Im Thinking Of Joining The Army.. Is There Any Ex Soldiers In Here??

Question

I Want to join the army. wen i leave school.. is the anyone in here who can tell me what its actually like... i want to go in the royal electrical mechanical engineers ( REME).. and im just wondering what it will be like... i have had 1 week experiance of the army in my work experiance and i had it with the grenidier guards.. it was amazing...

Answer 1

I am ex Engineer.
Firstly you have to pass an aptitude test to gain entry to the engineers. You need a minimum intelligence level as the Engineers are the backbone of the Army.
Rather than decide through here as you have only 1 weeks 'work experience' in the army, have you considered the terriers? that is the Territorial Army?
I know of the EOD's near to Southall which are always recruiting, they are Bomb Disposal (my own field).
You must attend a certain amount of weekday evening meetings as well as weekends, and you have either 1 or 2 weeks at training camp.
It should not interfere with a regular job as ALL employers MUST allow you time to attend.
This will give you more experience of Army life without the complete commitment.
Contact your local Army office or Territorial Army office for any details in you area

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Answer 2

My experience in the military was great. Made great friends, some of which I still talk to today. The Army, is the branch of service i joined. I would suggest if you are seriously considering joining the military to choose either the Air Force, or Navy. Make sure you pick a job that has a civilian equivilant. Not too many people hire tank gunners. Good luck.

Answer 3

My daughter is in the army she is now 22 and loves it,She is a nurse for the army at Portsmouth,She has had to do all the normal army training and can be called to fight for our country at any time,In February this year she is going out to Afghanistan.She is the youngest of my six children and has always been spoilt,The army has made her grow up.I am so proud of her.
Happy new year xx

Answer 4

... well firstly im not a soldier or ex soldier, however what i do know is that
*you have to be very disciplined
*wake up early
*work really hard
*(depending on what type of thing you do) you may have to kill people
*(depending on what type of thing you do) you may have to deal with extra gory real life stuff
*you may have to be prepared for a friend to die if that friend works on a battle field

personally i wouldnt join the army for many of the above reasons, and the fact that it requires a hell of a lot of mental power making it tiring. however if it interests you then good luck.

Answer 5

Go to college and join a frat or something and chase some tial. and then get a job because when you start off in the military as enlisted you are at the bottom of the totem-pole and you will be treated like a kid and talked down to like a kid. Dont join.

Answer 6

yeah I'm in the Army now. It's physically easy, the tough part is the amount of bull$hit you have to put up with. And U.S. soldiers for the most part are the biggest a$$holes in America, basically for the most part enlisted soldiers are the some of dumbest scummiest people you could meet. Don't join, go to college, or if you are in college just get a good job.

Answer 7

There is a big difference between enlisted and officers. In pay you get dirt as enlisted. Go to college or be a tradesman.

Answer 8

If you want to make a decision about your future life, do you think it's such a good idea to ask people who write stupid answers on a dumb web site? Christ, this is your future!!!!!