just thinking away then as i'm re enlisting but with the RAF this time as appose to the army and i'm actually looking forward to it more this time around if memory serves me correct. do any of you guys ever wished you had joined a different branch/regiment etc of your forces? not that i wish i had joined another. personally i wish i had finished my education properly at a university and enlisted as an officer first time round. hmmmm money and gin and tonic LOL
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"when I get home people'll ask me,'hey Hoot, why do ya do it man? Why? Just some war junkie?' Ya know what I'll say? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand it's about the man next to you, and that's it. That's all it is."
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Majorly regretted joining up at 16 (seemed like a good idea at the time m'lord).
Hopefully I will go for a commision at some point. I Left school with V. good GCSE's, have now completed 4 A-levels whilst in the army, and am two years into a OU degree in History!!!. Probably get made up to Corporal before that though. Got offered a place on a corporals course before but turned it down becasue of personal reasons, academic work, and driving lessons!.
No regrets about the regiment though, although it does grate a bit stagging on all day with tourists stareing at you.
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The only regrets I ever had were in bootcamp. I remember thinking a few times, "I should have joined the air force." I wasn't really serious about it though, more a case of just being miserable.
I'd make all the same choices if I had to do it over again.
The American Marine Division has the highest combat effectiveness in the American armed forces. It seems not enough for our four divisions to surround and annihilate its two regiments.
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Actually now that I think of it have any of you lad's tried for selection in you countries sf or an elite unit, I really don't want to be the only crazy guy here with a bit of a death wish who's a glutton for punishment, o god I'm not am I
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your not alone mate. when i was there i did advanced recce and sniper courses which pushed me through to instructor class for all units. which also put me in the BSS which is as you probably know the british sniping section. not exactly a unit in itself but more of a status of ability.
we had to reach incredable levels and the courses were very bloody tough. i have to go out at the moment but i'll give you more details when i get back
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"when I get home people'll ask me,'hey Hoot, why do ya do it man? Why? Just some war junkie?' Ya know what I'll say? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand it's about the man next to you, and that's it. That's all it is."
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Actually now that I think of it have any of you lad's tried for selection in you countries sf or an elite unit, I really don't want to be the only crazy guy here with a bit of a death wish who's a glutton for punishment, o god I'm not am I
I did an sf aquaint course about 9 yrs ago.
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do any of you guys ever wished you had joined a different branch/regiment etc of your forces?
Trouble is Ben, if you look back regretting what you're in, wishing you'd taken a different route, chances are that if you'd taken that route you'd be in the same position wishing you'd taken the route you'd taken in the first place getting you to where you are now............phew!!! that was hard work.
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On the 8th day God created Ben-Britain and he took over!
"when I get home people'll ask me,'hey Hoot, why do ya do it man? Why? Just some war junkie?' Ya know what I'll say? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand it's about the man next to you, and that's it. That's all it is."
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I can't beleve I almost forgot to tell you, I got my letter yesterday confirming my promotion to corporal and wow only 2 month's after the course, their getting better
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Congrats Moughoun, and good luck in your career now that you will be an NCO.
The American Marine Division has the highest combat effectiveness in the American armed forces. It seems not enough for our four divisions to surround and annihilate its two regiments.
---Mao Tse Sung to General Song, prior to Chosin Reservoir
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"Ben what are you going to do in the RAF' any speciality you want to do,"
RAF regiment, but also specialising as el tech for my older years
"I got my letter yesterday confirming my promotion to corporal"
congrats
"James & Ben
If either of you are up for a p*ss up, I can make London on St Paddy's day, you got my number Ben."
i can't do bloody london den. i told you i was too poor at the moment to do pontins so how am i gonna afford the £20 per pint crap they serve down there? LOL
On the 8th day God created Ben-Britain and he took over!
"when I get home people'll ask me,'hey Hoot, why do ya do it man? Why? Just some war junkie?' Ya know what I'll say? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand it's about the man next to you, and that's it. That's all it is."
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