What would you do?
Discussion
no-worries88 said:
Ok,im 23,and wanting to join the army. I want to do something worthwhile and rewarding etc,and want to do my bit. Ive done the entrance exams,passed them all,now just waiting for selection. Its something i really want to do,its just the 90% pay cut thats making me hesitate..
I missed this.I think you would be absolutely f
king insane.You can join the army at any stage in your life. You have 20 years to make that decision. IN the meantime you have a £200k job which you may never again be able to get if you blow it out on a whim.
Of course you wont just accept this advice- but for such a big step-why not speak to some army people that have been doing it for a few years and how many of them are satisfied with thier jobs. Very few I think, and just imagine sitting there in 3 years time, hating the job and realising that you have given up £600k to do it.
id chase the money untill i have enough to retire..
then i would buy a firing range and get the whole playing with guns thing out of my system in safety.
then i'd buy a ticket on virgin galactic, and save up for a ticket on the first passenger trip to mars as well.
i can think of many things id rather do than get shot at.
hell i'd sponsor budding young minds of physics, donate to iter, start my own space programme. there are many ways to contribute to the country and to humanity without picking up a gun
then i would buy a firing range and get the whole playing with guns thing out of my system in safety.
then i'd buy a ticket on virgin galactic, and save up for a ticket on the first passenger trip to mars as well.
i can think of many things id rather do than get shot at.
hell i'd sponsor budding young minds of physics, donate to iter, start my own space programme. there are many ways to contribute to the country and to humanity without picking up a gun
martin84 said:
If it was me i'd recommend keeping the job for long enough to build up such a healthy fallback in a bank account that it simply wouldn't matter what you did after that.
+1. Enjoy your life as much as possible just now. Weekends / holidays and get a stack of £$€ behind you.for £15k per KG you can put something up in geo sync orbit above the UK launched by arian 5 rocket.
why not throw a web server up there, and charge lots of money to people that want to host stuff in orbit, and also have their data out of jurisdiction and influence of every nation on earth.
or just throw up a powerful radio transmitter that broadcasts how great you are over and over on the same frequency as the radio station you hate the most
why not throw a web server up there, and charge lots of money to people that want to host stuff in orbit, and also have their data out of jurisdiction and influence of every nation on earth.
or just throw up a powerful radio transmitter that broadcasts how great you are over and over on the same frequency as the radio station you hate the most
23.
Making lots of money.
Looking to get away from it all?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/04/cit...
Are you Alex Hope?
Making lots of money.
Looking to get away from it all?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/04/cit...
Are you Alex Hope?
johnfm said:
23.
Making lots of money.
Looking to get away from it all?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/04/cit...
Are you Alex Hope?
Might need to re think an army career if the photo is accurate. I assume he left the catering trade when they noticed the substantial fall in profits whenever the pie muncher was on shift.Making lots of money.
Looking to get away from it all?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/04/cit...
Are you Alex Hope?
Far be it from me to tell anybody what to do but I will find it quite depressing if the OP gives up this job. Yes I know money isn't everything and I've spoken many times on here about my dislike for those who I feel have 'too much' money. The flip side however is very few people ever get the chance to earn the kind of the money the OP is on, the odds of doing so aren't much better than winning the lottery so if the OP gave it up and found himself wishing he hadn't in a few years I think that'd be pretty tragic.
There's a raft of voluntary stuff you can do that'll be far more rewarding that joining the army. It's still just a job. Do something for a charity or organisation that helps others; do something truly philanthropic.
You could set up a scholarship for under-privileged kids wanting to study something that interests you. You could take extended holidays to do some aid work. Join a search and rescue team. With that amount of cash at your age, you have a lot of options.
You could set up a scholarship for under-privileged kids wanting to study something that interests you. You could take extended holidays to do some aid work. Join a search and rescue team. With that amount of cash at your age, you have a lot of options.
rhinochopig said:
There's a raft of voluntary stuff you can do that'll be far more rewarding that joining the army. It's still just a job. Do something for a charity or organisation that helps others; do something truly philanthropic.
You could set up a scholarship for under-privileged kids wanting to study something that interests you. You could take extended holidays to do some aid work. Join a search and rescue team. With that amount of cash at your age, you have a lot of options.
Ive been thinking of doing charity,i used to work weekends at the local hospice (mum,nan and sister have all had/have cancer) so was close to me,never done anything for kids though.You could set up a scholarship for under-privileged kids wanting to study something that interests you. You could take extended holidays to do some aid work. Join a search and rescue team. With that amount of cash at your age, you have a lot of options.
Mate, there are loads of ways you can maintain your business adn 'make a difference'.
As above, loads of charities, hospices etc.
I can see, however, that you may want to get out of 'close protection' if it is risky and you work for dodgy people. All the money in the world is no good if you get shot tomorrow.
Either way, good luck with whatever you do.
As above, loads of charities, hospices etc.
I can see, however, that you may want to get out of 'close protection' if it is risky and you work for dodgy people. All the money in the world is no good if you get shot tomorrow.
Either way, good luck with whatever you do.
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