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2008-03-04 Europe

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Posted by mrp 2008-03-04 09:34|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 There are a great many large Germans. All that beer, bread, and sausage. Many of them are very fit, however, despite their size -- all that hiking and walking about the village.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-03-04 15:22|| 2008-03-04 15:22|| Front Page Top

#2 It is really shocking for person like me (a former draftee in a non first line unit of the French Army, ie I should be used toi unmilitary behaviour) when you go to Germany and see soldiers in uniform buying beerrs at supermarkets and in addition do it in small groups.

Also if German soldiers are too fat the solution is simmple: do like the Marines: if you fail a test for fit,ess you are out.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-03-04 15:26|| 2008-03-04 15:26|| Front Page Top

#3 if you fail a test for fit,ess you are out.

Maybe that is what the German soldiers want. More enjoyable than shooting themselves in the foot.

Posted by ed 2008-03-04 15:29|| 2008-03-04 15:29|| Front Page Top

#4 buraecracy prevents them from execising? there is my new excuse

Posted by sinse 2008-03-04 17:51|| 2008-03-04 17:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Its ingrained in their culture, plus the German armed forces for decades were caught in the middle between non-German NATO powers and the USSR-WARSAWPACT milfors [read - NORTH KOREA?].
STILL, MORE BAD PRESS FOR GERMANY.

MAYBE ITS JUST ME, BUT MY GUTS ARE TELLING ME THE "POWERS THAT BE" MAY BE TRYING TO ALIGN GERMANY ON RUSSIA'S SIDE = MOVE GERMANY CLOSER TO RUSSIA + EASTERN EUROPE???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-03-04 18:19|| 2008-03-04 18:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Interesting article, but many thanks for the Magdalena Neuner pic.

Posted by DoDo 2008-03-04 20:11|| 2008-03-04 20:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Huh? Guys. After two major dust ups in the 20th Century, I for one think it may be a good thing the Germans aren't good at marching again. Scratch a couple hundred years of militarism.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-04 21:04|| 2008-03-04 21:04|| Front Page Top

#8 Been telling you folks the German Army is useless with the exception of a few small units.

All belly, no guts.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-04 23:30|| 2008-03-04 23:30|| Front Page Top

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