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ye i too am certainly not going in for the money,after all there are other important things like health and family,but im sure that a marine could save quite a bit up if he put his mind to it,after all it doesnt cost much at all for the food and accomodation,and alot of the time theres nothing to spend your money on is there??

so am i right in thinking that if a marine doesnt piss it all up and is careful he can do 'orite' cos his expenditure is alot less???or are just all marines poor? you see i was planning on saving now and in the first few years after ive passed,gettin a mortgage on sum property and renting it out while im away and using the rent money to help pay the mortgage off-is this feasible if im careful with an average marines wage?

you'll be on £14'000 a year after passing out

you'll be surprised how quick that money goes though,it doesn't last long

The corporal at my AFCO went on holiday for a week to Dubai to look at buying a flat over there to rent out. Said he doesn't own one here and had saved up enough to invest over there. So I guess if you are reasonably sensible you can do alreet.
As for good pay/crap job - I get paid a good wage at the minute, but I sit behind a desk all day bored out of my brains watching the clock and wishing my life away. Can't wait to take the paycut and actually enjoy my life

Fleeter wrote:you'll be on £14'000 a year after passing out

you'll be surprised how quick that money goes though,it doesn't last long

Buying haribo and shit like that from the nafi contributes largely to this.

themattmeister wrote:Buying haribo and shit like that from the nafi contributes largely to this.

I love me a haribo, mind you i was eating them "juicy lips" from the nafi. ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so B-E-A-utiful

Lol lads your going to be wishing you were back at your desk jobs when you get there . Joke your all going to love it just remember during foundation everyone wants to go home you'll feel exactly the same but you'll get used to it .

I am preparing myself for hard phys and mass change. I do not think being away from my family will bother me throughout foundation, but i think it may occur 10weeks or so in, but nothing that i will not adapt to, as this is really what i want to do and missing someone or any challenge is not going to stop me. (Hahaha I put on a-bit of a speach there )

Kyle

lads youve got to realise its easy to say all these things before you get down there ( iwas the same haha ) but you will hate it at first , its only natural , they will be things or places you miss and people you miss just got to get on with it .

jacko1234 wrote:lads youve got to realise its easy to say all these things before you get down there ( iwas the same haha ) but you will hate it at first , its only natural , they will be things or places you miss and people you miss just got to get on with it .

Very true, everyone wants to wrap at some point its just natural! Some of my worse parts have been sittin up to god knows what time preparing kit musters etc! Its funny because when you first start you just want to get away from all the admin in your rooms etc, but as soon as you do a couple of longe exercises and your wet and cold and you have to do field admin, you just can't wait to be back ironing in the warm and comfort of your 16 bedroom house!!lol