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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2018 9:13:55 GMT
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Post by grampa on Oct 31, 2018 14:07:52 GMT
Is a career in the services simply becoming less attractive? - of my generation quite a number of my school year went into the forces - of my kids' years, (28 and 31 years later) hardly any did.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2018 14:27:41 GMT
Has this become the MOD-er forum?!
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 31, 2018 14:42:24 GMT
Is a career in the services simply becoming less attractive? - of my generation quite a number of my school year went into the forces - of my kids' years, (28 and 31 years later) hardly any did. Possibly - my nephew want s to join the RAF but we've persuaded him to do a degree at Sheffield first. A friend's daughter is at Uni and just passed her solo pilot's license so she is going into the RAF to fly helicopters. The RAF seems to be more popular - perhaps because they all knock off on a Friday and don't work weekends (don't tell the Russians). The navy has the problem of families being apart for long periods as we try and do to much with too few ships. Relationships struggle and people leave. I think they need to look at the benefits the US gives to ex-service people - free degrees when they leave, and a range of discounts that they carry forward for life. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2018 17:37:52 GMT
Several friends have asked me to talk to their kids about a career in the forces, I just suggest they have to get something out of the deal before they do and to check the web for stories on how ex service people have been treated. None have gone on to enlist. With the emphasis on cyber security/crime as it is, getting the government to support degree etc study and further with employment it could be a good deal.
When I came out, I wanted to go to uni but the explanation for denial was that I had not lived in this country long enough, my service was mostly in BAOR.
It is not that long since service personnel in a combat zone were RIF'd (Reduction In Force/redundant) by email. There is a long list but frankly, they need to treat people right and just don't.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2018 20:03:00 GMT
Is a career in the services simply becoming less attractive? - of my generation quite a number of my school year went into the forces - of my kids' years, (28 and 31 years later) hardly any did. The RAF seems to be more popular - perhaps because they all knock off on a Friday and don't work weekends (don't tell the Russians). Actually they knock off at 4pm and get confused by Wednesday - is it the start or end of the weekend? The RAF does seem to include less `shit' anecdotally that the other two services. There are still big advantages; you can do a degree but with payback, cheap housing and living expenses, good pay (I think my wife earns about £10k more than the civilian equivalent) - not sure if they still do it, but there were staying on bonus payments of £5k and £10k I presume due to rentention issues following Iraq and Afghan. But there are the obvious down sides; the main one being moved or sent at a drop of a hat without any real consideration to family circumstances although again in the RAF you do have some input at a certain rank and experience - it takes time to book the nice hotels prior to deployment. There again, our neighbour was given 3 days notice by the Navy recently for deployment which is apparently better than the often 24 hrs. |
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