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I'm gonno go down to the AFCO in brisotl town center tommorrow and see whats what.

~Cheers Rudi

Hope you get all the advice you need Rudi from the AFCO.
Just be honest and upfront with them, and I'm sure they will help you as much as they can.
Good luck and let us know how it goes

Good Luck Tomorrow Mate !

Ok cheers sticky and Cliodna ill post in a couple of days tell you what they said. Your right its gonno be hard keeping out of trouble when i no i could make 1-2k in couple of days but if i get into the habbit ill end up in some prison somehwere and wont be able to get out of the habbit and the last thing i want is to be locked up when im 40-50 with no family support and no nothing.
I'm up for giving this a crack and ill speek to my paroll oficer aswel about maybe geting some training to do somehtin like building or plumbing heard it good money these days, still if its 5 years just have to get on with it

rudi.

in the toilet of a pub blokes comes up to me* and and i say "alrite m8 how you doing total stranger, and he says "i aint you f@#k m8 you c@#t, now f@#k off" your right i would bash there f@#k head in.

Someone’s been watching Britain’s hardest pubs

Mate good luck with what you aim to do, turning your life around from being a thug to a good person isn’t an easy task, and its always easier to go back down the old path instead of treading a new one...

Just keep your eye on your goal, and if your strong enough you’ll get there...


lew

Interesting thread.
Its a good thing that you are trying to get away from that lifestyle, however I would try to calm down a bit.
On another note, why did you make it known, in a military forum that you stabbed someone in the chest ... that just gives out, well, kinda the wrong impression.
If you had just said that you had a conviction for GBH, people would offer alot more advice.
Without bitting my head off, I just wanted to give you a bit of advice with future arrivals ... dont tell to many people that you stabbed a guy in the chest, it gives off the wrong vibes.

I would say that Sticky Blue as covered everything that you need to know. I have worked in a AFCO a couple of times during a recruitment blitz for my old Regiment. And I think it is 5 years. But this is'nt set in stone.
I was conficted for Afray and according to the ROOA I would of had to wait 3 years before joining the Army. I got in after 10 months. I was told 'that the Army is'nt looking for angles'
The Armed Forces as always had a large part of it from criminal backgrounds.
But what you did was alot more serious and you did go inside, I only got fined so considered less serious. The best thing to do is have ago and see what happens.
The trouble is that you want the Royal Marines who can aford to be more choosy than say Army Infantry. My mate was originally turned down for the Marines because of his lack of knowlage of Royal Marines history.

Also mate, I know I don't know you but so far you hav'nt took the stick you've recieved off other people too well. The stick you will get in training and at your unit will be alot worse and you need to be able to take it without lashing out. The most important thing you need in the Armed Forces is a sence of humour and to be able to laugh things off now and then.

Anyway, good luck we all deserve a second chance.

Cav-Lad

Future

You will never know until you try. So go and ask the Careers office what your chances are. They can say yes or no.

Artist

I wanted to get a realistic answer and just come out with it i find it works alot better long term i no it sound a bit harsh and i dont normally tell any1 ive even got a conviction. Just wanted to a realistic answer with all the details becauseit depends what you did you can get GBH for shooting someone in the leg aslong as you prove to them you wernt aiming to kill them. Or you get GBH for making someone a vegatable in a wheelchair?.

Lew, yeh i watched "britains hardest pubs" i thought that was a good example and i can relate to what the bloke says. I found the oldy pub in welsh full of 80 year old mad men a laugh especially when hez doing situps lol

Cav lad and artist cheers for the posts i'm gonno go down and speek to them see what my options are army marines ect

cheers for adive

Rudi

just like to say good luck mate with what ever you end up doing.

Just keep your head up and set yourself a goal, no one can stop you if u want something enough

but u might wanna change your profile a bit because if you want to change your life you might not want fighting as an interest.

Hi there Rudi,

You are doing just fine.
You have a bright future ahead of you, look forward to it.

Wishing you success in every walk of life.

Cheers

Just noticed - you are in Bristol. Where abouts do you live?

Cheers for all your replys keep you all posted day 1 starts tmoz as a new life eh? gonno give it a go

where do i live at the mo? stoke bishop, you?

Rudi