Originally Posted by
megan
What I see is some thing recognising our history, but that's just me, you'll find military units jealously guard their units history, insignia etc and you change it under pain of death, though the Navy did change the White Ensign in 1967.
Well if the Australian military wants to have debate on whether or not to change any of their own flags that’s a debate for them, but we don’t live in a ‘Starship Troopers’ world where only former military have the right to be counted as citizens and vote
The military is a small part of the country, and there is a much larger story of Australia’s history than just the military history. The flag needs to reflect that.
Canada, India, South Africa and Singapore didn’t let any thought of forgetting about their martial past stop them from removing the Union Jack from their flag, so why is it suddenly a factor for Australia?