'There to train for the job'... Thats what the training programme is designed to do still, just because awards are given out doesn't take that away. Nothing wrong with a bit of incentive for the recruits to try that little bit harder. Before i even posted the comment I knew you would come out with ...

Paratrooper01 wrote:

Airborne Legend wrote:NO mate, SFSG is awesome.

Quite ally, but you do have bootnecks and RAF reg with you...kind of a downer.

Cheeky bar steward!

In my day, there were no awards at all. You were there to train for a job. The only "award" (considered punishment by those of us who wanted to do soldiering) was the QCS selection team coming up during your last week to pick out the best marchers and "stand-stillers". Hardly wha...

Can someone help me out?

Which way did you come in?.......boom boom! As Basil would have said

Sorry, the temptation was too great!

At the risk of being jumped on again by any serving rocks, I can tell you how it was in the early 80s. Yes, we had our own medics attached. And that was the standard for all squadrons. I ended my days on II Sqn Airborne. RAF Regt sqns like other specialist units are fully self-sufficient, unlike say...

Girlfriends are ten a penny mate.
Do you want to be a professional soldier or do you want to be a boyfriend in a uniform? You decide!

BTW I is always a capital I not i.

Sorry mod, didn't mean to step on any toes

Once a cop always a cop I guess

Well done Billy, I was just about to tell A-S that as well. Misdameaner, can you please stop dredging up 5 year old threads. You only joined here 2 days ago & so you're interested in discussion, that's understandable. BUT please read the dates of creation on threads. And please consider those of...

Wholley wrote:Errmm.....
Guardian of the Wall left us over a year ago.
Just thought I'd let you know.

Eer Thanks mate. One doesn't think to look at the date of the original post when one sees a recent reply i.e. PICCIES.
I feel like a donkey!

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If you're a graduate why not just apply directly to MI5?

Or SIS (the old MI6) apparently they're currently recruiting
http://www.mi6.gov.uk/output/careers-1.html

Many MI5 probationers come directly from university.
Here's their careers page https://www.mi5careers.gov.uk/jobs.aspx

In the UK these b*stards can terrorise people for years, & the police do fcuk all. You're talking absolute bollox, as usual. The police in the UK have always and are still working their arses off to deal with all sorts of anti-social behaviour, that they see or that is reported to them. Street ...

Coley mate, keep your gob shut about it and don't shit on your own doorstep and you'll be alright.