If you have done the full RMR package got your lid you can transfer straight over to become a regular bootie

Anything for abit of PR

The paras probabley dont get the emphasis they deserve because to the army its just one of its many regiments and they try to adear to a budget and try to get the best value for money they can so they just advertise as infantry/signaler or medic not individual regiments like paras, light infantry et...

Fella if you want to join then join, you seem keen enough i would advise living life a bit more but its your choice, i had a choice i was gona travel and work in states for a while or join the corps, guess which i chose! Havnt regreted it, i work at Lympshvitz (Commando Training Centre) if you want ...

Any regiment should actively encourage you to get a driving licence the Paras use rovers dont they, so theres the justification, But you shouldnt just been joining the forces to obtain a driving licence.Its a life changing decision with a lot of commitment.

(P.S. join the Corps insted)

Why not join a reserve branch?

Was that exercise Long Look talked to a few lads that were on that.

Belive it or not combat chef is a popular choice at the moment simply because the corps was so short of volunteers for chef, it came up with the idea that if you can go combat chef, and at the end of two years you can choose any branch you want and you are guarenteed to get it (combat chef is not th...

Average time away in a unit! how long is a peice of string thats one of the perks of the job in some ways everyday is diffrent. Looking at least one 6 month tour every 2/3 years plus annual exercises in the States, Norway etc..They can last a couple of months each (but you will receive a lot of leav...

If you have survived being seperated at Uni then theres no reason why you carnt cope with service life.Your Mrs can still have her career but it means you will have to travel up the line every weekend i know lots of married blokes that do it,dont get me wrong its a pain the arse and you also need to...

You can these days fella,dont want to start swinging laterns but in my day it was diffrent, lol you came home during leave periods otherwise you had to be on board by midnight Friday and Saturday they dont bother issuing you a pass for the week because you dont have time or will be in the field anyw...

Once yo pass PRMC you will have 6 months in which to join the Corps and start traing if you dont join in that time you will have to complete another PRMC you dont have to accept the dates the AFCO give you.Just talk to them and they should advice you as long as its not some crusty old cheif who know...

Fella, there was a lad i my troop joined at 28/29 he had the advantage of maturity and the DS will acknowledge that he became the KB (Kings badgemen) and i think the DS were biased due to his age he should not have got it. He was a realy good bloke dont get me wrong but to me and the rest of the lad...

Hi fellas, i am new to this site just reading the comments and finding my way round the site.Intersesting veiws i take it you are both outside now, the corps has changed, it has to,in order to survive. There are a few of these blokes in the corps now, while i am not racist in any way shape or form y...