just the man i wanted to hear from..how old were you when you joined dev? if your kids (i dunno if you have kids or not) came to you and said thats what they wanted to do would you encourage 'em to join or convince them to do other stuff

DevAdvocate:923680 said:If you are serious I would recommend it. I spent the best 10 years of my life in the Army, it's not all about the travel of course or any of that ****e you see in the publicity photos and films and apart from the obvious risks there is a lot to recommend. You'll learn a ton of new skills and you will be taught by people who know what they are talking about because they have actually done it themselves.
The discipline can be difficult to get the hang of but everyone has bosses so it's no big deal.
If you like sport then you will be spoilt for choice, if you are good at sport then it's the next best thing to bing a professional sportsman, lots of time off to do the thing you love and you are getting paid for it.
For people who say "aye, but you have to go to a warzone and fight". Well i'm afraid if that overly concerns you then the army is probably not for you. Everyone I knew in the Army would have bust a gut to get a chance to fight in combat, it's the best way to find out what kind of person you really are. Final word, you make friendships in the army that will last you a lifetime, I know it's a cliche so you'll pardon me but it really is a "Band of Brothers".
My dad was in remi, and he said it was the best thing he had ever done, and regretted leaving early, he even considered going back for a tour of Iraq 2 years ago when he split with his girlfriend, but they got back together later in the year. I don't think there was any suicidal thinking behind it so in before that.
Ignore the people who say you are going to die, I am pretty sure your just as likely to get hit by a bus and die the only difference is deaths during while in service get put in the media. You might not even be on the front line unless you are infantry or something. My dad was in the 1st Gulf War and he had time to fanny around taking stupid pictures over there posing and all sorts. Isnt it like under 200 UK forces death since 2009 in Iraq? 43 of them died from non-combat ailments 10 times that total number die from traffic collisions a year.
Some people saying you will just be another statistic, how many of you work for yourself and are not making some other guy richer? To be fair Saddam Hussain was a monster and needed to be stopped, oil isnt the sole reason for our presence over there. It's ok to sit on your high horse and point fingers but I bet you'd be complaining if we had **** all energy, to power all your computers.
It's another job at the end of day and everyone I know who has been in the forces has loved it, if you want to do it try it.

Jordan, my brother joined the army when he was 15, he's now been in for 39 years.
A bit extreme perhaps but he still loves it.
i actually find the thought of "contact" quite exhilarating. nothing gets the old heart beating faster than that i expect
DevAdvocate:923801 said:Jordan, my brother joined the army when he was 15, he's now been in for 39 years.
A bit extreme perhaps but he still loves it.
This was my regiment. 12th Submarine Kilties.
[video=youtube;qIFUm70n0fU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIFUm70n0fU&feature=related[/video]
where do i sign?
If you're going to join, then join a Corps such as the Signals, REME, AAC or Engrs and get yourself a trade. That's my primary advice to you.
You'll be joining at a bad time though, as most Bde's are pulling out of BAOR and that's where the fun was.
Take your time deciding if it's for you though![]()
If you're going to join, then join a Corps such as the Signals, REME, AAC or Engrs and get yourself a trade. That's my primary advice to you.
You'll be joining at a bad time though, as most Bde's are pulling out of BAOR and that's where the fun was.
Take your time deciding if it's for you though![]()