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Somebody told me once that theres a HUGE waiting list for the Army

Is this true?

It well could be, the Government is looking to cut another 5 Regiments and have slowed recruiting to a trickle, so there could be a back log of men waiting to join.

depends what for i geuss, some jobs might be crying out for men/women. Other may not or maybe getting cut, creating waiting lists for that job..ie Infanty

I know that the RAF Regt are screaming for blokes at the moment, though virtually every other trade in the RAF has been put on hold

i was thinking of the Royal Artillery....

Ask Gary Amsterdam. He starts training this month, he applied last winter, I think. He's going for Artillery. I'm going for Artillery as well, I applied in May and I haven't been given a date for selection yet. I've done my BARB and had my 1st interview.

All these question have been answered on page 2 of the Sunday Telegraph 11 July 2004. I have put some of the cuts on on another section
of this site.

I applied sept 2003.
I start basic juli 26'th in 2 weeks

I could have started in march if I had of switched to infantry, but

i applied in july 2003 and my intake isn't until jan next year so it does depend on what trade you are going in (RE). but im just happy to be in and have a trade

I'm worried at the moment because my doctor has lost my medical notes As well as all this about cuts in the military. One thing I won't do is give up. I want it so bad, that if i won the lottery I'd still join. It's not about money, and it's not because I can't get a job on civvy street. It's all I want to do.

Well Big Bart if that is what you want then you stick at it. and all the best to you.