Joining the military as an adult?
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i have just left the navy after 4 years, im 21 now, but when i first started training there where a couple of older fella's i think the oldest was 32. he struggled to cope and left after 4 weeks.
if you are older and you are joining the forces you've got to be able to handle being talked to like an utter pleb for the first couple of years. i found that older lads struggled with that.
if you are older and you are joining the forces you've got to be able to handle being talked to like an utter pleb for the first couple of years. i found that older lads struggled with that.
It's a lot easier for younger guys to join IMHO.
The exception would be those who were in the forces for their 3 years, left to do something else, then are heading back to the forces when they are older.
As noted above, being shouted at and talked at like a piece of dirt is more difficult for the elder person to take IMHO.
The exception would be those who were in the forces for their 3 years, left to do something else, then are heading back to the forces when they are older.
As noted above, being shouted at and talked at like a piece of dirt is more difficult for the elder person to take IMHO.
army likes them young as they are more impressionable and easily led, once the get to mid twenties, it is harder to recruit as they are a lot wiser
having said that, got to know some of the local poachers regiment, back from iraq last year, all injured in fairly major ways and doing hospital and visiting the queen for medals etc, the "old man" of the regiment was 25
having said that, got to know some of the local poachers regiment, back from iraq last year, all injured in fairly major ways and doing hospital and visiting the queen for medals etc, the "old man" of the regiment was 25
Steameh said:
An interesting question, I was thinking of joining the navy after finishing uni, I would be around 25/26. I'm assuming that the basic training would be annoying in terms of talking down, however the officers training should be more...respectful?
'Respectful' is something the RN tries to be across the board, but the main difference with Officer training is, obviously, you get your 'hand held' a lot less and are expected to show intiative, responsibility and leadership early on. You'd be surprised how many highly intelligent graduates are utterly incapable of this......... (Not suggesting that's you)andy400 said:
Oli748 said:
andy400 said:
Oli748 said:
being talked to like an utter pleb
We only talk to the utter plebs like utter plebs..... 
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