I've recently come to accept that NZDF will never give my job back.
They will never offer compensation or assistance.
They will never admit they were wrong about the mandate.
They will not remember me, or my brothers.
It will get much worse before it gets better.
Time to move on.
@kaiviti_cam We have a dozen Brigadeer-Generals (making well over $250k per year) to service ONE understrength brigade.
Plenty of money for LGBTQ propaganda booklets.
Plenty of money to give the Pride organisations.
Plenty of money to keep buying stupid shit we will throw away next year.
@aniobrien "hE wAs So tAleNtED!!"
30 fuckin years ago, maybe.
He finished up waxing his ego and preaching for Ardern.
Gushing over lockdowns, punching down on others.
Just another celebrity coward who washed out pushing jabs, climate change, and whatever cue cards put infront of them.
@aniobrien "hE wAs So tAleNtED!!"
30 fuckin years ago, maybe.
He finished up waxing his ego and preaching for Ardern.
Gushing over lockdowns, punching down on others.
Just another celebrity coward who washed out pushing jabs, climate change, and whatever cue cards put infront of them.
Meh. Outlived another shit actor turned die-hard vaccine salesman.
I got fired from NZDF for not taking the jab.
Fuck everyone who used their position to punch down on others.
The actors, politicians, and celebrities who bullied and coerced the public in 2021 can eat shit.
To most people, this is just a tent. To those who served, it's a lifetime of memories.
This photo is me, around 20 years old, staring into space in Afghanistan.
Iraq was already behind me. Afghanistan was now in front of me.
At that age, most people are worrying about nights out, car insurance, or what they’re doing with their life.
Thousands of young servicemen and women were doing that between operational tours, living out of tents, off wagon, sleeping on camp beds if lucky, drinking warm water, eating ration packs, and wishing we had a pillow.
We laughed. We moaned. We took the mick. We got on with the job.
But photos like this do make you stop and think.
Behind every uniform was a young person missing home, family, birthdays, normal life, and probably a decent shower.
Iraq and Afghanistan shaped a generation of veterans in ways most people will never fully understand.
So when you see veterans today, don’t just picture medals, parades and old war stories.
Remember the young lads and lasses who gave up parts of their youth in places most people will only ever read about.
And sometimes, the best support starts with something simple:
“How are you doing, mate?”
One conversation can mean more than you know. 🇬🇧
>Be European
>AC is racist and evil
>Dying in the heat
>Become sick
>You can't take any days off anymore unless you have a doctor's note
>Can't get a doctor's appointment for 2 months because of universal healthcare
>Complain about it online
>You're now in prison
>Still hot