"British Army Wants 'Snowflakes, Selfie Addicts, Gamers..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 04 Jan 2019 12:33 p.m. PST |
…. And Me Me Me Millennials' To Join-Up. "What would an old-style sergeant major say? After telling soldiers it was all right to cry, the Army is now seeking recruits from the snowflake generation. Its new poster campaign appeals to computer game geeks and selfie addicts. The adverts, unveiled today, are inspired by the famous First World War poster featuring a pointing Lord Kitchener and the slogan ‘Your country needs you'…."
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| x42brown | 04 Jan 2019 12:54 p.m. PST |
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| Cyrus the Great | 04 Jan 2019 10:19 p.m. PST |
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| Thresher01 | 04 Jan 2019 11:27 p.m. PST |
I don't think the army has any "safe spaces" or "crying rooms", but perhaps that is changing too, along with the fitness standards for the troops. |
 StoneMtnMinis  | 05 Jan 2019 6:34 a.m. PST |
The comments are more interesting than the article. |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 05 Jan 2019 11:18 a.m. PST |
Oh dear, who ever green flagged that campaign needs their head examining, are they actively trying to offend an entire generation? Though I'm not entirely discounting that it may be supposed to be tongue in cheek! Otherwise it's just typical Daily Fail click bait – with great unintentionally hilarious comments. |
| Tango01 | 05 Jan 2019 11:54 a.m. PST |
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| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 06 Jan 2019 4:21 a.m. PST |
And one of the featured soldiers apparently wants to resign at the soonest opportunity… |
| Old Wolfman | 07 Jan 2019 8:25 a.m. PST |
He joined,likely, for the water-skiing and the free travel ;^) |
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