Send conscripts home or risk army-camp Covid cluster, Move Forward Party says

[webfact]

 

By James Wilson

 

The army should cancel this year’s military conscription because camps could become a new cluster for Covid-19, the Move Forward Party said Wednesday, after the army started training recruits and requested thousands of vaccines last week.

 

“Why doesn’t the military sacrifice a little and not train recruits right now while the pandemic is taking place,” said Rangsiman Rome, a member of the Move Forward Party and a current parliamentarian.

 

“The conditions in an army camp and in the prisons are not different, we’ve seen what could happen in the prisons and that can also happen in the army camps.

 

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[RichardColeman]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

“Why doesn’t the military sacrifice a little and not train recruits right now while the pandemic is taking place,”

Wont happen. It would make buying all the latest military hardwire look daft and leave them open to the pending invasion they are preparing for by land and sea.

[Thailand]

Need them to ready for the coming revolution, or was that France?

[mtls2005]

Probably a good idea.

 

 

During the 1918 pandemic in the U.S., military camps were a vital cog in spreading the disease throughout the country. And President Wilson forbade even mentioning the virus as it would detract from the war effort.

 

Now is Thailand in a similar situation, no. But military camps are like jails, so prepare for the worst or take bold steps.

 

 

 

[SmartyMarty]

Are there still more generals than privates?

[Danderman123]

At the very least, they should vaccinate recruits the very first day.

 

The Army has the capability of ordering vaccine from overseas right now.

Edited July 8, 2021 by Danderman123

[Denim]

Got to shift those Sinovac vaccines somehow against people who can't opt out.

[Orinoco]

18 minutes ago, SmartyMarty said:

Are there still more generals than privates?

Not sure, but they have an abundance of Members. LOL.

[Orinoco]

19 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

At the very least, they should vaccinate recruits the very first day.

 

The Army has the capability of ordering vaccine from overseas right now.

Submarines and Brown envelops first.

[hotchilli]

56 minutes ago, SmartyMarty said:

Are there still more generals than privates?

Hard to distinguish....

[Gandtee]

Go forth and multiply!!????;-)

[herfiehandbag]

2 hours ago, SmartyMarty said:

Are there still more generals than privates?

Probably will be if they don't tak this year's draft of conscripts!

[dennnis]

2 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

At the very least, they should vaccinate recruits the very first day.

 

The Army has the capability of ordering vaccine from overseas right now.

Yes, vaccinate the young people first, old can wait.

[JomtienRay]

2 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

At the very least, they should vaccinate recruits the very first day.

 

The Army has the capability of ordering vaccine from overseas right now.

A young man, relative of my partner, was conscripted and went to camp late last week to commence his conscription..

he and all his group were vacinated a day after arrival..  

[Cake Monster]

It comes as some surprise to me that there are not any Infections in the Army Camps so far.

Ideal conditions for Delta to spread, and it attacks the younger people in the Population more so than the other variants.

[Gandtee]

2 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Not sure, but they have an abundance of Members. LOL.

Country members????

[Almer]

55 minutes ago, dennnis said:

Yes, vaccinate the young people first, old can wait.

The young are the future the old are a drain on the purse

[Dogmatix]

Sounds like a good idea.  Conscription is totally unnecessary in Thailand and in fact counterproductive for defence.  You get a lot of poorly educated conscripts who tie up the experienced NCOs who train them.  Then they leave as soon as they get closed to being trained soldiers who might be useful in defending the country.  Thailand needs a better trained professional army capable of using hi-tech weapons. 

 

But at least the conscripts will get vaccinated to ensure they don't spread disease in the officers homes when there perform servant duties for them.

[Almer]

42 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

It comes as some surprise to me that there are not any Infections in the Army Camps so far.

Ideal conditions for Delta to spread, and it attacks the younger people in the Population more so than the other variants.

It comes as no "surprise" there are no reported cases in the barracks

[Almer]

44 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

It comes as some surprise to me that there are not any Infections in the Army Camps so far.

Ideal conditions for Delta to spread, and it attacks the younger people in the Population more so than the other variants.

It comes as no "surprise" there are no reported cases in the barracks

[Scott Tracy]

So, it's not send them home, as they haven't been conscripted yet...

 

headlines and articles here seem to get further and further away from each other.

[Almer]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Hard to distinguish....

 

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Hard to distinguish....

 

3 hours ago, SmartyMarty said:

Are there still more generals than privates?

SmartyMarty did you mean Genitals than privates

[puck2]

56 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

It comes as some surprise to me that there are not any Infections in the Army Camps so far.

Ideal conditions for Delta to spread, and it attacks the younger people in the Population more so than the other variants.

Did you ever believe in the published numbers of the military regime....???

[BobinBKK]

If the military falls victim to Covid-19, who will protect the Thai government from the Thai people?

[billd766]

1 hour ago, Almer said:

The young are the future the old are a drain on the purse

But without the old people there not be as many young people.

 

Besides, the old people built up the countries that the young now enjoy.

[tingtong]

2 hours ago, Almer said:

The young are the future the old are a drain on the purse

 Phrase it a bit softer: 

In Thailand with little social security, the old highly rely on the younger generation financially.

[Gandtee]

2 minutes ago, tingtong said:

 Phrase it a bit softer: 

In Thailand with little social security, the old highly rely on the younger generation financially.

Which I suppose is is payback for raising them. Guiding and supporting them until they are old enough to support themselves. And longer in many cases.

[Almer]

48 minutes ago, billd766 said:

But without the old people there not be as many young people.

 

Besides, the old people built up the countries that the young now enjoy.

Correct, the old did all the building but are dispensible

[Almer]

37 minutes ago, tingtong said:

 Phrase it a bit softer: 

In Thailand with little social security, the old highly rely on the younger generation financially.

Correct, people see the old as a drain on resources, the UK government counted a care home death as a saving of £750 a month  or so.

I do not see the Uk or any government other than France helping there expats with vaccine.

Edited July 8, 2021 by Almer
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[steveyinasia]

Not possible, who would then be available to clean the Generals houses?