REME versus RLC

[Ploggers]

As with most of these questions, the first decision is to decide what YOU want to do in terms of career, the rest will follow automatically. There isn't a 'best' other than what is best for you personally.

That said, the RLC is the largest organisation in the armed forces and as such there is a huge range of postings and masses of promotion prospects. Remember though there are also a huge range of crap postings. You do have the option of going for a green, maroon or even a sand coloured lid (attached to 22).

As for Ammo Tech, remember the old saying; if at first you don't succeed, bomb disposal probably isn't for you!

[cambridgebloke]

As for Ammo Tech, remember the old saying; if at first you don't succeed, bomb disposal probably isn't for you!

[martin1001]

Well, mainly all been said . . . Id go for the RLC - having served in the RLC and Ord before that I am biased - none the less, the amount of trades vary from infantryman (pioneer andcommand/airborne) through normal b and a trades and tech trades, promotion is good and you really do have ALL the worl as your oyster. Reme, being a good corps, no doubt, have limited postings and bad promotion (reccy mechs only have the board upto S/Sgt I believe).

[reccymech_2000]

go REME as a reccy mech i say this because i am one (and proud of it!) u get the same benifits as a RLC as u get all your driving licences including H cat (tracked) so i would go reccy mech u always get job satisfaction

[MikeMcc]

Though things have probably changed since 1984 when I did it I would rather take the REME route. I originally joined the then RAOC as a potential AT and passed the selection course (good fun, especially the psych tests!). By then I'd worked at CAD Kineton for a few months in the Labs (processing kit in and out of the depot) - It was mind-numbingly boring. I stand to be corrected if this has changed, but it definitely put me off going on to be an AT.

I rebadged to REME and became a Radar Tech. A good trade, but perhaps one of the other tech trades might have been better. It certainly hasn't harmed me now that I'm out, I'm using the skills I learnt in an interesting job.