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Old 14th Dec 2007, 17:21
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There was some army Major on the radio this morning talking about alcohol being the drug of choice, and speculating that the increase in drug taking was not only because the army is a microcosm of society in general but that incidents of drug taking had gone up because of ops... hmm...

Lyneham Lad - I too share your cynicism. As I dose up on paracetemol / ibruprofen and anything else I can raid - probably whisky - to stave off this cold before hitting the ground running again on Sunday, I have to wonder where this story comes from. No press release from the ivory tower of the MoD spin machine on their website (unless it's buried somewhere) and when was the last time that the media knew how big a battalion is?

Something not right.

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