Six weeks' paid holiday.
Health and dental care.
Pension plan.

Just what you'd expect for someone in a top job.

*picture of a soldier in full military dress*

Find out more about a career with great benefits.



...if by "great benefits" you mean "you're going to die very young". :-P 
Oddly enough, it doesn't mention that part...

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>
> ...if by "great benefits" you mean "you're going to die very young". :-P 
> Oddly enough, it doesn't mention that part...
>
Are you sure soldiers are more likely to die young than civilians?
Visiting some places in the world could change your mind about that.

Marc

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m_a_r_c wrote:

> 498aaa46@news.povray.org...
>> ...if by "great benefits" you mean "you're going to die very young". :-P 
>> Oddly enough, it doesn't mention that part...
>>
> Are you sure soldiers are more likely to die young than civilians?
> Visiting some places in the world could change your mind about that.

Well, where *I* live it vastly decreases your changes of staying alive, 
let's put it that way.

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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> changes

  You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

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Warp wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> changes
> 
>   You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

Yes, yes, I often type one word when I mean another, especially when 
typing fast. So shoot me. :-P

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Six weeks' paid holiday.

Six weeks' paid holiday, but no weekends off, maybe.

> ...if by "great benefits" you mean "you're going to die very young". :-P 

Relatively few soldiers in the US army at least actually die, unless there's 
like a world war going on. The US tends to throw more equipment at stuff 
than people.

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>> changes
>>
>>   You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it 
>> means.
> 
> Yes, yes, I often type one word when I mean another, especially when 
> typing fast. So shoot me. :-P

No, he'll just poison you with iocane powder.

;-)

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Six weeks' paid holiday.
> Health and dental care.
> Pension plan.
> 
> Just what you'd expect for someone in a top job.
> 
> *picture of a soldier in full military dress*
> 
> Find out more about a career with great benefits.
> 
> ...if by "great benefits" you mean "you're going to die very young". :-P 
> Oddly enough, it doesn't mention that part...

"This is why Darwin is not just another English family name."

Come on.  If you sign up for military service, and don't know that 
military folks gets killed every so often, you definitely need someone 
to do your thinking for you.

Regards,
John

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And lo On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:48:31 -0000, m_a_r_c  
<jac### [at] wanadoofr> did spake thusly:

>
> "Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 498aaa46@news.povray.org...
>>
>> ...if by "great benefits" you mean "you're going to die very young". :-P
>> Oddly enough, it doesn't mention that part...
>>
> Are you sure soldiers are more likely to die young than civilians?

I think soldier could be reasonably classed as an 'at risk' career  
compared to being a civilian.

> Visiting some places in the world could change your mind about that.

Except they're not talking to civilians already situated in warzones,  
they're talking to us and as such the comparision is between staying in  
the UK (or yes working in Europe/US) and heading off into conflict.

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And lo On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:40:03 -0000, John VanSickle  
<evi### [at] hotmailcom> did spake thusly:

> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Six weeks' paid holiday.
>> Health and dental care.
>> Pension plan.
>>  Just what you'd expect for someone in a top job.
>>  *picture of a soldier in full military dress*
>>  Find out more about a career with great benefits.
>>  ...if by "great benefits" you mean "you're going to die very young".  
>> :-P Oddly enough, it doesn't mention that part...
>
> "This is why Darwin is not just another English family name."
>
> Come on.  If you sign up for military service, and don't know that  
> military folks gets killed every so often, you definitely need someone  
> to do your thinking for you.

Given the standards of education in this country I wouldn't be at all  
surprised if those joining up think they'll just get to re-load from an  
earlier save-point.

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