{"id":7826,"date":"2020-11-19T18:23:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T18:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/?p=7826"},"modified":"2020-11-19T18:23:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T18:23:36","slug":"heres-how-the-military-celebrated-internationalmensday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/heres-how-the-military-celebrated-internationalmensday\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how the military celebrated #InternationalMensDay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International Men&rsquo;s Day should be used for more than just celebrating the many things men in uniform do for us. This year has been unprecedented in many ways, and our boys have picked up arms against Covid-19 in addition to everything else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nature of their jobs makes people think that military men are these strong and rough creatures that don&rsquo;t require any help or support. The alpha male mentality doesn&rsquo;t help either. But this is the right time to check on the men in our lives and make sure they&rsquo;re doing okay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British Army gave us this excellent video of our soldiers talking about what it means to be a man. Stuff like this makes us want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk\/support-soldiers\">support our soldiers<\/a> even more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalMensDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalMensDay<\/a> we asked some of our male soldiers to tell us what it means to them to be a man. Here&rsquo;s what they said&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMD2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IMD2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gvIXW8OvU5\">pic.twitter.com\/gvIXW8OvU5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; British Army (@BritishArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritishArmy\/status\/1329492224011284480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RAF Cosford gave us a reminder of the issues that men have to face.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalMensDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalMensDay<\/a> today and this year&rsquo;s theme is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/betterhealthformenandboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#betterhealthformenandboys<\/a>. Our photographer LAC Tomas Barnard has produced this message to remind us of some of the issues men face today. Why not share with the men in your life. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalAirForce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RoyalAirForce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fNV4yJYbrA\">pic.twitter.com\/fNV4yJYbrA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RAF Cosford (@RAF_Cosford) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RAF_Cosford\/status\/1329336806115057664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does being a man mean to you? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Keeping your head down, and cracking on with life? It&rsquo;s time to change.<br><br>Keep looking after your body.<br>Keep looking after your mind.<br>Keep looking after your oppo.<br>Set an example for the next generation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalMensDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalMensDay<\/a> 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PAV6luwrGb\">pic.twitter.com\/PAV6luwrGb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; British Army (@BritishArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritishArmy\/status\/1329393801434107905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RAF celebrated the men that take the airways to keep everyone safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today we celebrate the men of the RAF around the world! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalMensDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalMensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yNicWEs9Bl\">pic.twitter.com\/yNicWEs9Bl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Royal Air Force (@RoyalAirForce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalAirForce\/status\/1329394658393403392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acknowledging our military men shouldn&rsquo;t be restricted to just one day a year. But while we&rsquo;re here, let&rsquo;s make the most of it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Men&rsquo;s Day should be used for more than just celebrating the many things men in uniform do for us. This year has been unprecedented in many ways, and our boys have picked up arms against Covid-19 in addition to everything else. The nature of their jobs makes people think that military men are these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"International Men's Day should be used for more than just celebrating the many things men in uniform do for us. This year has been unprecedented in many ways, and our ... 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