Yeah, I only ever smoked weed. Didn't tell them how long or how much I had done, kept it very brief. The 'boss' asked a lot more questions though. Told him the majority of the truth.
Career in the Forces? (IT Related)
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Yeah, I only ever smoked weed. Didn't tell them how long or how much I had done, kept it very brief. The 'boss' asked a lot more questions though. Told him the majority of the truth.
Man of Honour
Good luck!
Soldato
Well that didnt take long! 
Guy who interviewed me was spot on. I did fib a bit about the drug question but nevermind. The rest went well.
My medical is getting booked for next tuesday. All is good
Guy who interviewed me was spot on. I did fib a bit about the drug question but nevermind. The rest went well.
My medical is getting booked for next tuesday. All is good
Soldato
Your qualifications most certainly do not give you a good shot at Officer, particularly Int Officer as this is one of the most difficult trades to enter for commission. Yes you do have the qualifications required but you need a lot more than some pretty certificates to get there. Take this advice with a pinch of salt however, research as much as you can regarding the RAF generally and about training.
As for information about the job, you are going to be pretty hard pushed to find any on the internet due to the sensitivity of the role. About the most information you are going to find is on the RAF website, other than that I suggest you speak to people in the AFCO and try and get some first hand experience of the role by visiting a base (possibly get in touch with a base' Int cell).
HTH
There is one one issue with working for the army (in my eyes), and that the fact that you end up having to do military training. If you wanna be an IT person, why the hell must you go through all the military side of things (unless you want to work in a battlefield installing Windows servers in th emiddle of Bagdad) - surely you jsut want to work for the army doing some IT stuff at base, or wherever (ie more civilian based job).
All trades, even IT are a soldier first. You will be put in situations where you may have to use a weapon and defend yourself, even in an IT trade.
If you want to be in the army and doing an IT job, but without all the military training, then i would say that the armed forces is not for you, and i suggest you simply get a civilian IT job.
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There are civilian jobs in the MoD, Government and public sector that can cater for your needs
You can't just expect to take the job security and good(ish) pay/pension and life style and expect to mooch about like some gash civvy.As said you are a soilder first, and some IT jobs (TCW springs to mind here) involes field work - a lot. Plus if your needed, no matter what job you do. You will be put into the field. A reason why a lot of folk join, thats the thrill of it.
Well that didnt take long!
Guy who interviewed me was spot on. I did fib a bit about the drug question but nevermind. The rest went well.
My medical is getting booked for next tuesday. All is good
Well Done
Medical is a breaze, just wear nice pants.
I wasn't looking at this from an IT side of things, was thinking along the lines of what I want to do once I finish uni (engineering degree).
Thing is, working for the MOD would appeal to me, however, the idea of "soldier fiirst, engineer second" does not.
I have no desire to end up fighting in some war that some brainless politician has cooked up somewhere while high on meth (and so on), however doing the support roles (so for engineering be it vehicle based stuff, or development of new stuff) sounds really interesting.
I wouldn't care if I'm in the middle of the British base in Basra fixing a tank (I really wouldn't), I just dont feel like being FORCED to go though military training when in reality I want to be just an engineer.
But yes, as someone said there are plenty of civilian based jobs offered by MOD now, they just dont come with some of the perks of the army ones
Thing is, working for the MOD would appeal to me, however, the idea of "soldier fiirst, engineer second" does not.
I have no desire to end up fighting in some war that some brainless politician has cooked up somewhere while high on meth (and so on), however doing the support roles (so for engineering be it vehicle based stuff, or development of new stuff) sounds really interesting.
I wouldn't care if I'm in the middle of the British base in Basra fixing a tank (I really wouldn't), I just dont feel like being FORCED to go though military training when in reality I want to be just an engineer.
But yes, as someone said there are plenty of civilian based jobs offered by MOD now, they just dont come with some of the perks of the army ones
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If you were fixing a tank at a base in an operational theatre and it came under attack you just expect the squaddies to be the ones throwing themselves at the enemy while you hide behind cover? If you're supporting the troops like it or not you're a valid target in the eyes of the enemy and you need to be able to protect yourself and your comrades.
We are in the 21st century, this is not WW2. We are not likely to be fighting an enemy that can pose a real threat of attack on the base, they can't get any aircraft near it because of Patriot SAMs (which we can have access to from USA). They sure as hell should not be able to get any troops near the base as well.
Engineers are required to repair equipment at forward operating bases that are frequently attacked, transported to places in armored and soft skinned vehicles on the ground through unsafe locations, and are required to do duties such as guard/incident commander jobs as well as their primary role. Take it from me that people who went to Iraq did much more than just their primary job, it's not just a holiday camp where only infantry fire their weapons.