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Nah I don't have a girl lol, but if I was going out with Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbour) I might just reconsider yes.
Pros...
Ambition
Adventure
Great pay
Great pention
Meet new people
Easy switch to commercial from retirement
Uniform
Cons...
At least 12 years of my life
Tied to the Forces by contract
Away from home, family and friends 99%
Possibility of failure after entry, time wasted
Much independance lost
Anymore?
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Posted: 2006-11-08 01:13:33
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As a Retired Army Officer that survived combat in 3 conflicts I would not recommend anyone joining the service. Long hours, high stress, extended time away from family, low pay..and after all get is nightmares of what saw/did .. spit on by an ungrateful public and uncaring government. .. Go to a uni or college instead and get a degree in IT, Computer Design Engineering or Medicine. But DO NOT JOIN MILITARY. Worst thing anyone can do. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Posted: 2006-11-08 05:02:00
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i would say the opposite..
go for it, if its your dream, what kind of man are you not to try and realise it?
as for 12 years? whats 12 years? years are jsut numbers.
and the forces arent just a job its a career..
i say go at it with all gusto.
fatreg
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Posted: 2006-11-08 09:26:29
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dude you dont want a degree in IT or anything to do with computers...BORING!!! boring boring....every joe bloggs is doing that.....imagine being able to represent your country and be worth something you know....be a patriot!
sounds to me like your afraid of a little hard work, itll make a man out of you and chicks dig guys in uniform
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Posted: 2006-11-08 11:05:47
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@ fatreg and Trogdor. Theres more of a future outside the military than in it. As to patriotism what a load of shite not worth going and fighting and dying for an uncaring public and definetly not for a corrupt ungrateful government that gets involved in illegal wars. Not worth wasting ones life for. I speak from experience. To hell with governments , militaries wars and all the related damn patriotic shite.
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Posted: 2006-11-08 12:00:00
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but stitch..
im english.. we do pride, we do patriotism and we do standing up for our country and Queen.
and trod does the same.. i bet he loves the Queen!
fatreg
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Posted: 2006-11-08 13:36:10
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Xagaa - you have to decide what YOU want. Don't let others decide for you. Those against it might have had a bad experience that will put all the bad things to you and none of the good. Some people become soured!
I have spent 40 years in the MOD - 29 years in the Navy and 11 years in the CS and it has been one of the best things I have done. I have been all round the world, have lifelong friends, met my wife (has to be a downside I suppose - only joking dear!) and would not have changed it for the world. My daughter marries a Navy guy next year as well. In fact, I am thinking of making a career of it. lol
Things are changing all the time. The pay is pretty good, accomodation is getting better and conditions of service are improving. Time will fly and as long as you can put up with the discipline, you'll be fine.
I believe it has done me nothing but good. If that's what YOU want to do, go for it.
Good luck with whatever you decide, but it has to be you who decides.
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Posted: 2006-11-08 13:49:29
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I’d say go for it, I would love to do something like that. And if my situation were different I would!
Plus at the end of it (if you do fly and that) you can get a job piloting commercial planes much easier. Otherwise it costs around £50,000 to train (so I’ve been told).
And chicks dig pilots (just “watch catch me if you can”).
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Posted: 2006-11-08 14:08:18
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^ Yeah, great film lol... of course that's one of my main reasons for wanting to join up!
Can I please ask 'dougproctor', one of my main concerns is adjusting to such long periods away from home and everything I do in my life at the moment, most of which will be sorely missed. Did you adjust quite well to this and if so how?
I mean I'm even talking about simple things that I love doing very much, such as friends, my computer and video gaming, family and my dog, going to watch Yeovil Town FC play every saturday. I just can't help feeling that I will be missing out on my life...
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Posted: 2006-11-08 16:41:53
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You adjust to it. You take up sports of which the facilities are second to none, you go ashore with your mates. You'll make lots of new friends but keep the others, you'll still be in touch with your parents wherever you are in the world, life does not consist of only the service and that's it. The dog and Yeovil Town
I can't vouch for but if you are posted to RNAS Yeovilton, you'll see them anyway.
You do get home of course, it depends where you are. Dartmouth is not the other end of the world and you get weekends off.
The friendship you get with others in the services is something you never get in the "outside" world. I spent 21 years as a submariner and apart from being allergic to natural light, it was great and I would go back tomorrow if I wasn't a sad ol' git!!
[ This Message was edited by: dougproctor on 2006-11-08 16:13 ]
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Posted: 2006-11-08 17:02:20
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