Lets be serious here mate. You've gotta prove yourself to be a pretty good soldier before they'll even let you near a MWD. It's not a case of join up, get a dog, look for IEDs, drugs etc.

Go to your local Army Recruiting office and have a chat with them first.

Search the www or Google for MWD or Military Working Dogs. There's plenty of information about.

i dont know to much about the paras and the joining process

I really do think you ought to do some research on the www

Although the colours are Ethiopian it could have been produced anywhere in the world and may not even be military. It could very well be "designer". Also, given that there's the Rastafarian link between Jamaica and Ethiopia it could have been designed there and produced in, say China, and ...

My son was 30 in February. Joined-up in May, did basic infantry and P-Company in Catterick, passed-out as best shot in the platoon, and is now in 3 PARA.

If you think you really want to do it, prove it to yourself.

121 wrote:Thanks,I'm not really looking for critique or ideas for the story. Just some rough ideas on what action our military would probably take.

Probably spend the first few days blaming it on the Russians, Chinese or the Taliban.

Given that the military aren't on duty from about 2pm Friday 'til 2pm Monday it's got a pretty good chance of infecting most of humanity before they even realise it.

Just a quick hello from a newbie. My son was one of 741 Arnhem Platoon that passed-out at Catterick on 11/11/11. I won't tell you his name but his muckas will recognise him when I say that he got the award for being best shot in the platoon. He reports to 3 Para at Colchester on Monday 14/11/11 on h...