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Originally Posted by Shasown

Pop Stars wages is a joke used by combat soldiers that Loggies etc get paid money for nothing, its the infantryman who meets the enemy face to face and they are actually one of the lowest pay grades in the forces, whereas other trades get much higher wages because they have a trade. And it is a good wage for the average 18 year old. Except for the dying bit thats a disadvantage of joining up.

If you had a problem at work, would you just leave it in the hands of your line manager if they thought you were trying to pull a flanker? If you had a medical problem would you leave it in the hands of your supervisor, especially if they refused to see things from your side, or would you go higher or to the doctor etc. Its the same in the forces there are other means to an end. He obviously knew the system good enough to complain about his supervisor's bullying but didnt know the system to report sick? Is that what you are saying?

But surely if he were suffering from post traumatic stress, he wouldn't be thinking very clearly and logically! His inadequate attempts may just have been a 'cry for help' from a desperate man.