Joining the Army.

[welshy23]

Hey :), i have decided to join the army and to be honest i think they have given me the application forms a bit quickly even though that is what i want is to get in quick i feel i havent been given full directions if u know what i mean. I was looking at three jobs - Dog Handler, Intelligence OPMI, and Welsh Gaurds infantry. My sister and lots of other people have said steer clear of infantry but im attracted to the lifestlye, adventure and commardery (im sorry i cant spell it) even though i know theres a very good chance of afghan and injury, but i know lots of other jobs like the OPMI are pretty front line and everything is dangerous these days so why not. Could anyone in the army now or very recently give me some insight into jobs they need quickly and whats the job of a royal signal operator and a royal engineers EOD. Although i am this second searching i find a second/personal experience better. Thanks :)

[Dom]

Good luck :y: & Learn to dodge bullets.

[SaxoVTR2008]

Hey :), i have decided to join the army and to be honest i think they have given me the application forms a bit quickly even though that is what i want is to get in quick i feel i havent been given full directions if u know what i mean. I was looking at three jobs - Dog Handler, Intelligence OPMI, and Welsh Gaurds infantry. My sister and lots of other people have said steer clear of infantry but im attracted to the lifestlye, adventure and commardery (im sorry i cant spell it) even though i know theres a very good chance of afghan and injury, but i know lots of other jobs like the OPMI are pretty front line and everything is dangerous these days so why not. Could anyone in the army now or very recently give me some insight into jobs they need quickly and whats the job of a royal signal operator and a royal engineers EOD. Although i am this second searching i find a second/personal experience better. Thanks :)

Really boring.. Out of your preference, engineer..

[welshy23]

Really boring.. Out of your preference, engineer..

yeh they sound boring lol, i was liking the idea of the intelligence side of things

[SaxoVTR2008]

I dunno, I never see the point in joining the Armed forces if your not actually going to be doing the fighting.. As ignorant as it sounds, maybe its just being a plain old bootneck talking

[welshy23]

I dunno, I never see the point in joining the Armed forces if your not actually going to be doing the fighting.. As ignorant as it sounds, maybe its just being a plain old bootneck talking

yeh i know what u mean, like u can be a bricklayer... :/ seems... wasted almost, i'd just contract local builders... out in afghan would save the army THOUSANDS!

[sparky771]

IIRC EOD is bomb disposial (sp?) My mates in the royal engineers.

Also no matter what job you take everybody has to do at least one tour in afgan iirc ;)

Even bricklayers have to do some front line action everyone can shoot a gun in the army :)

(thats one of the things they dont tell you till your in their haha)

[welshy23]

IIRC EOD is bomb disposial (sp?) My mates in the royal engineers.

Also no matter what job you take everybody has to do at least one tour in afgan iirc ;)

yeh it is i was just looking... hmm gotta be really good at eletriccy stuff then.. i'd end up as abstract art over some iraqi building if i was an EOD lol

[bide_furio]

infantry wen startng get treated like shit! there just objects, always first in the door! im guessin u read loads of books about the army.....andy mcnab,chris ryan and soo on talkin about the comradery and lifestyle!

tbh alot of the positions will have adventure and shit!

[Mr_P]

Pics of said sister?

[dankzy]

dont do engineers, bomb disposal is very dangerous, plus i heard on the news the MOD have shorten the training from 18 months to 16 weeks!!

[SaxoVTR2008]

dont do engineers, bomb disposal is very dangerous, plus i heard on the news the MOD have shorten the training from 18 months to 16 weeks!!

Is very dangerous? Most jobs in the Armed forces are dangerous! You cant go everyday thinking oo this job is very dangerous I shouldn't be doing it..

[Mr_P]

Is very dangerous? Most jobs in the Armed forces are dangerous! You cant go everyday thinking oo this job is very dangerous I shouldn't be doing it..

I think this everyday....

[wadoryu]

quick?. my application for the REME is taking 8 months and still havent done my ADSC yet. mines painfully slow.

[VTR01KBR]

How long does it take to get into the infantry? thinking of joining aswell.

[SaxoVTR2008]

I think this everyday....
Are you ever gonna contribute anything good or are you gonna continue being a loser?

[Mr_P]

Are you ever gonna contribute anything good or are you gonna continue being a loser?

You make me laugh.


You obviously never leave gen shit?




EDIT: and I wasn't actually taking the piss that time! I work in a dangerous industry doing a dangerous job. So suck my marine shagging left bollock!

[MikeyW]

How long does it take to get into the infantry? thinking of joining aswell.

A long time lol. A mate applied for Rifles around a year ago. Hasn't done his ADSC yet.

[SaxoVTR2008]

A long time lol. A mate applied for Rifles around a year ago. Hasn't done his ADSC yet.

Why is the waiting list so long for army? For the marines it took me 4 months from handing in application, passing psychometric test, passing eye test, passing medical, passing pre joining fitness test, passing interview, passing PRMC to entry..

[Bound]

Good luck :y: & Learn to dodge bullets.

Like Boris the bullet dodger... Boris the blade.

You mean Boris the sneaky fucking Russian. :D.

[MikeyW]

Why is the waiting list so long for army? For the marines it took me 4 months from handing in application, passing psychometric test, passing eye test, passing medical, passing pre joining fitness test, passing interview, passing PRMC to entry..

No idea mate, I know RM/Navy applications are closed down here aswell. Everyone can't get work so they are applying for the armed forces. Making it 10 times harder for legitimate people who have always wanted to join.

[VTR01KBR]

No idea mate, I know RM/Navy applications are closed down here aswell. Everyone can't get work so they are applying for the armed forces. Making it 10 times harder for legitimate people who have always wanted to join.

That was my plan join the army buy a teg and then leave after 4 years lol. I didnt realise so many people were trying to sign up tho thought you could sign up and be in basic training straight away?

[Yates]

All you have is application forms, you can just walk in and get them lol

Its the process after that will take there time

I waited 3 months to get in Navy, due to someone else dropping out mind, but alot of my mates waited anything from a year to two years.

Depends what jobs you want to do, normally better job longer waiting list.

[Rach125]

im sure a dog handler is one of the lowest paid jobs in the army...correct me if im wrong :y:

[Yates]

im sure a dog handler is one of the lowest paid jobs in the army...correct me if im wrong :y:

i would of thought that pay is the same all over the board and pay would be down to time served and rank. Navy is that way. Obviously you may get additional pay for different things, I get extra pay for when im at sea, subs get submarine pay, get flight pay and all different bits and bobs

[jay]

dude youve got no chance of getting dog handler theres only 5/6 spaces a year, i work with a recruiting team at the mo so get access to all job vacancies ect ect,
if you want the proper lifestyle imo you need to join a proper regiment (infantry,royal armoured corps) where you'll spend your career with the same unit and its like a big family, whereas if you join RE or REME you'll change units every couple of years.

regarding waiting times, when i joined back in 05 it took 8 weeks from walking in the careers office to being in basic training, but now the army is 98% fully manned so they can be pick and choose who they want.

jay :)

[jay]

im sure a dog handler is one of the lowest paid jobs in the army...correct me if im wrong :y:

Wrong!!!


its acutally in the high pay band as its a specialist trade!

[saxo_tom1234]

good luck pal, i respect any1 who goes off and fights for this country :)

*internet shake hand* lol

blow some taliban bastards away for me :)

[VTR-Chris]

ive been in for 4 years now an served in iraq , afghanistan and belize

has its plus and negative points like any other job really... only took me about 2 months from walkin in the careers office to startin trainin

but its a dif story now coz the forces r overmanned... some of the new boys weve been gettin it took 12-18 months to get in



and saxovtr2008, noticed on quite a few posts u like to big up about bein in the marines, havent even done a tour yet have u?! haha...