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x-grunt said:I found the episode quite satisfying. Sometimes I find TDV interesting but a bit dull - not this time.
Like others I was a bit jarred by the F word usage. Accurate, and hard to keep from slipping out, but not great publicity on public television.
I have yet to see the episode as I agree that TDV is usually dull. As an infantry NCO I would rather have aggressive soldiers who smoke, swear, and break things. Nannies need not apply. The fact that the show and soldiers were apparently accurately portrayed and was not a bore, greatly outweighs a bit of colourful language. Far better than the lies or half-truths fed to potential recruits. There is an old marketing maxim that 'there is no such thing as bad publicity.'
Keep in mind that Ex SG is an infantry centric ex, and will continue to be so in 2005. That being said, I think my favorite support unit was the service bn who brought the showers. Bravo Zulu!
"If the letter F was removed from the alphabet the Canadian Army would cease to be able to communicate."
- Hon Maj Durnford DSO
Padre, Seaforth Highlanders of C
Italy circa 1943