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Our platoon officer was considered such a scruff they would not give him a regular commission at the end of his service, so he joined the Australian Army rose to the rank of colonel and became the most decorated Australian Officer since the end of WW2 after his exploits in Vietnam where he did at three tours.

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Back to food.......On page 12 of the Daily Telegraph today the Army stated that people with allergies and other food fads would not be allowed in the Army as they could not guarantee to food that they required.

[Greenronnie]

Having an allergy is one thing, (ie it would render a soldier useless if he ingested something that his body cannot accept), and being a vegetarian are two different things. The Army's approach makes common sense, obviously. Basically if your body isn't up to the job, you can't be a soldier.

Quote from the Daily Telegraph;

"All Army personnel, regardless of their chosen trade, must be fit to serve anywhere in the world, in all environments and in all locations, where medical care may be limited or remote and medical re-supply uncertain or impossible."

It is not possible to guarantee that food provided through the military catering system is nut-free, the minister said.

He added: "Any recruit with a past history of food allergy is automatically graded as unfit for service unless there is irrefutable evidence that they are no longer sensitive."

An MoD spokeswoman confirmed that allergies to food including gluten, wheat, eggs, milk and seafood could all preclude recruitment. The policy had been in place for "some time," she said.

So where does it say anything about "food fads"?

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I have just had a dive down the bin looking for yesterdays paper but it is covered in gunge so it remains in the bin. So I can not argue the words with you so all I can think of is that I must have misread it. Still that is one of the reasons I always try to give a reference point of where I got the story from.

[Greenronnie]

I have just had a dive down the bin looking for yesterdays paper but it is covered in gunge so it remains in the bin.

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