I am thoroughly sickened by the YouTube channel, cyberpioneertv. I sincerely BEG anyone who is reading this to heed my advice and NEVER EVER LAY EYES ON ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF THAT CHANNEL.

What lengths will the government go to to try and convince people to look at the army in a positive light?

I'm referring, of course, to the 213 (and counting) videos which serve to do one thing - feed the public an endless stream of LIES UPON LIES about this incredibly FUCKED UP organisation. There are many other ways to get people to understand what the army is about and what goes on inside. For example, you can give people the cold hard facts. Show them how field training is conducted in a raw video feed so they can see how the sergeants and officers bark and swear at the filthy, sweaty recruits as they are slaving away and curse and swear. Fact #1: Vulgarity is the first language in the army.

Some videos in the channel attempted to show the slop servicemen are forced to eat everyday. There are these three repulsive women featured in the video, going into camps to find out more about the food provided by the army. First mistake, since when are civilians allowed to waltz into any military camps with no purpose other than to get lunch? Secondly, they should show how food is unceremoniously dumped onto a plate and shoved to the recruits' hands. Thirdly, nice try glorifying the cookhouse into a "restaurant setting". I could seriously go on and on and on. But if people want to learn about the army, here's fact #2: The food tastes absolutely revolting. The rice is hard and clumpy, the eggs are overcooked, chicken is boiled through 99% of the time and served 100% of the time, everything is salty enough to send your blood pressure through the roof... To put it in a nutshell, the food served is one very fine and fuzzy line from INEDIBLE.

Now, they also did a seperate video on combat rations. With the same three women investigating why someone's son chose combat rations over home-cooked food. The answer is pretty obvious to me - the son has the IQ of Sarah Palin's son, Trig. But let us entertain them and assume that the answer is not so obvious. So firstly, they went into a camp, again, like that is allowed. This time they tried the combat rations and of course they claimed that it was delicious and there are so many varieties and the praise goes on. Don't believe a word of it. Fact #3: Variety is a myth in the army. All 13 types tastes exactly the same - disgusting. Nutrition levels are probably as high as mud. It's basically slop.

These are just a few examples. There are many more lies going on in their cursed videos. It's propaganda at it's worst and an abomination. It disgusts me to see how the harsh lives of servicemen in the army are romanticised and glorified. Not only because of the complete lack of honesty, but also because it seems to me that they are not giving due credit to the people who are forced to enlist and all the atrocities that they have to deal with every single day while they are enlisted.

Life in the army is tough. It's harsh. It even crosses the limits of the definition of the word "humane". That is what the army is about. It's about toughness. It's about getting your body covered in dirt and grime. It's about training to defend. It's about soldiers. If you want people to know more about the army, give it to them straight. Don't feed the public romanticised versions of the truth. How will anybody have any respect for the army if they have the misconception that soldiers are treated well? Maybe even bordering on pampered? Things are not pretty in the army. Show them the cold reality of things. I'm appalled at the lies. I'm more appalled because they trivialise the pains, struggles and difficulties that the people are forced to go through in an organisation that treats them like dirt. They show the glory and honour of serving the nation but not the blood, sweat and tears. This is an insult to the memories of those who have died or had a close brush with death because of military training. The ones that fell despite all the claims of "trained medics and medical officers". The 2nd lieutenant who was fought an excruciating battle with death for 45 minutes waiting for help which came too late. It is an insult to those who committed suicide because their superiors had a "firm but reasonable hand". I know I'm not one of those who are suffering from physical training every single day but I know how the psychological abuse feels like. Give the "tofu-soldiers" their due credit and not take it away because no one except those who have gone before will understand how the truth hurts.

Dolce et decorum est, pro partria mori.

- that's alright because i like the way it hurts.