Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 3, 1988, p. 8

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Pages Saturday September Entertainment Outlook Harboring reservations about the reserves Gosh Pit idtas I is lull linti need billion worth nuiliar submarines to keep our sad And he mother idea hi us nil to spend wmnur in Canadian Forces Wow And Just resign yourself Ihi prospct of vet another summer playing noil and going lobarbccuis It seems the defence minister is which tram as numbers of the re eir s View Says To J my plan o spend billion on tubs And In a loth of Inspiration the an comes Let send the voters on to look for mines Good work you found one Which lends to my most fundamental misgiving Mr Dealt paints a nice benign pic lure when he refers to reserve service as a regular part of Canadian life Bui what happens if some turkey starts a war Spending your vacation in basic might be tolerable Spending it people tut adds By ttiur Lountry security Issues Well let me be honest I have nothing lo join he Mr are bound to be biased since a problem with the basic that we must bolster our delences in Ihc first place the argument being we must be strong and prepared should the Russians decide lo Quite Frankly I just not sure 1 see the point It the Red Arms should come marching In then it semis to me a country the sue of Cam da has one viablt option We learn to speak Russian And like it 1 further biased by ihi ait 1 read about Mr the morning watching the vidu Full Metal Jacket If you re not a militarist the first place this particular movie will leave you feeling about as keen on joining the armed forces as the average Swedish pacifist or the Republican vice- prudential nominee But I my beat lo assess the plan fairly At first to be honest I was doubtful about the notion we should do our stint tht reserves by taking two weeks paid summer leave Lets not mince words here You know perfectly well two weeks paid summer leave is it your va at J ho at boot the very least it II gilt v mi ex iiisi when the kids start hound ng about going to land However I mslill pretty antsy Mr signing up in the reserves would improve a understanding of national security Two questions precisely would our understanding of these issues be improved whal role would drill sergeants pla in this process bo Maggot you why we need the nuclear subs err Well let s have MO pushups and sec if that helps clear your mind Perhaps this is pure paranoia But wan there mon Mr Beam not only wants us lo reserves hi wants to buy million worth of eked troop carriers and minesweepers for reservists troop earners sound like nice things to drive But minesweepers Imagine for the sake of pure con a defence minister silting at desk with furrowed brow pondering e thorny question Slow shall deal with the fact the Its Apple Time at UPICK PICKED OPEN Sunday 900 am to 600 pm Early Varieties Late August Macs Mid September Ask About Our LUNCH PAIL APPLES in lb BAG LITTLE SAVE A LOT FRESH OUR OWN OR Pnces 199 175 1 Visit Bettys Pantry Homemade Pies Muffins Also Cidor OPEN TuesSun am6 pm 1 jfali or ISuiulufllwy the Persian Gulf would be no at d you Uhout It ihe neglects to mention such possibility when it extols the virtues of the military life tunny ten If A few year back an acquaintance of mine became so inspired by those No hie like it TV commercials he decided pursue a military career In fact Tom got to carried away with the ro mance of it all he decided to bypass Canadian Forces entirely and an his plan to join the British Two weeks later the Jalklands War broke out By the end of following week Tom had found a nice Job at Bur King Now I d certainly hate to sound like a less than patriotic Canadian But on Ihe whole it no terribly likely II be spending next summer in the reserves 1 do hop Mr will be to the pain of my absence If not he can always drop by the CINEMA THIS YEAR GREAT WEEKI wan Sal Sun at 200 CINEMA 2 2nd GREAT Totally entertaining toui lot TOM CRUISE Evenings at 7 Only CINEMA Matinee Saturday Sunday at pm CINEMA 3 2nd GREAT wot Matinee Sat Sun at

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