Police or Armed Forces

[LDR]

If you had to choose one of these two professions, which would you choose and why?

I would go for police as it's less likely I would be asked to shoot someone.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

My brother-in-law was in the army for years and was moved around at a moments notice...at one point my sister was heavily pregnant and had no-where to live while they buggered up the arrangements for married quarters...Police Officers spouses don't have to put up with what Army spouses have to put up with, so I think the Police....and the money is much better I think....

 

[Wowbagger]

Police. Always a chance I could get myself into Fraud Squad and do something useful.

 

[WasGeri]

I don't think I'd like to be either, particularly. However, I did once go out with a soldier, but I would never go out with a policeman.

 

[Yossarian]

I'm no fan of either but if forced to choose I'd see if I could go into the armed forces on the medical side of things - even in an unjust and illegal war there's no shame in patching people up.

 

[EastEnder]

Armed forces.

I'd join the regimental marching band.

Can't see us invading another middle eastern country wielding cymbals and trumpets.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Army musicians are expected to fight, just like any other soldier....

 

[Pickman's model]

Army musicians are expected to fight, just like any other soldier....

like that black watch musician who got topped.

 

[redsquirrel]

Armed forces.
Tho I don't think I'd be allowed in as I've got flat feet.

 

[ernestolynch]

I wouldn't half like to be a cop who does car chases. Or nicking a rapist would be satisfying. Draw the line at quelling strikes though - leave that to the army.

I wouldn't serve the English empire's army anyway.

 

[ernestolynch]

Good thread though.

 

[purves grundy]

I'd like to be a bent coppah

 

[redsquirrel]

I wouldn't half like to be a cop who does car chases. Or nicking a rapist would be satisfying. Draw the line at quelling strikes though - leave that to the army.

I wouldn't serve the English empire's army anyway.

But if you were in the army Ern you'd have access to guns, you'd get a chance to start an armed rebellion (and shoot a few trots and politicos).

 

[ernestolynch]

Do you get to choose which branch of the crown forces you can join? Being a fighter pilot would be quite cool, flying over Bernard Matthews turkey farm and giving them all cardiacs....see how he likes that.

 

[ernestolynch]

But if you were in the army Ern you'd have access to guns, you'd get a chance to start an armed rebellion (and shoot a few trots and politicos).

I'd get them light machine guns from the station and pop them trots from there.

 

[Oxpecker]

Police. Then I could shoot people I don't like the look of and get away with it.

In the army you only get to shoot foreigners, as a rule.

 

[Pickman's model]

you can start to plot a military coup if y'r in the services...

 

[ernestolynch]

you can start to plot a military coup if y'r in the services...

You can start in the squaddies' pub in Colchester.....then I'd get called in to arrest the fuckers as they stamp on your 'fick bogtrotter skull'....

 

[Pickman's model]

You can start in the squaddies' pub in Colchester.....then I'd get called in to arrest the fuckers as they stamp on your 'fick bogtrotter skull'....

would you get called in? i thought you'd be in the cheka.

 

[ernestolynch]

would you get called in? i thought you'd be in the cheka.

Some concerned passers-by called the fuzz as they saw a wee squaddie (drinking mineral water) getting a pool queue shoved up his aris.

Lucky for you, eh, son? Now, mind as you go...

 

[Pickman's model]

Some concerned passers-by called the fuzz as they saw a wee squaddie (drinking mineral water) getting a pool queue shoved up his aris.

Lucky for you, eh, son? Now, mind as you go...

dai dixon of dock green!

 

[ernestolynch]

I see myself as a Hamish MacBeth...with a big fuck-off fast car, a gun and nice baton to crack some Rangers fans' noggins.

 

[ernestolynch]

Pickmans - its the same quandary, but XMG in 83 - do you join the UDR or the RUC?

 

[Stobart Stopper]

but I would never go out with a policeman.

Neither would I. They are all drunken, lairy twats!

 

[Pickman's model]

Pickmans - its the same quandary, but XMG in 83 - do you join the UDR or the RUC?

IRA!

 

[ernestolynch]

IRA!

Slab doesn't have a mention in this poll though. CHOOSE NOW!

 

[Pickman's model]

Slab doesn't have a mention in this poll though. CHOOSE NOW!

check the poll results...

anyway, did james connolly join

a) the ric;

or

b) the crown forces?

 

[Stanley Edwards]

I did actually go in to an Army Careers office once when I was about 19. Asked if I would have to do the training to be a war photographer. 'YES' they said - end of that.

If I was forced to choose I'd go for Police and hopefully get a nice job in the DS that took me on travels to sunny countries. Undercover in Colombia would be so fucking cool

 

[ernestolynch]

check the poll results...

anyway, did james connolly join

a) the ric;

or

b) the crown forces?

Good point, well made.

 

[Stigmata]

Riot Police have the most fun, I think. I'd volunteer for all the Countryside Alliance protests and kick the crap out of Bob Geldof. Miserable nobhead.