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Posted: Tue 22 Jun, 2004 6:29 pm
by Tab
Minimac, get your A levels while you can mate, they will help even in the Army, and you wont be in the Army for ever, so they will give you a starting point even when you leave.
Posted: Tue 22 Jun, 2004 7:49 pm
by minimac
I guess I should but I can't face it. Makes me angry thinking about 2 more years.
If I have A levels what difference does it make career wise? I'm going in the RGJ. Promotion quicker? I'd rather have promotion on respect and merit than because I can wave a sheet of paper with a few grades on.
MM
Posted: Tue 22 Jun, 2004 7:55 pm
by chrisfow
MM
You'll get promotion on respect and merit when you're younger, but if you want a shot at reaching the lofty heights of C/Sgt or WO(either grade) then further education will help you out. Doesn't even have to be full A levels, A/S will be ok but, as I've said before, you are going to be hanging around anyway so get educated
If you really can't stick it, then don't, but what are you going to do for the next two years without the magic signature on your form?
Posted: Tue 22 Jun, 2004 8:02 pm
by minimac
Casual labour I guess.
Problem is I look younger than I am. Hence MidiMac.
MM
Posted: Tue 22 Jun, 2004 9:52 pm
by Jagger
Do your A-Levels bro. You have 2 years to spare. You don't NEED to work, so why not work on bettering yourself?? Your motivation alone won't guarantee you get into the RGJ, there are alot of things that can totally f**k up your chances that are out of your control. One of my best oppos in training was from SA, tonnes of motivation, fit as hell, nothing could stop him, then on x-mas leave he had a epileptic fit, FIRST time in his LIFE and that's it, his military career over, dreams shattered. That's how real-life goes that's WHY you need something to fall back on. Yeah, it's a pain in the ass everyone telling you that you should do this and that, but most of the guys here probably thought the same about school, me included.
Posted: Wed 23 Jun, 2004 1:30 pm
by minimac
Thanks guys
Giving it some real thought.
MidiMac
Posted: Wed 23 Jun, 2004 9:18 pm
by AC
Mac, crack on with those A-Levels. It's better to have them than not have them.
But if you do them, make sure you take subjects you have an interest in and put the effort in. I'm kicking myself because I scraped through my A-Levels due to finding some place in town called "the pub". Now i'm thoroughly pissed off with myself as I can't join the RM as an Officer as i'm 10 UCAS points short of the required minimum. So, in hindsight two years of my life spent studying a bit harder would have really paid off.
Remember mate - you only regret the things you don't do, and higher education is a lot different from the schooling you'd have recieved in your GCSEs
Posted: Thu 24 Jun, 2004 9:33 am
by minimac
Am now considering a handson course at college. I think it was mainly the school I'm at. Its crap.
MidiMac
Posted: Sat 26 Jun, 2004 5:31 pm
by Josh
A-level will stand in your favor massively, even if you join up at soldier level. If you go to a good collage insted of some school sixth form, then you will probably enjoy doing them, it's very different to school. You might be able to make a pact with your ol'ma too; "Ma, if I sign up for A-levels will you sign my Army Reserve inlistment forms?" You CAN be a student and a TA at the same time as far as I know.
Posted: Fri 16 Jul, 2004 11:19 am
by TA_soldier_abernethy
Join the Army now!!!
I did a levels, they were shit, I did shit, ah well.
Mate, RGJ are the best. Slack jackets
We are one of the most respected infantry regiments and one of the better known.
Andy McNab was RGJ
Posted: Sun 29 Jan, 2006 11:04 pm
by Terry Daine
I agree, my uncle served with Andy Mcnab, and said he was not a nice bloke at all. he really didn't like him