Originally Posted by
woptb
Over 100,000 black African and Indian troops died fighting in WW2.
For all it matters. of the number you quote, most Indian troops died fighting to defend India from a Japanese invasion in the 14th Army in Burma, they served elsewhere as well especially in the British 8th Army in the Western Desert Campaign and Italy. The total British war dead are reckoned to be, military (records are variable) 384,000 and approximately 70,000 civilians. But what is so alarming about this carry on with RAF recruitment is that ordinarily the bulk of recruitment comes from young white men, that is because the indigenous, essentially white population, make up the bulk of recruitment largely because they represent about 87% of the population, also, women for all the efforts made to encourage them to join, are much less likely to want to join up. Those of a non-indigenous background make up about 13% of the population, not 20% which I understand is the recruitment target. But which ever way you slice this up it isn't about placing round pegs in round holes, its about hammering square pegs into round holes and vice-versa, It seems that the progressives are obsessed with destroying the image and culture of HM Forces rather than making opportunities available to all, that war has been won. But the culture and image is still not what they want, indeed crave it to be. This results not from selection and privilege, which seems to be the misguided thinking and logic behind all this, but the natural result of fair recruitment and training. If I may say so.
FB