British Army

Liam · 03-09-2009, 16:42

Heard on the radio recently that 14% of new recruits to the British Army are from the Republic of Ireland, probably add a couple of percentage points if you include Northern Ireland. Irish Army are not recruiting so anyone who wants to be a soldier is now going to the British Army. There always was quite a few from the Republic who joined up but until recently their parents would only say they were working in England for fear of reprisals or death threats. Hope that's changed now with the numbers increasing. Seemingly, the Irish are good at fighting but usually among themselves

03-09-2009, 16:42	#1
Liam Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Laois,Ireland Posts: 923	British Army Heard on the radio recently that 14% of new recruits to the British Army are from the Republic of Ireland, probably add a couple of percentage points if you include Northern Ireland. Irish Army are not recruiting so anyone who wants to be a soldier is now going to the British Army. There always was quite a few from the Republic who joined up but until recently their parents would only say they were working in England for fear of reprisals or death threats. Hope that's changed now with the numbers increasing. Seemingly, the Irish are good at fighting but usually among themselves