**British Armed Forces Discussion Thread**

Feek said:
It'll be pink now. Vauxhall red never lasts in sunlight ;)
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Im pretty sure there's only patches of pink, with a substantial touch of rust.

My favourite part of Cyprus how acceptable it was to drive a piece of **** and how the Cypriots laughed when tou crashed. Cypriot gave me a crate of beer when i totally destroyed the rear of his car once. Miss that mentality.
 
Been over to Cyprus many times over the years on various things, but only really ever transited through Aki … or ran there as in Gym2Gym (always a better idea before doing it)

My time mainly around Dhekelia, Epi and Nicosia
 
KiwiTaff said:
Will be getting my Crown in a couple of months time. A rare moment of pride for me :) 17 year old me would be thrilled. As he wouldn't have expected that he'd be in the mob 18 years later!
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Congrats! Is that (B)Army or RAF? I never expected to get my Sgt tapes, but i got my Crown too (RAF) - nice salary and pension bump, but a **** ton more work and admin/welfare to deal with. They say only take your Crown if you are looking to get your Warrant!
 
RAF. I have a 5 years left before EDP (*Cries in AFPS05/15*). So will have to do until i'm 40! On the whole, i'm still enjoying it even if i do have the odd whinge here and there. Flight Sergeant wasn't expected, i managed to get it at my first look at the board which was nice! Warrant is Deadman's shoes at the moment so i think this is the last rung of the ladder for me, though i'm looking forward to the opportunity to be a stronger LM as the last few years have been more Ops focused.

But who knows! The entire landscape will change multiple times over the next 5 years.

I think 40 is a nice time to leave, as I can still have a crack at something else. Though the thought of leaving is absolutely terrifying as the RAF is all i've known during my adult life!
 
There are quite a few RAF flavoured members on this forum kicking about..

How many still serving Army members are still around ?

I’m at 16 years now and subject to contract, would like to see it out fully … with additional years because I am so utterly indoctrinated at this point
 
I got out in 2014 after 22 years.
10 months till full pension at 55. Then I can pay 50% tax on a bigger pension every month :rolleyes:
I am glad I stayed in till the 22 year point though. Even though I was more than ready to leave by the end.
 
KiwiTaff said:
RAF. I have a 5 years left before EDP (*Cries in AFPS05/15*). So will have to do until i'm 40! On the whole, i'm still enjoying it even if i do have the odd whinge here and there. Flight Sergeant wasn't expected, i managed to get it at my first look at the board which was nice! Warrant is Deadman's shoes at the moment so i think this is the last rung of the ladder for me, though i'm looking forward to the opportunity to be a stronger LM as the last few years have been more Ops focused.

But who knows! The entire landscape will change multiple times over the next 5 years.

I think 40 is a nice time to leave, as I can still have a crack at something else. Though the thought of leaving is absolutely terrifying as the RAF is all i've known during my adult life!
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I was ready to leave when i got my crown and did the time to get the pension, buuuuuuuuut i did something i said i would never do and joined FTRS. The draw of being able to take your full pension at 60, job security (5 year contract with potential for extensions), limited time away etc was too good to ignore.

At your rank now, you have the voice to potentially start making a role FTRS for you to nicely slide into :cry:. At my last place i was coming up for posting; my Warrant wanted me to stay and offered to FTRS the position so he could keep me and i could stay local. This is what got me researching FTRS. I was still ready to ET as i was pretty burnt out from that role and the thought of another 5 years in that place was enough to drive someone to drink! But then another FTRS post came up on SERVE which sounded interesting and i've been here 4 months now.

Anyway, congrats - side with the boss in front of the troops, tell them they're a dick behind closed doors when needed and look after your troops too. Also, don't get burnt out, the reward for good work, is more work.
 
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I don’t have many regrets, but I do wonder what would have been if I’ve of signed up at 18 - I was a very young 18 year old :D

Career wise doing ok for myself but whenever this thread gets a bump I often wonder.
 
Jimbeam3678 said:
I don’t have many regrets, but I do wonder what would have been if I’ve of signed up at 18 - I was a very young 18 year old :D

Career wise doing ok for myself but whenever this thread gets a bump I often wonder.
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Reserves are recruiting heavily, especially cyber roles! Whether it's full or part time reserves, it's never too late, especially as they have increased the joiners age.
 
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