He's having a little squirm now though. Denying that he said most of what was reported, but yes, if you join the Army then you must expect to get shot. Would still like to see the foul mouthed swaggering Manc fool in a one-to-one with someone who has been there.
As an aside, I think the ARRSE argument about "well come and do it then" is redundant. He hasn't chosen to do the job that we do/did, so what could be gained from putting him in a uniform? He won't change his mind, he won't get anything like the full experience, and it simply isn't going to happen, is it? We quite happily slag off politicos, journos, bands, music, sports stars, etc, and at no point do we expect to "have a go and see if we like it/can do it". It makes the argument stupid (especially when it comes from a Staffy on national radio), and makes us all look pretty silly. ARRSE seem to resort to "if you can do it, then come and do it, otherwise shut up" on a regular basis - we are not above being commented on or even criticised by people that have never worn uniform - and in fact ARRSE seem to reserve the most vitriolic criticism for people that HAVE worn uniform!
For a military service we have a tendency to over-sensitivity at times!