"some drink beer while others risk their lives".

[Julian2]

Shock as German army drinks deep.

 

IF THE German defence ministry's figures are anything to go by, being a soldier in Afghanistan is thirsty work.

 

According to military sources,

 

about 1 million litres of beer were shipped to German troops in Afghanistan last year, as well as almost 70,000 litres of wine and sekt, a sparkling wine.

 

The admission has shocked a country that has never had much time for the Afghan mission. Newspaper reports under headlines such as "Drink for the Fatherland" and "Bundeswehr Boozers" have suggested alcohol is the only way of keeping soldiers onside when it is becoming ever harder to recruit them.

 

The figures suggest that the 3600 German soldiers based in Afghanistan as part of NATO's reconstruction mission, are each consuming about 278 litres of beer a year each, as well as 128 standard measures of wine. The figures are set to rise by about 10% this year as troop numbers increase.

 

Critics who have argued that Germany should extend its mandate to the dangerous areas in the south of Afghanistan from the relatively safe north, say the admission harms German claims that it is taking a professional approach to the job.

 

US troops face an alcohol ban when on mission, while British and other armies are allowed to drink moderately when not on duty. This led to the claim made at a NATO conference on Afghanistan that "some drink beer while others risk their lives".

 

But the German defence ministry has reacted coolly, saying that the supply levels indicate that soldiers are "well within" the allowed "two cans a day" limit â?? one litre.

 

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[shygye]

At roughly 1 liter per day, that is certainly moderation for a German.

[Faustian]

Who cares, let them drink. Jeez.

[CTO]

KNow that explains Jack Schist!

[Flashermac]

Beer was a special treat in Vietnam, even if it was warm and crap Carling's Black Label.

 

p.s. Turned out the MACV sergeant major had a fiddle going on. He was getting a kickback from Carling's, amongst his other "enterprises".

 

<< In 1969, while Command Sergeant Major of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Wooldridge was accused, during a congressional inquiry, of fraud and corruption related to military club systems. The accusations resulted in Wooldridge being tried in the court of public opinion. In 1973 the Department of Justice and Wooldridge reached an agreement in which Wooldridge pleaded guilty to accepting stock equity from a corporation engaged in providing merchandise to the non-commissioned officers' clubs in Vietnam. >>

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_O._Wooldridge

 

[rogueyam]

The problem is not that the Krauts are drinking beer. The problem is that they are hiding from the enemy and accomplishing nothing. They should give them more beer so that maybe some of them might find the "courage" to fight.

[USVirgin]

Well Courage comes in the form of bitter ale, so maybe they're just sending the wrong beer.

 

PS. As mentioned in the article, the majority of Germans don't want them there in the first place. You're being a dick.

[Flashermac]

Sort of odd hearing someone calling German soldiers cowards because they don't want to invade another country and kick the crap out of the locals.

 

 

[rogueyam]

PS. As mentioned in the article, the majority of Germans don't want them there in the first place. You're being a dick.

 

You're being a retard and a cretin. The Germans and others who pretend to fight but don't are acting cravenly and causing increased risk to the forces from other countries that do not disgrace themselves thusly. You know this but lie to cover it up because you are no better than these lying, cowardly scum.

[rogueyam]

Sort of odd hearing someone calling German soldiers cowards because they don't want to invade another country and kick the crap out of the locals.

 

As usual you post garbage. The Huns are not merely too cowardly to fight, they are too cowardly to admit they won't fight.