anything like this. Perhaps I missed it. Where did you get the info?
Here is the memorandum mate
www.cnet.com.au...
As for the US style of elections, i can't seem to recover it
I remember reading about it in an article about 7 members siding with Rudd or something (90% sure). It had a paragraph about Julia's version of what she thinks elections should be like.
Edit: Really? Last i heard, Aussies were on a waiting list for a lot of jobs (that was only the army though). So i'm not sure. I know the Navy is recruiting Pomsedit on 28-12-2011 by daaskapital because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by steveknows
Originally posted by daaskapital
Originally posted by steveknows
Originally posted by daaskapital
reply to post by steveknows
Not only that mate, but everything else Aus is doing, signing # like the memorandum last month effectively outting us under some US laws. Julia Gillard wants to introduce a US style of electing members of Parliament. Its #ed!
I'm watching that bitch like a hawk and I haven't read anything like this. Perhaps I missed it. Where did you get the info?
Here is the memorandum mate
www.cnet.com.au...
As for the US style of elections, i can't seem to recover it
I remember reading about it in an article about 7 members siding with Rudd or something (90% sure). It had a paragraph about Julia's version of what she thinks elections should be like.
Edit: Really? Last i heard, Aussies were on a waiting list for a lot of jobs (that was only the army though). So i'm not sure. I know the Navy is recruiting Pomsedit on 28-12-2011 by daaskapital because: (no reason given)
Ok I read it. From what I can tell there's no source to the document. Not even a stamp. And "if" it is real it's only about combating terrorism and it's not saying that any U.S law is being imposed on Australia. Any law passed in Australia can be done ony after a process of parliament anyway.
I think it's fake.
Now about Gillard. I wouldn't put anything passed her but a U.S style election wouldn't work in Aus. That's where our cultures do differ. This is why in the U.K and the U.S TPTB can get away with driving around in black cars but all cars for TPTB in Aus must be white. We as a culture can't stomach an image of hierarchy.
A U.S style election would never take.
"Can't ever imagine putting my life on the line for another country," posted Larry Josefowski, an Iraq War veteran and Army reservist in Delaware, "even for Australia."
Im thinking the same.It looks like the Aussies want the finished product without paying for the cost of production!
Originally posted by twinmommy38
It seems to be all about the money here.
To recruit and fully train a new soldier is very expensive, and even after training, they have no appreciable combat experience. And they may have enlisted for the after-service schooling benefits alone and are simply waiting for their time to be up.
To recruit a fully trained and combat tested soldier, who has shown the determination to faithfully serve and who are being displaced simply due to downsizing, seems like a very cost effective way to strengthen even further an already effective combat force.
Mate, over here in Aus, the word "abo" is considered highly disrespectful towars the indigenous people. Many Australians don't use the word anymore, as we have learned over time to respect one another. As for the Aboriginal in the Aus military question, yes Aboriginals are allowed to serve, and have been since WW2.
Originally posted by Ixtab
reply to post by Agit8dChop
Abo isnt a derogatory word in my country, if you are in Australia that probably proves my point I suppose.