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
One of the brothers left the army and trained as a car driving instructor, got bored of the hum drum , futility of civvy life and went guarding abroad instead, it just depends what the O.P circumstances are and what he requires when he leaves. The brothers mates are ex- SAS, normal day to day living just does not come close to the regiment and consequently find it hard to adapt to civvy life, i think the word is institutionalised.
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
One of the brothers left the army and trained as a car driving instructor, got bored of the hum drum , futility of civvy life and went guarding abroad instead, it just depends what the O.P circumstances are and what he requires when he leaves. The brothers mates are ex- SAS, normal day to day living just does not come close to the regiment and consequently find it hard to adapt to civvy life, i think the word is institutionalised.
Maritime like everything is now swamped and the money isnt what it was. A friend of my son in law has just left to do maritime and he hasnt had any. Its all about supply and demand and currently more want to do it than postions are available so the price is driven down (like our world) Most of these things are great at the beginning but as time goes by it is diluted. Plus, you can get killed!
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
One of the brothers left the army and trained as a car driving instructor, got bored of the hum drum , futility of civvy life and went guarding abroad instead, it just depends what the O.P circumstances are and what he requires when he leaves. The brothers mates are ex- SAS, normal day to day living just does not come close to the regiment and consequently find it hard to adapt to civvy life, i think the word is institutionalised.
Maritime like everything is now swamped and the money isnt what it was. A friend of my son in law has just left to do maritime and he hasnt had any. Its all about supply and demand and currently more want to do it than postions are available so the price is driven down (like our world) Most of these things are great at the beginning but as time goes by it is diluted. Plus, you can get killed!
Hope you find work
… It is also not what you know, but whom you know again just like our world and as i pointed out to them shrouds don’t have pockets, the higher the pay scale no matter what the profession ,the higher the stresses and risks with your own life being the ultimate risk, but that is again a personal choice.
A lot of long service army staffs / warrants I know have gone into health and safety or dangerous goods safety advisor roles. Don’t know if you have any previous experience of that kind of thing( obviously you do with ADR)
If driving is what you want to do just go for it.
One thing I would recommend is to approach some local companies whilst your on your RnR/ post tour leave and explain your situation.
SOME employers are sympathetic to the situation that you will be coming into a little bit similar to the lads/ lasses taking redundancies in the army.
Can’t guarantee anything but be persistent, like others have said to brand spanking shiny new passers on other threads on here.
It may all be doom and gloom but there is work out there.
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.
+1
alot of the personal bodyguards to bands are ex military, seems to suit them well.
think they get the jobs via a specialised agency.
Having only did a mere 12 years in the R.E.M.E and being stupid to still be a mechanic in civvy street prior to leaving i did a weeks pre release at a scania dealer .Had a copy of the local yellow pages where i was based ,will say this was 1996 ,not even sure internet was on the go then lol.but ,learned how to do a C.V mailed loads of companies in my chosen area .Also forces resettlement looking for me ,and 5 days after i became a civvy i had to job offers ,1 with UK WASTE ,god knows what they are called nowdays ,and the other with a DAF dealer .Took the DAF option and 16 long years later am still with DAF ,even managed to pass the master technician tests,which from what i have heard about other manufacturers is bloody hard …To give yourselfs an insight ,as obviously there is some muppet mechanic as there is muppet drivers …Main reason i did the Master Technician exams was to test myself ,i take pride in what i do ,and yes i still make mistakes ,no one is perfect…First part of the exam was 2 times 2 hour written exams ,and talk about strict ,phones off,if you left the classroom ,end of exam,no talking ,worse than school lol bet unis are easier ,and not a clue about what the questions would be …Next a 1 hour computer exam (not DAVIE) how to use the pc to find say torque setting etc etc harder than what it sounds ,no more books ,for example if you want to do a head gasket on an MX ,type in the chassis number and what you want to do ,and as long as the dutch to english works lol you get a step by step min by min process how to do the job ,it even includes how long it takes to remove batt box cover ,all the torques .But to be honest the chance of meeting any manufactureres times is impossible as they are always other issues …Anyway after the computer its a day of practical tests…And it never got easier as i thought it would lol
Any way best of luck for when you leave the marines ,strange how clerks in the army wear green berets lol
OP will fit in at Stobarts. Stand in the office for 5 minutes and you will learn ask there is to know about the forces. Most of my ‘colleagues’ were on the balcony 3 days before the SAS bothered to Gerry out of bed, and the ones that weren’t couldn’t go because they were too busy infiltrating the IRA.
PS before anyone gets on their high horse, I do have a lot of respect for the services. My post is tongue in cheek. (just not a lot of respect for the afore mentioned colleagues)
As Rog said, 22 yrs in, likely a senior nco, it’ll be a tidy pension With a wealth of experience in modern theatres of war…
■■■■ the driving mate, live off your pension and meantime get it all down in black and white. Gotta be a good 500 page book in you
Could be the next McNab!
If you’re set on wagon driving in civvy street though, take the time to read through this site.
Plenty of bellends on here, but, also a few genuine, knowledgeable types too. Best of luck whichever.
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 )
sorry ang but your talking ■■■■■■■■.
How do you know her daughters mate isn’t
25
I couldnt careless about her daughters mate. I know a few people in afgan doesnt make any differance, but the comment about the op experiance being more or less worthless is ■■■■■■■■.
Even after a 22 stretch this is where the hard work begins, not as doom laden as Animal put it but be prepared for some leg work. I came out end of 79 and despite spending all my previous pre army days in haulage the situation was similar to now, too many people looking for work and those that were taking on wanted some experience or they just wanted you to do the stuff others wouldn’t. Like me you probably want to go into driving because the lifestyle will suit you, more or less your own gaffer, although not so much thesedays. Working on your own initiative and learning a little more each day, nothing different there to what you already done in service.
Despite chances to get behind a desk I didn’t want it either (I’d snap a right arm off now). Once you get in somewhere and Stobarts is a good a place as any if they have somewhere near by, just take each day as it comes, you know the score anyway, nobody likes a gobs…te, I’m sure people expected me to shout all the time and march around with polished boots instead of listening and asking advice while weighing up who’s who and what’s what. After a couple of years you will see which way you want your life to go. Good luck hope you get settled and doing something you want to do. Franky.
A group of us went to Benidorm last year to see one of the blokes we used to serve with. His brother was there and he had not long been out of the Royal Marines, and had spent 6 months on maritime security. Roughly 5 weeks on 2 weeks off, earned a fortune too. when we met him the work had dried up and he was on his way home. We’ve spoken to him since, and he says the work is starting to pick up again slowly. boring most of the time by all accounts, with only a day or so of stand to when going past Somalia etc.
