A teenager who was barred from the Army because he has a nut allergy accused military top brass of 'dietary discrimination' today.
Adam John, 18, was told he could not be given nut-free products while out on the frontline even though the Army will cater for vegetarians and provide halal and kosher food for Muslim and Jewish squaddies.Yes, well, you see, we are constantly told that the merest sniff of a peanut is deadly.
Whereas if a Muslim eats non-halal meat or a dedicated vegetarian gets served a piece of chicken, no harm, no foul. They might be miffed about it, the dreaded word comp-en-say-shun might get bandied about, but no-one will die…
And it’s clearly in the Army’s interests that you not die before the enemy has a chance to shoot you, of course.
Adam is now urging people to sign his e-petition in a bid to force a ministerial debate on it in the House of Commons.Yes. Because they’ve nothing more important to debate, clearly.
This is nothing new, in fact I know of a chap who is being medically discharged from the service today due to his nut allergy.
ReplyDeleteAnd I know of a chap who, during the Nation's direst need in the Second World War, was turned down for his allergy to egg white.
ReplyDeletePersons with anaphylaxis have no place in The Army, this one, law or no law is seriously off limits. I have anaphylaxis, although not peanuts.
ReplyDeleteThe Vampire Corps seemed like a good idea; difficult to detect, able to change shape, difficult to kill.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, one good blast of garlic and they were liable to keel over, which made them useless in many theatres of war. Despite them being able to forage for food very easily in urban environments and more adaptable to bulk transport than other personnel, they then tended to lay about stunned when somebody accidentally opened a bag of cheese and onion crisps nearby.
They were particularly sensitive to Monster Munch. Anyone who has smelt Monster Munch will appreciate that many people argue it should be classed as a Prohibited Material.
I'd love to sign his little petition but I'm too busy organising one on behalf of the chap next door whose application to be a firefighter has been turned down just because he is a deaf-blind tetraplegic with severe vertigo, and I feel my neighbour's case has more merit.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...And I know of a chap who, during the Nation's direst need in the Second World War, was turned down for his allergy to egg white.
ReplyDeleteAh, the tragic case of Noel Bumin.
I understand his case was made almost genuinely tragic when they decided to confirm his allergy by injecting him with "el Bumin" without warning him what they were doing.
ReplyDeleteI hear the Taliban are getting rifles that fire cashew nuts now.
ReplyDeleteJaded.
Stop the Lords debate and let's discuss this.
ReplyDeleteAAaaaaarrrgggghhhhh !
ReplyDelete"Persons with anaphylaxis have no place in The Army, this one, law or no law is seriously off limits."
ReplyDeleteWell, indeed! But as
Trevor points out, common sense in these things has been swept away by the disability 'rights' movement.
" Anyone who has smelt Monster Munch..."
I used to like the pickled onion one...
"Ah, the tragic case of Noel Bumin."
SNORK!