Army/Raf and medical conditions

Congrats on VEDS, 40 from mine took it and ran. Rehabilitate is a dirty word on the landings currently.
 
Depends on location as you get an living allowance, up-to £4000 for inner London, most cities in around £3100, outlaying prisons can be around £800-£2000

As a new entry you will get a 37h contract for around 17-18k rising in increments to around £25k again depending on location. After 5 years. These are the current T&C's they have gotten worse granted, old contract officers (mine) earn a top end of around £31k after 6 years for the same job you will be doing. But there is a chance of promotion, they are readily available in my gaff, you just need a years service and be out of your probationary period.

But your absolute base pay is 14k plus living allowance and unsocial hours allowance. About 17500 is the new entrant average, then you get yearly rises guaranteed.
 
In short yes.

I applied to the TA and was rejected following my medical report, owing to a condition which I had corrective surgery for, which totally fixed the issue and I no longer have symptoms (GORD). The recruiter went to the Captain in charge of recruitment who called me to talk through it and he said it was crazy and tried to overturn it, describing it as "some jobsworth in the MOD who has not applied common sense". It did not get overturned :(
 
J05H86UK said:
Depends on location as you get an living allowance, up-to £4000 for inner London, most cities in around £3100, outlaying prisons can be around £800-£2000

As a new entry you will get a 37h contract for around 17-18k rising in increments to around £25k again depending on location. After 5 years. These are the current T&C's they have gotten worse granted, old contract officers (mine) earn a top end of around £31k after 6 years for the same job you will be doing. But there is a chance of promotion, they are readily available in my gaff, you just need a years service and be out of your probationary period.

But your absolute base pay is 14k plus living allowance and unsocial hours allowance. About 17500 is the new entrant average, then you get yearly rises guaranteed.
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Yep £17.5k for the same job as someone getting £30k for, new entrants are mad to take that kinda job for retail wages
 
But after working 5 years for say Next or Game will you be on 25k? I have no experience in either but I wouldn't of though so, sales maybe but retail no.

The job isn't for everyone, if it sounds appealing to you try it, you can leave whenever you want. Some love it, some hate it, some leave bitter. Like every job.

Josh
 
Sounds like pretty dreadful progression I'm salary terms!

I wanted to join the RAF when I was younger, but couldn't possibly join an organisation that supports war, any more. More importantly, I have Crohn's, so feel your pain, but also was told that I wouldn't be able to join.
 
dirtychinchilla said:
Sounds like pretty dreadful progression I'm salary terms!
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It is now sadly, all government depts are getting hit the same. The Prison Service model is now to get young people 18-25 in the door and out again within 5-8 years. The higher salary and experience earners get the chance to go for voluntary redundancy around 4 times per year.
 
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