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Old 03 September 2013, 12:35 PM
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NOTIFICATION OF COMPULSORY ENLISTMENT

Under the Emergency Powers Act (1939) as amended by the Defence Act (1978), you are hereby notified that you are required to place yourself on standby for possible compulsory military service in the American Conflict. You may shortly be ordered to depart for the Middle East where you will join either the 3rd Battalion The Queen's Own Suicidal Conscripts or the 2nd Foot and Mouth.

Due to the recent run down of the Navy and the refusal of P&O to lend us any of their liners, because of the deplorable state in which they were returned after the Falklands adventure, it will be necessary for you to make your own way to the combat zone. H.M. Government have been able to negotiate a 20% discount on one way trips with Virgin Airlines and you are strongly urged to take advantage of this offer (Ryan Air also do a nice little £9.99 trip).

Because of cutbacks in Government expenditure in recent years it will be necessary for you to provide yourself with the following equipment as soon as possible:

Combat Jacket
Trousers (preferably khaki - but please no denim)
Tin helmet
Boots (or a pair of sturdy trainers)
Gas mask
Map of the combat zone (the Ordinance Survey 1:2800 Outdoor Leisure Map of Syria will do)
Rifle
Ammunition (preferably to suit previous item)
Suntan oil
If you are in a position to afford it, we would like you to buy a tank. (Vickers Defence of Banbury are currently offering all new conscripts a 0% finance deal on all X registration Chieftains, but hurry, as offer is only available whilst stocks last).

We would like to reassure you that in the unlikely event of anything going wrong, you will receive a free burial in the graveyard of your choice, and your next of kin will be entitled to the new War Widows pension of £1.75 per calendar month, index-linked but subject to means testing, and fully repayable should our side eventually lose.

There may be little time for formal military training before your departure and so we advise that you hire videos of the following films and try and pick up a few tips as you watch:

The Guns of Navarone
Kelly's Heroes
A Bridge Too Far
The Longest Day
Apocalypse Now
The Matrix
Blazing Saddles
The Desert Song
Mary Poppins
We do not recommend that you watch Khartoum.

To mentally prepare yourself for your mission try reading the works of Wilfred Owen or Rupert Brookes. This should give you some idea of what may be involved.

Yours faithfully,

P Hammond,
Ministry of Defence.

A Cameron-Obama Production
Sponsored by Mars, The Official snack of World War III
Old 03 September 2013, 03:48 PM
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Hands up those who think he is joking!

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Old 03 September 2013, 03:58 PM
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Yep, what gave it away was that it mentioned the Government was able to negotiate.
Old 03 September 2013, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jonc
Yep, what gave it away was that it mentioned the Government was able to negotiate.
Old 03 September 2013, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jonc
Yep, what gave it away was that it mentioned the Government was able to negotiate.
I thought that sponsorship by Mars was the give away, surely it's more of a hamlet moment
Old 03 September 2013, 10:02 PM
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I received something similar to that by post once, while the internet was being invented!!!!
Old 04 September 2013, 09:01 AM
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Lol
Old 04 September 2013, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by tarmac terror
I received something similar to that by post once, while the internet was being invented!!!!

Congratulations I am very happy for you.
Old 04 September 2013, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tarmac terror
I received something similar to that by post once, while the internet was being invented!!!!
Old 04 September 2013, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jonc
Yep, what gave it away was that it mentioned the Government was able to negotiate.
lmao...
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