My army career - update
 

Well for those of you who care. I had been considering joining the army for ages and a few month ago sent off an application form. Didnt get a reply so went to see them at the careers office in blackburn, after a brief chat i was booked in for my BARB test next thursday. All i need to do now is decide which job in the army id like to do (harder than it sounds). At the moment im leaning towards being a driver as atleast then i get to do something i know ill enjoy. Anyways ill keep this topic updated as and when things change.

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hey speedy good luck kid,if its what ya fancy Go Get It mate.;)

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ah good luck with that speedy, hope it all works out for you, fingers crossed hey :D

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Good luck Speedy hope all goes well for you:D

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go for something that will give you some decent skills in the labour market for when you get out

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Cheers. Been talking to a few lads at work who have been in the army and none of them have a bad word to say about it. And after hearing some the stories from thier experiences its made me more determined to get in. Not too worried about the BARB test as that seems fairly straight forward, but think i need to stay off the beer for a while as my fitness is at an all time low, so going to start eating healthy and doing as much exercise as i can. Think it will do me good because one of the lads at work said it completly changed his outlook on life and gave him confidence he never knew he could have.

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Thats why i was considering the driving, as i know ill enjoy it. Plus it would be a step towards driving HGVs if/when i leave the army.

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Speedy you will have to work on your fitness they are really strict with that.

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Lol, i have a lot of work to do then. I have stopped having a fry-up for dinner at work, im now a jacket potato addict (with tuna and sweetcorn....mmmm). Probably start going for a jog early in the morning and just push myself a little more each day. Dont want to rush into and do too much at once though, be gutted to injure myself before i even get in the army.

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Go for it Son.
I did 12 years in the army and I do not regret one minute of it. I served in Hong Kong and Malaya for 6 years and the rest of the time in UK postings.
You will meet people from all walks of life and this will add to your education but be prepared to have a haircut of a lifetime.
If the Sergeant Major walks behind you and say's your hair is too long be prepared for a crop.............only cost me a shilling in my day......that's 5p
4 up the back....one up the sides..............that's your haircut.
The barber did 45 in one hour.
Keep your nose clean (You will find out what this expression means when you enlist) Keep on the right side of the Sergeant Major (Who is God)
Listen to everything that is being said to you and take it in.
Good luck and best wishes

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There are loads of jobs in the Army, I had a look at it myself because there are legal careers after my degree if I wanted to do that. There is more choice than what people think.

I know someone who went into the RAF and hates the fact that he's now a HGV driver though, and I don't quite see the appeal of such a job, but if thats what you want to do then you should go for it.

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i once petitioned the govt to include a battalion of ninja's in the british army to undertake more covert work.

*sigh* maybe david cameron as PM wud re-consider this

but best of luck bud - hope u have a long and distinguished career - just take care once u join

a doorman mate of mine was in the army and he quit due to ill health cause of the weight of the backpacks they make u carry - he still isnt fully sorted

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I have no problems with the army other than their advertising campaigns.

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watch family guy - Saving Private Brian s05e04

the american army adverts

there's a reason they allowed michael bay to use their new jet fighter in transformers - cause it made the military look cool...

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I was more concerned about posters I saw last year where they had a soldier with poor gcse grades but put the emphasis on the income he was getting. Joining the army shouldn't be about the money and there being no other financial option.

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watch bowling for colombine - one of the areas with highest poverty and highest military recruitment

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Best of luck Speedy hope you get what your looking far an make a decent career for yourself

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Good luck in your chosen career.

You can go far in the armed forces. That’s what they told me when I joined the Royal Navy. They were right – the Mediterranean, South Africa, the middle east and the far east.

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As an army wife and someone who works with the army - here in Germany - just wanted to say good luck with your test. I see loads of new recruits and also the old and bold - all of them really are a great bunch. Can't really give much advice - but REME lads do tend to do more when they come out. Also any Engineer regiment - over here in Paderborn its 35 and 28 - can teach you loads. Infantry regiments such as Duke of Lancaster's (leaving Osnabruck to move to Catterick this year) can give you the full soldier experience. Signal Squadron's such as 200 Sigs (again here in Paderborn) can teach you communications. Or if you want to guard the royal family - maybe think about a guard regiment (Scot's, Coldstream, Queen Dragoon Guards - to name a few) the world really is your oyster - and I'm only a wife - but I'm having the time of my life! Again good luck.

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Dont be stupid. Driver all the way

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With quotes like that you have already failed.

Take advice from your peers in the way that it was intended.

Drivers in the army are ten a penny....go in with that attitude and you will go nowhere.

Pull your horns in quickly or you will be a simple driver for the rest of your life.

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Good luck speedy, worth considering your options very carefully, another 40 years of whatever you choose as a career, I am fortunate and enjoy my work, I know many who don't, it is a long time to do something you dont like, hope you enjoy whatever you choose to do.

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Good luck and best wishes for the future speedy. Whatever you end up doing you should be proud of yourself. Make sure you keep us updated.

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Cheers people. My next update will be after my BARB test, and will be a blog. To be honest i have always wanted to be a driver of some sort, so spending the rest of my life driving i can cope with. Plus it saves me having to spend thousands learning to drive (and is something i can use if i leave the army).

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How many times where you planning on failing your driving test? "Thousands"?

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Good luck Speedy...hope you do really well.

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speedy Forget the army the raf regiment training is far better one thing though must be able to swim raf regiment/pgac.html and go through the twenty weeks slide show

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That was'nt meant for you Speedy....that was meant for the interloper.
My advice to you would be learn a trade and then be a driver.
There are many trades you can learn in the army...select carefully, learn your trade and then apply for a driving course.
Good luck