>I think you might find at least Andy was educated at UK taxpayer expense. :-)
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>I think that I might find that you were too <s>.
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>However, Andy has been paying taxes in the UK since he was old enough to do so.
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>He also served 14 years in the Royal Navy. So I expect that he has given back more than many UK citizens have....

An educated guess tells me that Andy was not conscripted but enlisted as a career choice and was paid for his time so he didn't really give anyone anything.