Amazing work! About time the campus became radical again. I am going to try and join you guys ;)

I've not been in a URNU, but have been a member of my university's air squadron. It's where I learned to fly. I didn't apply to join the RAF afterwards and had no intention of doing so when I joined, but wanted to fly and couldn't afford to do so otherwise, so said all the right things in the interview, took an interest in military affairs and played along. I'm now an ops planner in an airline you've heard of and make some extra beer money on days off moving light aircraft around.

I had a great time and learned a lot about the workings of the armed forces. The same opportunity is available to you. And if you intend to oppose the armed forces, why not take the opportunity to learn something about them first?

The only successful anti-war movement in history was the Russian Revolution where the soldiers went home to tend their fields. The problem is that it brings you to the attention of the authorities - they would identify you as "violent". I suggest we continue to disrupt their recruitment. They see us as working class cannon fodder.

Mike said: "I had a great time and learned a lot about the workings of the armed forces. The same opportunity is available to you. And if you intend to oppose the armed forces, why not take the opportunity to learn something about them first?"

I suspect I've learned more than you first hand (at Sandhurst, and then in the Tank Regiment), but that isn't a criterion for opposing - and disrupting - recruitment on campus, especially with two imperialists wars in progress as we speak.

Bravo the Sussex students!

(Don't get me wrong though, I'm all in favour of conscious communists joing the armed forces in order to get military training!)

The problem with joining the armed forces for the training is that you might then be sent off to fight in some questionable war. The advantage of the OTC, URNU and UAS is that you can't be deployed to a conflict.

Joining student military gives you some trianing, inside info on the Forces and theior command structures, and yes - no risk of going to war.

The TA does actually have a risk of being called up you see.

Anyway, i know a fair few commies who took the training on offer - and *also* disrupted recruitment at large. Just cos reds might get to learn combat training isn't really a good enough reson not to kick the military of campuses.

Excellent action, keep up the pressure! Solidarity from up north.

I remember being surprised when I was a student there a few years ago, that we never got round to doing an action against this. Good to hear that its presence, hidden away in Boiler House, is now being opposed.

I do not disagree that some of the current conflicts have questionable moral or political justification; but why the Navy? Were were they just handy and so required little effort, thought, or understanding?

Imperialist wars are, surely, the product of an empire, or at least a government, or Government. So why is a protest, against the various wars going on at the moment, directed at the Navy? Shouldn't the angst ridden students be outside Parliament protesting, or Downing Street?

It is worrying to see that, denying freedom of speech, banning things you don't like, has become the norm on many a university campus. Far from encouraging thought and freedom, there appears to be a fear of it; what will it be, banning or burning books next? Is there sufficient freedom for a dissenting voice to be posted - I doubt it.

I do not disagree that "War is Hell", it is terrible; how many of the protesters went back to their rooms to play on their PS3/X-box/Wii a game that involved killing zombies, germans, pedestrians, prostitutes? Do not protest that which in private you glorify or take dubious pleasure in.

Anyway, enough questions. There are a couple of nice pubs near Trafalgar Sq, have a drink. Then whilst walking down Whitehall, towards the protest, maybe take a moment passing the Cenotaph: just to remember the reason you can protest, then protest to the right people.