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LONDON - FUCK THIS FOR A GAME OF SOLIDERS

Being a soldier is probably the worst job in the world. Being killed or maimed by bullets and bombs, getting paid peanuts, being poorly kitted out for the field of combat, and then having no one actually give a fuck that you're putting your life on the line… it all makes for a pretty low level of job satisfaction. Little wonder that nearly half of British soldiers want to quit, according to a new survey by the Ministry of Defense. It's a story that Stuart Griffiths told us in harrowing detail when we ran that story on how British soldiers are coming home in pieces.