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2007-03-20 Europe

Bundeswehr Officials in Court Over Brutal Hazing of Recruits

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Posted by mrp 2007-03-20 09:37|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think the US Army does that...they call it "training". But I suppose the Bundeswehr isn't a real army, just some sort of civil service brigade, sort of like the post office.

Posted by gromky 2007-03-20 11:16|| 2007-03-20 11:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Been hearing reports of the German troops in Afghanistan: "quality of their soldiers is shit" according to friends.

Germany now has its teeth completely pulled.

Compare that to the Poles. Toughest sumbitches you ever met. If they wanted payback, they could probably roll Germany in a couple of days anymore with the Bundswehr being officered and run by bureacrats and manned by wimps.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-03-20 11:35|| 2007-03-20 11:35|| Front Page Top

#3 German soldiers are unionizedB>.

They have the right to go home for the weekend during their year on duty, in most cases.

And yeah, the Poles are tough SOBs.

Posted by occasional observer 2007-03-20 12:29|| 2007-03-20 12:29|| Front Page Top

#4 sorry, bad formatting on that last comment.

Posted by occasional observer 2007-03-20 12:30|| 2007-03-20 12:30|| Front Page Top

#5 After a couple hundred years of militarism and two world wars last century, I for one have no problem with their army now as wussies. Now if we can do the same for the "Lions of Islam"[tm], this world will be a nicer happier place.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-03-20 14:01|| 2007-03-20 14:01|| Front Page Top

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