Comments on: Irish Army Banned From Playing Soccer & Volleyball In Chad Because The Ground Is Too Hard http://www.sportsrubbish.com/2009/05/08/soccer/irish-army-banned-from-playing-soccer-volleyball-in-chad-because-the-ground-is-too-hard/ The Weirdest And Worst Of The Sporting World Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:45:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: stanford64 http://www.sportsrubbish.com/2009/05/08/soccer/irish-army-banned-from-playing-soccer-volleyball-in-chad-because-the-ground-is-too-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 stanford64 Mon, 18 May 2009 20:28:10 +0000 http://www.sportsrubbish.com/?p=1154#comment-1199 Playing soccer and volleyball aren't in the brochure Playing soccer and volleyball aren't in the brochure

]]> By: stanford64 http://www.sportsrubbish.com/2009/05/08/soccer/irish-army-banned-from-playing-soccer-volleyball-in-chad-because-the-ground-is-too-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-359 stanford64 Mon, 18 May 2009 13:28:10 +0000 http://www.sportsrubbish.com/?p=1154#comment-359 Playing soccer and volleyball aren't in the brochure Playing soccer and volleyball aren't in the brochure

]]> By: The Observer http://www.sportsrubbish.com/2009/05/08/soccer/irish-army-banned-from-playing-soccer-volleyball-in-chad-because-the-ground-is-too-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-353 The Observer Thu, 14 May 2009 11:19:53 +0000 http://www.sportsrubbish.com/?p=1154#comment-353 Jonathan, there is a gym and a recreation room in the camp. The soldiers are encouraged to use these as often as possible. They are allowed to run outside the camp daily. They are under armed guard when they do this. It is not a Scout Jamboree out in Chad.<br><br>You might want to learn to use a multitude of sources before forming an opinion. Their morale is extremely high as they are about to return home after four months of military operations in Africa. Their commanders have managed to get them trained, deployed and about to return from an arduous mission with no fatalities or serious injuries, while accomplishing their mission goals. Playing soccer and volleyball weren't in the brochure. Jonathan, there is a gym and a recreation room in the camp. The soldiers are encouraged to use these as often as possible. They are allowed to run outside the camp daily. They are under armed guard when they do this. It is not a Scout Jamboree out in Chad.

You might want to learn to use a multitude of sources before forming an opinion. Their morale is extremely high as they are about to return home after four months of military operations in Africa. Their commanders have managed to get them trained, deployed and about to return from an arduous mission with no fatalities or serious injuries, while accomplishing their mission goals. Playing soccer and volleyball weren't in the brochure.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.sportsrubbish.com/2009/05/08/soccer/irish-army-banned-from-playing-soccer-volleyball-in-chad-because-the-ground-is-too-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Jonathan Wed, 13 May 2009 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.sportsrubbish.com/?p=1154#comment-351 I admire the troops for their dedication, just not the higher-ups who won't let them have any fun & relax during their downtime. You can't protect everyone from everything all the time. Not to mention, not letting the troops play sports will likely have a negative impact on morale, which will also hurt the mission.<br><br>By the way, if you are going to criticize me for making a typo where I was one key off, you might want to learn that compound sentences should be connected with a comma. I admire the troops for their dedication, just not the higher-ups who won't let them have any fun & relax during their downtime. You can't protect everyone from everything all the time. Not to mention, not letting the troops play sports will likely have a negative impact on morale, which will also hurt the mission.

By the way, if you are going to criticize me for making a typo where I was one key off, you might want to learn that compound sentences should be connected with a comma.

]]> By: The Observer http://www.sportsrubbish.com/2009/05/08/soccer/irish-army-banned-from-playing-soccer-volleyball-in-chad-because-the-ground-is-too-hard/comment-page-1/#comment-347 The Observer Wed, 13 May 2009 16:32:58 +0000 http://www.sportsrubbish.com/?p=1154#comment-347 The writer of this article is a moron. The troops are operating hours from a field hospital and they are doing very serious work. They should be applauded for their dedication, not derided for being cautious. I wonder if the unnamed writer has ever spent a single day in Africa. If one was injured and had to be mede-vaced out, he'd be cribbing about the cost. By the way moron, fear is spelled with an r, not a t. Did you study English in school? The writer of this article is a moron. The troops are operating hours from a field hospital and they are doing very serious work. They should be applauded for their dedication, not derided for being cautious. I wonder if the unnamed writer has ever spent a single day in Africa. If one was injured and had to be mede-vaced out, he'd be cribbing about the cost. By the way moron, fear is spelled with an r, not a t. Did you study English in school?

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