and another thing....
the point of this post was to garner support for a bit of equality among the allies(?), and to show that a bit of effort from the electorate (albeit in Canada) can get things changed to the benefit of the country's servicemen who are increasingly expected to go away at the behest of the government for protracted periods of time - some of my colleagues are on their third 4 month tour in Iraq!
What do you suggest I get my MP to do, attempt to change the archaic child access laws that favour embittered mothers....but that's another rant (and that was Mrs BUS v1 - mad as a hatter I tell you!)
Oh and it is the tax I mind about 'cos no bu##er emptied my bin, I had to dig my own toilet, the roads were full of holes (mainly mines) and the police were as likely to shoot at me as the rest of the nasties! Those who count blankets or mozzie nets in nasty places deserve the tax back aswell! So there!