原文：http://vegnews.com/2019/8/new-zealand-military-rejects-recruit-due-to-plant-based-diet

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NEW ZEALAND MILITARY REJECTS RECRUIT DUE TO PLANT-BASED DIET

新西兰军队排斥植物性饮食习惯的应征者

Jack Burns’ application to the Navy was denied because the military refuses to provide vegan food.

因军队不肯提供纯素膳食，杰克·伯恩斯（Jack Burns）向海军求职遭到拒绝。

by NICOLE AXWORTHY

作者：NICOLE AXWORTHY

AUGUST 8, 2019

2019年8月8日

New Zealand resident Jack Burns was recently rejected as a recruit by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) because of his vegan lifestyle. With previous experience as a lifeguard and training as a volunteer firefighter, Burns applied to join the Navy in hopes of helping people as a medic. 

仅因为践行纯素生活方式，新西兰居民杰克·伯恩斯（Jack Burns）最近在应征入伍时被新西兰国防军（NZDF）拒之门外。伯恩斯拥有救生员的工作经验，并接受过志愿消防员培训；他此次申请加入海军，希望作为军医救治伤员。

A spokesperson for the NZDF told media outlet Newshub that strict vegans cannot be accepted because NZDF cannot guarantee adequate food in training and on deployment. “Members of the NZDF are required to be capable of deploying into austere environments without easy access to catering for specific dietary requirements,” the spokesperson said. “Those who have specific dietary choices must be willing to eat alternative options (ie. animal products) if their diet can’t be catered for. We do, however, provide as many options as possible for vegetarians on bases and camps, and in some field ration packs.” 

新西兰国防军的一位发言人告诉媒体机构Newshub：由于在部队训练和派遣时无法保证供应合适的伙食，新西兰国防军不能接纳严格的纯素食者。“新西兰国防军的成员应能够被派遣到艰苦的环境，（在这种情况下）不容易获得满足特定饮食要求的伙食供应，”该发言人说道。“一旦无法供应他们所需的膳食，有特定饮食习惯的人员也必须愿意食用其他食物（如动物制品）。无论如何，我们都的确在基地和军营中并通过一些野战口粮包，向素食人员提供尽可能多的（伙食）选择。”

Burns chose to tell his story publicly in an effort to illuminate the NZDF’s exclusionary and archaic standards. “The Defence Force is at the forefront of leadership and innovation, and they need to catch up big time and educate themselves about the stereotypes about plant-based eating,” he said. Burns is now looking into a career as a firefighter or police officer.

伯恩斯决定公开自己的遭遇，以反映新西兰国防军陈腐的排外规矩。他说：“作为领导和创新的先锋，国防军需要迎头赶上，开展自我教育，摈弃有关植物性饮食的成见。”伯恩斯目前打算谋求消防员或警员的职业。