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Old 7th Apr 2020, 05:11
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Originally Posted by V-Jet
If they can’t read already, what a great opportunity for both the Army and the applicant. I can see benefits. Id rather leave education to the same team that brought us The Goons than Mexican drug cartels.

Being facetious, no sense over educating a grunt Wasn’t WWI won with actual 5yo’s in the trenches? I’m sure I read that somewhere??
Not sure about your comment, but free school milk was introduce after defeat in the Boer war, because the Zulu's were better nourished than the soldier of HM. Most lived in slums and were vitamin D deficient from lack of sunlight. Free school milk was introduced to provide calcium to make their bones stronger.
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