Is it ever too late to join the military?
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Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
I was a bit older than you when I had a similar epiphany - about 36 odd. I had similar thoughts - I looked at the RAF website and made some enquiries too, and was pleased to see that they still had roles that accepted people up to 37 years old.
I did seriously think about it, but the thought of having to move up to Scotland for training and deployment might be a step too far for me from the South Coast at my age. So I bowed out.
I settled on the idea of Paramedic - and started my training in 2012. Here I am now, about to graduate, and start work proper in August. Will be starting on the kind of wages you discussed as your lowest - but it quickly rises in awarded increments from year one to year eight as part of the pay scale. That's not to mention all the overtime you can eat, plus other little bonuses. And the simple fact of the matter is that - even after a few years of frontline experience - alongside all the challenges and difficulties - in my opinion it is STILL amongst the best jobs in the world, no question.
We have quite a few ex-Police and military who have retrained, and I might suggest that you / they are perfect candidates. We get the more fun elements of frontline service, obviously the blue light response bit in Ambos and Cars, the stimulation of the challenge whilst doing so - and the spectrum of the general public. However what we also seem to enjoy in contrast to you guys (and I mean this with the greatest respect) is that everyone loves us and we pretty much get nothing but love and nice words!
Very few (well, in my area at least) episodes of violence, hostility and aggression, no requirement to challenge or confront anyone, and quite light paperwork overall!
Might be worth considering?
Best of luck though, whatever.
What's the pension like if you join at this kind of age out of interest?I did seriously think about it, but the thought of having to move up to Scotland for training and deployment might be a step too far for me from the South Coast at my age. So I bowed out.
I settled on the idea of Paramedic - and started my training in 2012. Here I am now, about to graduate, and start work proper in August. Will be starting on the kind of wages you discussed as your lowest - but it quickly rises in awarded increments from year one to year eight as part of the pay scale. That's not to mention all the overtime you can eat, plus other little bonuses. And the simple fact of the matter is that - even after a few years of frontline experience - alongside all the challenges and difficulties - in my opinion it is STILL amongst the best jobs in the world, no question.
We have quite a few ex-Police and military who have retrained, and I might suggest that you / they are perfect candidates. We get the more fun elements of frontline service, obviously the blue light response bit in Ambos and Cars, the stimulation of the challenge whilst doing so - and the spectrum of the general public. However what we also seem to enjoy in contrast to you guys (and I mean this with the greatest respect) is that everyone loves us and we pretty much get nothing but love and nice words!
Very few (well, in my area at least) episodes of violence, hostility and aggression, no requirement to challenge or confront anyone, and quite light paperwork overall!Might be worth considering?
Best of luck though, whatever.
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