Ah thanks, im a newbie didnt realise this had been discussed before.
Thanks for the links

Hi all,
I was reading a Para book recently and noticed the comment that "from the early 1990s the Gurkhas were the only British regiment to heavily oversubscribed withn recruits, with 300 men applying for every vacancy"

I was wondering why basically? Obviosuly there a crack regiment but that much ...

Hi all,

First of all i know that before you can join the Army Air Corps your a soldier first and foremost, but how oversubscribed is the AAC for pilot positions?Is is the most popular Corps?. Also why is it only the Army that allows NCO to train as pilots?

Thanks, any help much appreciated

Hi
Currently i am doing a Geography degree, where i can specialise in Meterology and oceanography,therefore i thought this might be a good path. However, i'd like to know what it would really be like,would i spend all my time sat behind a screen?. Also is there a high intake for these positions or ...

I wasn't trying to start a lets take the p*ss thread, i was kinda looking for genuine, relevant replies.

Thanks for the replies everyone!

Hey all,
I was just wondering what policies the British Army have with personel that have speech defects. One of the Majors(ex reg) at my OTC unit has a stamma, nothing severe but its noticeable and it obviously hasnt held him back.
Any body had experiences with this?or opinions?

Thanks