Reconnaître le service militaire sans politique

Noah De Botton, élève de Terminale au King's College School de Wimbledon, a interviewé cinq anciens militaires originaires de trois pays sur leur vie après avoir quitté les forces armées. Il compare la manière dont le Royaume-Uni et les États-Unis considèrent les personnes ayant servi. L'intervention se demande aussi si remercier quelqu'un pour son service doit avoir une signification politique. Elle a été donnée lors d'un événement TEDx organisé de manière indépendante.

• Témoignages de cinq anciens militaires de trois pays
• Comparaison entre le Royaume-Uni et les États-Unis
• Le remerciement pour le service a-t-il une dimension politique ?

Noah interviewed five veterans from three countries about what happened to them after they left the services. Alongside what he learned from them, he compares how Britain and the United States regard the people who have served, and asks whether thanking someone for their service has to mean anything about politics at all. Noah is a Year 12 pupil at King's College School, Wimbledon. He is studying the International Baccalaureate, taking Philosophy, French, and Economics at higher level, and Mathematics, Physics, and Literature and Performance at standard level. He rows for King's and is also a member of the school's Combined Cadet Force, where he was recently promoted to corporal. He hopes to go to university in the United States, and has not yet decided which subject he would like to major in. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx