Anyone quoting a book and with a basic understanding of historical analysis would add something along these lines, for example:
"This is a quote I found in the following book....However, this is most likely anectdotal evidence for with no factual, corroborating or quantitative evidence, and not a trend in military culture of the FFL. I found no such proof of evidence and verifiable trend besides isolated cases of reported homosexuality. Such statements can therefore be disregarded and can be sales-driven". This is, indeed, the case in the essential heterosexual military culture of the FFL.
Instead, Herr Lyderick chooses to - yet again - dump an irresponsible statement in his post and lacks a basic understanding in historical awareness in the presentation of such issues.
Also, it is irresponsible to present such issues by hiding behind the "formality" of published quotes.
Such statements can be thought of as "challenging" but are instead intrinsically insulting to the rememberance to all those who served well the FFL - and particularly those who are part of FFL rememberance. Mr. Lyderich is best advised to go to a FFL bar in Nîmes and Calvi to raise this issue and see what happens to him....
Legio75, Forgotten and Croquemort are best advised to steer clear of such exchanges and to let them run their course...
Thanks in advance to the last three aforementioned...
Also, on this board, I'm not pro- or anti-French but rather am mindful of where I'm at while giving advice to wannabes starting with a clear warning about the FFL: some articles posted by Lyderick are clearly and verifiably anti-French and offer no advice to wannabes other than a negative approach to the FFL. So, the three of yez should also read those posts.
Did s.o. say "Fire Mission" ? That's an affirmative: Fire Mission ! Grid ! Left 100...Right 200 ! Fire for effect ! OUT...