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I'm back!
Posted: Mon 12 Dec, 2005 11:48 am
by Leigh Dowell
I've been outside for 6 years and it's taken a year to complete the process but on the 10/01/06 I take up the Queens shilling once again, I've just picked up my travel warrant, all I need now are two roll mats and some Sheppy's cider and I'm set
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Posted: Mon 12 Dec, 2005 4:16 pm
by harry hackedoff
Well done Leigh you lucky bastard
Where are you going, do you know yet?
Posted: Tue 13 Dec, 2005 3:03 pm
by Leigh Dowell
CTC for a couple of weeks of admin and a few tests (NBC, APWT etc) then it's up to my branch sponsor but I heard from a Sgt on the drafting desk that I might get my 2s course soonest then a juniors I suppose, I was loaded onto a juniors when I put my chit in. I can't wait.
Posted: Tue 13 Dec, 2005 3:46 pm
by harry hackedoff
Glad to hear someone`s got their crimbo wish
Good luck mate
Posted: Tue 13 Dec, 2005 4:55 pm
by Leigh Dowell
Cheers mate, I've got 12 years left to do so I should be out when I'm 49
Posted: Tue 13 Dec, 2005 8:08 pm
by Sticky Blue
What SQ are you Leigh?
Welcome back by the way, not as if you ever left in your heart!
Posted: Tue 13 Dec, 2005 10:10 pm
by Leigh Dowell
I'm an SA, I'm permanent P3L3 so I had to stop playing soldiers years a go and get a grown up job.
Posted: Wed 14 Dec, 2005 5:52 pm
by Si Capon
Keep us posted on how you think things have changed.
Not sure I would be able to survive as a DL in these modern PC times.
Then again, I`m sure all the "really" old and bold would say the same
Posted: Wed 14 Dec, 2005 9:03 pm
by Leigh Dowell
Roger.
Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 10:07 am
by Artist
Mention was made over on Tony L's site that the Corp is after blokes who have been out a while to rejoin. Up to the age of 60!!!
Drivers and Sigs are what they are after. I suppose they will be employed at places like CTC and the like.
Artist
Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 4:13 pm
by harry hackedoff
Whack yer chit in now, oppo, you`ve still got eighteen months
Posted: Thu 15 Dec, 2005 9:46 pm
by owdun
Things must be bloody dire if they need blokes at the age of 60, don't they have barrack stanchions anymore? The three badgers used to tie down those jobs, storeman, driver, etc. but I reckon 3B's are in short supply nowadays, no stamina modern youth.
Aye Owdun.
Posted: Fri 16 Dec, 2005 8:23 am
by harry hackedoff
Frank, that sadly, is the case. G&B last year had a phot of three number 3Bs and the article said there are onlt TEN in the Corps, ffs.
Posted: Fri 16 Dec, 2005 1:12 pm
by CSMRM
Lads
The Corps really has'nt changed all that much, there are very few 3 badgers around but thats because the young guys are probably more ambitous and want more money so those that want it go for it whilst the guys who only want to do a couple of years stay Mne and then move on to other things and thats usualy motivated by cash, a Mne is only paid 13k a year, about 10k less than a new copper gets! then again at least he has mates