Gents
from a strictly civvie point of view, it there was a f******* great din going on in the dark, in or near my back garden, I would also be inclined to grab a torch & try to find out what was going on.
Wouldn't you?
And to end up in a cell for 9 hours because you don't know that someone out there is wearing night vision enhancing equipment that doesn't like a torch (not a l@ser) shone at it sounds a bit OTT to me.
How sad, Like it or not the country is at war, albeit not on home soil. Sacrifice comes in all shapes and sizes and in this case all that is asked is that the military can train realistically, how come you see yourself as removed from this? Just an armed forces thing, just so long as they don't bother me and interrupt my peaceful life, how selfish can you get?
Much nicer if you were to show some unconditional support for the lads that put their life on the line ,
for your lifestyle, and rest assured the Apache squadrons are right there in the front line or rehearsing for it.