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| From 2008_11_16 Good Citizen |
Is it just me or is this advertisement for joining the ROC military just a little gay (happy if you wish)? Aren't military types supposed to be silent and disciplined killers?
Put it this way, would a bunch of shaved head guys piled on top of each other and smiling like a batch of giddy school boys make you want to join? It just reinforces the cute image that Taiwan tries to put on everything with mixed results...
The irony is that the morale in the army is very poor. Lots of suicide. Superiors drinking on the job. Initiation involving women of ill-repute. Not to mention the poor training and sometimes inadequate equipment (Humvees for the narrow alleys of Taiwan? Give me a break! The war would be over before they got those things out of the traffic jams!).
Don't believe me about the initiation? See for yourself. As most boys who have done their military service will tell you, you'll come out a man whether you want to or not.
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