chartpolski 29,565 Posted Saturday at 16:43 Report Share Posted Saturday at 16:43 2 hours ago, jukel123 said: Front line fighting the russians. Six month contract 3450 US dollars per month. 280000 dollars if you are injured and 400000 dollars for your family if you are killed. Two million Ukraine males have disappeared to avoid the draft and 200000 soldiers have deserted. Apparently, there are thousands of mercenaries in Ukraine, many from Columbia. Lots of these men are ex military, battle hardened hombres who are used to fighting the so _called drug wars in both cities and jungle. Wasn't there a guy on here who went? Was his name Cock rooster , or something similar? That’s crap money ! I was getting that almost 50 years ago as a specialist / instructor working for the Royal Saudi Airforce at their Air Defence Centre, and I had absolutely no worries about Boris blowing my head off Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 10,260 Posted Saturday at 16:54 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 16:54 Just now, chartpolski said: That’s crap money ! I was getting that almost 50 years ago as a specialist / instructor working for the Royal Saudi Airforce at their Air Defence Centre, and I had absolutely no worries about Boris blowing my head off Cheers. Wilf would jump at the chance, as long as the enemy were black. He'd work overtime, Saturdays, Sundays , nights, you name it. In fact, he would waver his pay just for the opportunity Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 52,542 Posted Saturday at 17:07 Report Share Posted Saturday at 17:07 12 minutes ago, jukel123 said: Wilf would jump at the chance, as long as the enemy were black. He'd work overtime, Saturdays, Sundays , nights, you name it. In fact, he would waver his pay just for the opportunity I’d be fighting for Russia ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 10,260 Posted Saturday at 17:21 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 17:21 Seriously, I don't think most Ukrainians could care less whether their hometown is called Russia or Ukraine. New boss same as the old boss. Life goes on pretty much the same . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 10,260 Posted Saturday at 17:26 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 17:26 (edited) Actually I've got an interest in this conflict. My nephew had an Israeli partner. She suddenly left him over the Christmas period and took his dog back with her to Israel. With all this bombing we are all very worried about the dog. Edited Saturday at 17:27 by jukel123 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 14,367 Posted Saturday at 17:30 Report Share Posted Saturday at 17:30 1 hour ago, jukel123 said: I spoke to an Amazon delivery driver recently from Ukraine. Tall Aryan type. I asked him about the war. He replied he'd come here with his mother as a refugee and had no intention of going home. The reality is a bit different from the spin we are fed about plucky, fiercely nationalistic,Ukrainian troops fighting doggedly for the mother country. All their menfolk appear to have done a runner. It got me thinking. What's the use of paying taxes so the likes of STIFFMEISTER can post on here all day? Come a conflict, we can just hire mercenaries. Filipinos are tough little b*****ds who work like demons and accept washers for wages. We won't have to pay big salaries, pensions or schooling for soldiers' kids when they are posted abroad. None of that nonsense. In fact I'm working on a business idea. An employment agency : 'Military Solutions 🪖 .....mercenaries available for long or short work contracts.' I have openings now for adventurous young men for work in Israel right now. PM me for the chance of a lifetime. Those with bone spurs need not apply. And that's why socialism/woke boll0cks never works! You want to import people to do the job for you, instead of choosing to properly invest and push our youth to do the jobs we need them to do. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 10,260 Posted Saturday at 17:33 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 17:33 (edited) 23 minutes ago, mushroom said: And that's why socialism/woke boll0cks never works! You want to import people to do the job for you, instead of choosing to properly invest and push our youth to do the jobs we need them to do. It was a joke. As in humour? Piss taking? Not serious? Ironic? Too daft to be a genuine opinion? I don't really have a military solutions employment agency. And I don't have any vacancies. Besides,I don't have any uniforms to fit you. Just as I don't really think Wilf would volunteer to shoot blacks. Actually, I dont know where I'm going with this line of thought. Chill out ffs. Edited Saturday at 17:55 by jukel123 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 52,542 Posted Saturday at 18:00 Report Share Posted Saturday at 18:00 24 minutes ago, jukel123 said: It was a joke. As in humour? Piss taking? Not serious? Ironic? Too daft to be a genuine opinion? I don't really have a military solutions employment agency. And I don't have any vacancies. Besides,I don't have any uniforms to fit you. Just as I don't really think Wilf would volunteer to shoot blacks. Actually, I dont know where I'm going with this line of thought. Chill out ffs. I wouldn’t want to shoot blacks….. You however can’t be sent home so you could easily end up as fuel to power a turbine in my green energy initiative! lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 4,037 Posted Saturday at 18:01 Report Share Posted Saturday at 18:01 1 hour ago, jukel123 said: I spoke to an Amazon delivery driver recently from Ukraine. Tall Aryan type. I asked him about the war. He replied he'd come here with his mother as a refugee and had no intention of going home. The reality is a bit different from the spin we are fed about plucky, fiercely nationalistic,Ukrainian troops fighting doggedly for the mother country. All their menfolk appear to have done a runner. It got me thinking. What's the use of paying taxes so the likes of STIFFMEISTER can post on here all day? Come a conflict, we can just hire mercenaries. Filipinos are tough little b*****ds who work like demons and accept washers for wages. We won't have to pay big salaries, pensions or schooling for soldiers' kids when they are posted abroad. None of that nonsense. In fact I'm working on a business idea. An employment agency : 'Military Solutions 🪖 .....mercenaries available for long or short work contracts.' I have openings now for adventurous young men for work in Israel right now. PM me for the chance of a lifetime. Those with bone spurs need not apply. Cant see Stiff fitting in with this crack unit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 52,542 Posted Saturday at 18:05 Report Share Posted Saturday at 18:05 1 minute ago, steve66 said: Cant see Stiff fitting in with this crack unit I’d be Templeton Peck ! He would be Peckham Rye ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eastcoast 4,832 Posted Saturday at 18:10 Report Share Posted Saturday at 18:10 1 hour ago, mackem said: We still do in a way if you follow the dictionary definition.....Gurkhas. Yup,a lot of Ukrainians fled the fight. I haven't read the dictionary definition and assume you would be right, but would still disagree. The Gurkhas have 100's of years of tradition and battle honours as part of the British army. I would not define them as mercenaries, but probably are re dictionary definition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eastcoast 4,832 Posted Saturday at 18:29 Report Share Posted Saturday at 18:29 4 hours ago, jukel123 said: Front line fighting the russians. Six month contract 3450 US dollars per month. 280000 dollars if you are injured and 400000 dollars for your family if you are killed. Two million Ukraine males have disappeared to avoid the draft and 200000 soldiers have deserted. Apparently, there are thousands of mercenaries in Ukraine, many from Columbia. Lots of these men are ex military, battle hardened hombres who are used to fighting the so _called drug wars in both cities and jungle. Wasn't there a guy on here who went? Was his name Cock rooster , or something similar? I read that the statistic recently, it was broken down into deserters and draft evasion. Mostly draft evasion. About the time when our PM was being billy big bollocks re British soldiers offered up as "boots on the ground". They do not want to fight for their own country, but our PM is offering our lads. Sorry, lads and lasses, not wanting appear sexist. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 31,633 Posted Saturday at 18:35 Report Share Posted Saturday at 18:35 24 minutes ago, eastcoast said: I haven't read the dictionary definition and assume you would be right, but would still disagree. The Gurkhas have 100's of years of tradition and battle honours as part of the British army. I would not define them as mercenaries, but probably are re dictionary definition. The Geneva convention actually doesn't consider Gurkhas mercenaries because the Nepalese government resented the classification but taken literally a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army dictionary defenition is,and that's why I added dictionary defenition,a mercenary. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 10,260 Posted Saturday at 18:36 Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 18:36 (edited) 27 minutes ago, eastcoast said: I haven't read the dictionary definition and assume you would be right, but would still disagree. The Gurkhas have 100's of years of tradition and battle honours as part of the British army. I would not define them as mercenaries, but probably are re dictionary definition. I met some young ghurkas at a motorway service station. I'd better rephrase that.... So I asked a woman who the young skinhead Asian kids were. There was about 30 of them. They were all dressed impeccably in blazers and ties. She was a teacher. They were young lads in training for the military. A bit grandly, I thanked them for their service. Wow! What a reaction. Huge smiles and lots of head nodding and handshakes. Lovely kids. Edited Saturday at 18:38 by jukel123 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eastcoast 4,832 Posted Saturday at 18:41 Report Share Posted Saturday at 18:41 4 minutes ago, mackem said: The Geneva convention actually doesn't consider Gurkhas mercenaries because the Nepalese government resented the classification but taken literally a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army dictionary defenition is,and that's why I added dictionary defenition,a mercenary. That saved me reading the dictionary or the Geneva convention. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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