Aussies too fat to fight

[HappyKnappy 30]

Take that away and assume the US had Fiji's military, who would want to spend waste their money attacking and what would they take over? You think China would attack? You owe them too much money and they hold too much of the US's money in cash.

Right-wingers prefer Americans stay poor, not receive a dime, live in trailers etc than the money be cut from the military and invested on America. That is your choice but it has come at huge cost.

For me Australia is spending too much on troops. The money could be spent on other things in the country.

Thought you were as American as Uncle Sam...

[spookyturtle 9,465]

More than a third of Australian troops not fit for war

By Ben Packham From: Herald Sun June 18, 2010 12:00am

• 13,000 soldiers not battle ready
  
• About 7300 failed basic fitness
  
• More than 2000 had poor teeth
  

MORE than a third of Australian army troops could not be sent to war because of poor or uncertain fitness, bad teeth or a lack of recent weapons training.

A new Auditor-General's report reveals more than 13,000 soldiers are not considered battle ready.

About 7300 had either failed the basic fitness test - the most arduous element of which is a 2.4km run - or hadn't done the test in the last six months.

More than 1500 soldiers were classed as medically unfit and about 2140 had such poor dental health they could not be deployed.

Thousands more were overdue for medical and dental checks, while Army dentists reported soldiers often missed scheduled appointments.

About 5800 Diggers failed weapons proficiency tests or were overdue for refreshers.

The Auditor-General found only 18,900 soldiers, about 53 per cent of troops, were ready to go at short notice.

Defence Minister John Faulkner said the level of readiness was appropriate.

"Army, at all times, maintains a level of organisational readiness that reflects the degree of urgency of any potential response," he said.

The Auditor-General recommended a review of readiness requirements, including the frequency of physical and weapons checks, which Senator Faulkner said was under way.

More than 3240 soldiers were exempt from readiness requirements, including 2373 on operations.

Exemptions are also available for pregnant women and soldiers unable to meet requirements "but whose continued services" was in the Army's best interests.

Failure to comply with one or more requirements means a soldier cannot be deployed.

Soldiers must be physically fit and pass regular medical and dental examinations.

Soldiers can face disciplinary action if they fail to maintain readiness.

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:rofl: Australia, all talk, no action. It's a good thing that they have the US to protect there lame a$$es. :rofl:

[Ban Hammer 12,863]

Right-wingers prefer Americans stay poor, not receive a dime, live in trailers etc than the money be cut from the military and invested on America. That is your choice but it has come at huge cost - a large number of Americans in poverty and the country looking like #######.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

:rofl: Australia, all talk, no action. It's a good thing that they have the US to protect there lame a$$es. :rofl:

It sounds like they have their huge a$$es to protect their a$$ses

[spookyturtle 9,465]

given that, can we say australia has a 3rd world military?

:rofl: Maybe they can defend themselves with all the hot air that they spew.

[Ban Hammer 12,863]

Troop numbers are irrelevant in modern wars, it's all about technology. Australia has the 14th largest military expenditure in the world and could easily ramp it up, sinc eit only runs at 1.8% of their GDP.

But that is not the point. Like most, they are simply not interested in wasting their money on the military. You guys get a kick out of personally buying guns, most other don't. So no doubt about it, you would have more guns and better guns. This is the same sort of comparison. It's why so many of you simply don't understand the concept of others doing better.In your eyes, a better city or better quality of life is not important, gun ownership is.

Pleeeeease without technology you guys get your azz kicked. Hello Vietnam.

thanks for proving me correct with that. we had a technological edge on north vietnam, and they had the troops.

[HappyKnappy 30]

It sounds like they have their huge a$$es to protect their a$$ses

Their border is now known as the wall of fatties

Edited June 17, 2010 by HappyKnappy

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Pleeeeease without technology you guys get your azz kicked. Hello Vietnam.

How did things go for the Australian troops in Vietnam?

[HappyKnappy 30]

How did things go for the Australian troops in Vietnam?

They got there when everything was over, they stopped at a McDonald's.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Their border is now known as the wall of fatties

Great Barrier #######.

[Heracles 417]

You guys need to spend one minute using goggle, then get back to me regarding who is the fattest.

[Ban Hammer 12,863]

You guys need to spend one minute using goggle, then get back to me regarding who is the fattest.

i don't have any goggles.

[natty bumppo 289]

i don't have any goggles.

is he using beer goggles?

Edited June 17, 2010 by Natty Bumppo

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

HTC android phones have dodgy predictive typing

[DEDixon 39]

The rest of the first world doesn't make a career out of the military nor pumps trillions into it. Probably why they are wealthy.

Half the country here is dirt poor, yet you guys are paranoid that someone is coming to get you. Get what? The trailer parks, the ghettos or maybe the run down cities.

LOL who knew this was coming.... everybody did. right on cue! still doesn't get it.