| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 9:54:43 AM | | as an ex squaddie i'll stick up for the boys. sure you soon learn how to party and let off steam but i can honestly say i've met more guys with the morals of an alley cat in civvy street than i ever did whilst serving. It was the wives that were worse.they were often found entertaining the camp lawnmower man Guv | |
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| who would date a SQUDDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 10:02:18 AM | If a man guna cheat it dosent matter wether hes a squaddie, banker, or works in the local friggin late shop He going to bloody cheat.
I would date a "squaddie" definatly ... not in your face every day of the week sounds fab to me !!! xx
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 10:03:17 AM | Having been a female 'squaddie' women get a bad reputation as well as the guys. But women and men will stray whether in a uniform or on civvie street, so a uniform makes no difference at all, unless of course a uniform turns you on?
I've met many soldiers in my life, I also married one, and not all are as cheeky or untrustworthy as their reputation is given. | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 10:06:06 AM | I am aware that you can't tar every squaddie with the same brush, but the one I dated was a complete b*s*t*r*d. With him for a couple of years, my eldest began reffering to him as dad. Then I never heard from him again. Found out later that he had got some poor German lass pregnant and married her. Actually looking back I was just gullable (ahhh well some things never change ) | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 10:16:15 AM | I'm an ex female squaddie babygirl and lets just say we got a lot of jip and you had to learn to accept the nice little sayings about WRACS and the swearing, but it was never me. Some of the women were enjoying having a lot of guys around. When I lived in N.Ireland there were something like 5 men for every woman and I got proposed to twice there.
The men who were dating women out of camp, did sometimes forget this on camp. My ex who was also a sqaddie I could trust 100% would not be doing the dirty on me and visa versa, but having worked in the youth centre as a wife, I know there was a lot of swapping and deception going around. A lot of snobbery through the ranks too.
It wasn't everyone though, there were some really happily married couples that I met who are still together today. | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 10:25:00 AM | I'm am also an ex-squaddie and I agree with Bootielicious, we do get a lot of abuse from civilians.
I was chatting to a German lady friend in a bar once and she was complaining about the British soldiers causing so much trouble. I reminded her that for every one that caused trouble in public view, there were 99 who were behaving like perfect gentlemen - sitting quietly under the news threshold unseen and uncounted. | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 11:23:24 AM | Being a soldier myself for 7 yrs, i think i know them pretty well. A great bunch who are out for a good time, the majority are generally after the same thing (sex & as much as poss). They see it as harmless fun, if it is a matter of relationship then they are the same as every other bloke.
It comes down to moral values at the end of the day though many of them are knobbers. However people are drawn into their robust personalities and generally get the wrong impression of them.
As people and in comparison to civilians they are a much closer knitted community and totally reliant on each other in many ways. Many will pick their mates over women, the nature of the job and the bonding involved usually dictates this. Perhaps this is why so many marriages fail in the armed forces...... | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 11:42:26 AM | Oh no pictures of guns and tanks, well thats it then dont go anywhere near them!
Are statements normally ended with question marks?
O/T As has been pointed out everyone is capable of of abusing trust, squaddies and civvies alike. Would I date a squaddie? No I dont think I would but that is not to say I dont trust them. | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 11:48:53 AM | | flitwickmatt I did not give you an english lesson I asked a question, off topic yes, but none the less a question. Also I would be most grateful if you did not insult me (the muppet remark). I do believe that you had a go at someone on the forums and reported him for doing the same to you. | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 12:22:55 PM | Oooooohhhhh Lord Evil i'm gutted... I was lining you up for my next conquest!!! Am I talking like a squaddie now?
I joined purely by accident, but i'm glad I did as it allowed me to see a bit of the world and get fed for free too!!! Kept me fit and I made some great freinds.
I think you will find it is the younger generation that are in the pubs knocking the drinks back and trying to pick up women... The army is full of testostirone and why not? It doesn't mean that they are any worse than other men, theres just more of them in one place.
There is bound to be a lot of temptation with some being homesick, not being able to see their girlfriends and women that are attracted to a uniform, oh and the occassional egging on by fellow squaddies... but it soon loses it's excitement and however much these guys may be loyal to each other they're all human and need to be loved to.
Bless their cotton socks. | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 1:14:52 PM | I was married to a "Squaddie" for 23 yrs and let me tell you that whether squaddie or civvie a man is a man not matter what job they do. Loved the life and I would do it all again!!!
To answer the question yes I would date a squaddie and yes I would trust him like any other man - dont see the difference. | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 1:25:12 PM |
I joined purely by accident...
I've just gotta ask - how the heck did you join the Army by accident? That sounds like a story and a half! 
I'd date a squaddie if I got on well with them and vice versa. You should never judge a book by it's cover - yes, some squaddies are beastly people but I daresay most are tremendously good eggs ;) | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/21/2006 11:44:01 PM | | Maybe some clarification is needed for my previous answer. The reason why I wouldn't date a squaddie, It is bad enough that I work away all the time and with the present climate soldiers are going away more and more often. So when would you ever get the chance to meet? I spent a total of 16 years in uniform and during that time the people I knew that had split up were mostly both serving members. Again it is not that I dont trust them, I trusted my troop mates with my life, it is just not for me. | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/22/2006 2:07:38 AM | In reply to Lord Evil - it isnt just these days that this happens also happened alot when my ex was still serving back in the early 90's - I understand what you saying.
Back to the original question I have alot of pals that have dated squaddies and not one of them said they didnt trust them in fact some of them married their dates and still together. | |
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/22/2006 10:49:34 AM | Never dated anyone from the forces..... I do believe that if you are going to lie and cheat then,it does not matter if you are in the army or civvy street .....if you are miles apart or in the next street.
If someone has cheating in their nature then they will,wherever they are or their circumstances. Everyone has the choice!!!!
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| who would date a SQUADDIE and can u trust em ..( male and female)
Posted: 10/22/2006 11:21:01 AM | Playing devils advacate a bit here, but I think being a squaddie does make deception a little easier than for those that are living in one area. After all, they can make up alsorts of stories about their past etc and there is no one to tell you different. Also if they're due to move, they can slope off into the sunset and be totally unaccountable for their actions.
Perhaps it does bring temptation to the surface for some, but if it's not in their nature to do something like that, then perhaps they wouldn't do it for the sake of it. Plus the internet suppplies the anonamous surroundings for any man to practice this type of deception these days, so why label the squaddies.
It does pose the question. How many people have got talking to someone on here (internet generally) only to find the other person was telling a complete pack of lies? Seems to be acceptable for some strange reason. | |
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