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Old 6th September 2010 | 20:55
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Colibri49
 
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Brandtzag. Really I should avoid this steaming pile of ordure and not grace it with a reply.

Most military pilots are not trained initially for any specific purpose like killing, but to fulfil a wide range of piloting roles. A minority will eventually find themselves with fingers on triggers.

The rest will admittedly be involved in operations which indirectly or directly support the front line attack force, but most are happy to exercise piloting skills in defence of their countries without aggression.

I spent 10 years transporting troops and supplies, sometimes into very difficult and dangerous situations and like most pilots who got their military wings with me, I was relieved to complete my service as a "closet pacifist".

All that most of us ever wanted was the best flying training that tax money could buy and challenging flights to sharpen our skills. We got those, big time!

Don't believe the gung-ho rubbish about military pilots in the movies. I doubt that you were ever a military pilot and so I offer you a figurative roll of toilet paper to wipe your orifice which spouted such dung.
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