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6. When I say I used to live a stone's throw from the Parachute Regiment
Fri Sep 27, 2019, 11:26 AM
Sep 2019

I mean that I could have thrown a stone from my living room window and had it land in their barracks!

Some of the nicest people I've ever met have been in the armed forces. Some of the biggest arseholes I've ever met have also been in the armed forces. And a disproportionate number of vocal far right supporters I have come across have been former members of the armed forces.

A disproportionately large number of homeless people are also former members of the armed forces, which is deeply concerning.

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