Hi to all out there
Currently out in Afghan till mid march 2013 Im due to finish in the Royal Marines on my rtn i would be greatfull if anyone out there could give me any details of possible work i have all licences including adr no points on anything, ive got loads of experience even 13 Norway winters under my belt driving hgvs all over there including fuel tankers. I would be intrested also in doing continental work, many thanks if anyone can help ps i am living in the south west when im at home
cheers chunks
Cannot help you but my HAT is off to you for the 22 years loyal service.
A read of this post may give you some insight for your situation - viewtopic.php?f=2&t=93127
WELCOME 
chunks4:
Hi to all out there
Currently out in Afghan till mid march 2013 Im due to finish in the Royal Marines on my rtn i would be greatfull if anyone out there could give me any details of possible work i have all licences including adr no points on anything, ive got loads of experience even 13 Norway winters under my belt driving hgvs all over there including fuel tankers. I would be intrested also in doing continental work, many thanks if anyone can help ps i am living in the south west when im at home
cheers chunks
Don’t get you’re hopes up of finding work too quickly. Plenty of drivers looking for work and going up by the day (Comet) and most jobs going are working for agencies who are taking the ■■■■ with wages.
Good luck
I would imagine that after 22 years the OP will have a full pension so maybe he will be ok with part time agency driving for a while until he gets a bit of civvy driving under his belt ?
OP - get the resettlement bods to get you 35 hours of periodic dcpc before you leave - that will give you the right to drive LGVs commercially in civvy street until 09/09/2019
At the moment you only have that right until 09/09/2014 assuming you either passed car test before 1997 or passed a DSA LGV test before 09/09/2009
Thanks for the sevice to the country!
Now if you can hack winters,have experience in tanks…why not try canada, new start and all that.
jimmy
Sorry to say but out here on civvy street you have no experience like a lot of other drivers
You could become an instructor
Of course he has experience he has just said what he had done, my advice after 30 years driving is don’t bother, after being in The Royal Marines go be a personal trainer or something along that line, the yummy mummies and wanna be tough guys would love you.
Well done to you mate, did 9 years in maroon machine and mates son is currently out in afghan with RM too. Stew J if ya know him!
Dafman:
Of course he has experience he has just said what he had done
But unfortunately right or wrong it dont reallly count on civvy street the same as army or Navy etc
Daughter mate is out in Afgan his 4th tour ( 25 in a few weeks )
Welcome aboard Royal, shouldn’t you be thinking of a bit of maritime security rather than truck aiming? I’ve been in this game for 16 yrs since leaving the Corps and I don’t know everything, but if you fancy a chat pm me.
animal:
Dafman:
Of course he has experience he has just said what he had doneBut unfortunately right or wrong it dont reallly count on civvy street the same as army or Navy etc
Daughter mate is out in Afgan his 4th tour ( 25 in a few weeks )
i would rather take an ex service man than most of the repribates out there.
Governor!:
Well done to you mate, did 9 years in maroon machine and mates son is currently out in afghan with RM too. Stewart johnson if ya know him!
Well that his persec buggered then 
chunks4 , where will you be resettling ?
Hubert
browncow2:
animal:
Dafman:
Of course he has experience he has just said what he had doneBut unfortunately right or wrong it dont reallly count on civvy street the same as army or Navy etc
Daughter mate is out in Afgan his 4th tour ( 25 in a few weeks )
i would rather take an ex service man than most of the repribates out there.
I like it … and on top of that I will offer FREE (just pay the £8.75 upload) DCPC courses to anyone leaving the forces between now and the September deadline as long as they fit in with a course already running and don’t expect me to turn out on a Sunday for just them 
I will of course require proof of service and leaving said service 
I’ve just left the merchant navy, does that count? and I am entitled to wear a uniform with four gold rings on the sleeve and have snot on me cap 
(never have worn one though)
raymundo:
I’ve just left the merchant navy, does that count? and I am entitled to wear a uniform with four gold rings on the sleeve and have snot on me cap
(never have worn one though)
Awww … merchant navy is on the list for “you aint comin in”
I have two step brothers both ex- 3 para, they are both fully qualified personal protection officers , one of them worked previously for the Sultan of Brunei and the ex- president of Haiti , he is currently in the Arabian Gulf doing protection advisory reconnaissance work for their oil fields against Al- Qaeda and lives permanently in Pattaya Thailand ( tax exile ), the other is guarding army top brass in Bassra and just bought himself a brand new Nissan 370z. So i would give the driving a miss and get into that line of work, it pays much better.
roadrunner:
I have two step brothers both ex- 3 para, they are both fully qualified personal protection officers , one of them worked previously for the Sultan of Brunei and the ex- president of Haiti , he is currently in the Arabian Gulf doing protection advisory reconnaissance work for their oil fields against Al- Qaeda and lives permanently in Pattaya Thailand ( tax exile ), the other is guarding army top brass in Bassra and just bought himself a brand new Nissan 370z. So i would give the driving a miss and get into that line of work, it pays much better.
22 years in the corps. Probably been involved in most skirmishes at the forefront.is coming out safe. Why should he do martitime which evryone and their dog is trying to do
Personally I hope he drives and bangs out some of these jobsworth back door guys
shep532:
raymundo:
I’ve just left the merchant navy, does that count? and I am entitled to wear a uniform with four gold rings on the sleeve and have snot on me cap
(never have worn one though)Awww … merchant navy is on the list for “you aint comin in”
Huh! OK then 