Contact. Wait out. #64. Brexit Voter Apathy.

Contact. Wait out. #64. Brexit Voter Apathy.

The day is finally upon us. Voters will determine whether we stay in the EU or leave it. I have to say that I'm glad. There has been a lot of media attention and it has left a lot of us annoyed. Those in the stay camp are really vocal about it and those in the leave camp are just as loud. Somewhere in the middle are the folk that either don't know or don't care.

There is so much noise that it is almost impossible to stay on the fence, or worse still, not vote at all. Don't let anyone know that though. Either side will beat you over the head with their opinion until you walk away or throat punch them to oblivion.

I'm not saying where I'm putting an X or even if I will. We'll just have to see how the day ends.

CWO Extra - The EU Referendum.

I felt I just had to share this with you. I was in the car when he just came out with his views on the leave remain debate. I didn't even think he was aware that it was going on.

Although not technically army, this EU referendum may have far reaching implications for all of us. I'm not saying which way I'll be going but let's hear from a 7 year old. He has some views that may well change your mind.

Contact. Wait out. #63. The Special Relationship.

Contact. Wait out. #63. The Special Relationship.

There is a lot of stuff in the media at the moment mentioning the break up between the European Union and the United Kingdom. Whatever your opinion on that, there are some relationships that seem like they'll last forever. The UK US relationship is one of those.

The common language is a great start and the fact that there are millions of people over the pond that used to be British means that we'll always have a hell of a lot in common. Our cultures seem to feed off each other, and even if we'd be quite happy to send the likes of Bieber straight back, what works there seems to work here and vise versa.

Whenever I've worked with Americans, it doesn't take long to realise that they're not all gung-ho, dip chewing, yee haw, lunatics. Most of them are just like us. The Marines especially have the same sort of attitude to the job and deal with the trials and tribulations in much the same stoic fashion. When watching the HBO show Generation Kill, I was struck by just how similar the narrative was to our own.

The special relationship is a phrase that the politicians like to band around but long may that relationship continue.