Lee G:
Carryfast:
I’m surprised that no one seems a bit doubtful about a story which seems too good to be true and in which someone seems to be saying that they got a class 1 in 2006 at the age of 17 ■■?.RTFWT! (read the [zb] whole thread)
he was in the army!
of course its not true is it!
Oh yeah right I forgot anyone can join up at 16 and be out there driving artics and wagon and drags by the time they’re 17. 
Maybe 18 I’d believe it.
Carryfast:
Lee G:
Carryfast:
I’m surprised that no one seems a bit doubtful about a story which seems too good to be true and in which someone seems to be saying that they got a class 1 in 2006 at the age of 17 ■■?.RTFWT! (read the [zb] whole thread)
he was in the army!
of course its not true is it!
Oh yeah right I forgot anyone can join up at 16 and be out there driving artics and wagon and drags by the time they’re 17.
i think you might find its 17 in the forces!
Lee G:
Carryfast:
Lee G:
Carryfast:
I’m surprised that no one seems a bit doubtful about a story which seems too good to be true and in which someone seems to be saying that they got a class 1 in 2006 at the age of 17 ■■?.RTFWT! (read the [zb] whole thread)
he was in the army!
of course its not true is it!
Oh yeah right I forgot anyone can join up at 16 and be out there driving artics and wagon and drags by the time they’re 17.
i think you might find its 17 in the forces!
Where don’t tell me they let em loose on a tank transporter or a wagon and drag logistics job before they’ve even completed basic training and get posted to their unit which may or may not be the RCT/Logistics corps etc etc job they joined up for depending on wether their face fits.Some of those who I left school with 35 years ago and who bought themselves out of the army for exactly that reason could tell you that.
Lee G:
Carryfast:
Lee G:
Carryfast:
I’m surprised that no one seems a bit doubtful about a story which seems too good to be true and in which someone seems to be saying that they got a class 1 in 2006 at the age of 17 ■■?.RTFWT! (read the [zb] whole thread)
he was in the army!
of course its not true is it!
Oh yeah right I forgot anyone can join up at 16 and be out there driving artics and wagon and drags by the time they’re 17.
i think you might find its 17 in the forces!
Where don’t tell me they let em loose on a tank transporter or a wagon and drag logistics job before they’ve even completed basic training and get posted to their unit which may or may not be the RCT/Logistics corps etc etc job they joined up for depending on wether their face fits.Some of those who I left school with 35 years ago and who bought themselves out of the army for exactly that reason could tell you that.
ooooh look at that
if you click Here it explains the rules for learner drivers and what categories you can do at what age and if you scroll down the page to about half way you get to this
Medium sized vehicles with or without trailers
Category
Description
Minimum age
C1
Vehicles weighing between 3,500 kg and 7,500 kg, with or without a trailer - weighing no more than 750 kg
18*
C1+E
As category C1 but with a trailer weighing more than 750 kg. The total weight of the vehicle and the trailer together can’t weigh more than 12,000 kg. The weight of the trailer, when fully loaded, can’t weigh more than the unladen weight of the vehicle
21*, **, ***
*Age 17 if you are a member of the armed services.
**Age 18 if you got your driving licence before 10 September 2009 and the weight of the vehicle and trailer together is under 7,500 kg.
***You can drive C1+E category vehicles at age 18 if one of the following apply:
you have passed your driving test and Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) initial qualification
you are learning to drive or taking a driving test for this category or Driver CPC initial qualification
you are taking a national vocational training course to get a Driver CPC initial qualification
you had your driving licence before 10 September 2009 - you must take the CPC periodic training within five years of this date
Example of category C1+E: A vehicle with an unladen weight of 6,000 kg and a maximum weight of 7,500 kg pulling a fully loaded trailer with a weight of 4,500 kg — total weight 12,000 kg.
Lee G:
ooooh look at thatif you click Here it explains the rules for learner drivers and what categories you can do at what age and if you scroll down the page to about half way you get to this
Medium sized vehicles with or without trailers
Category
Description
Minimum ageC1
Vehicles weighing between 3,500 kg and 7,500 kg, with or without a trailer - weighing no more than 750 kg
18*C1+E
As category C1 but with a trailer weighing more than 750 kg. The total weight of the vehicle and the trailer together can’t weigh more than 12,000 kg. The weight of the trailer, when fully loaded, can’t weigh more than the unladen weight of the vehicle
21*, **, ****Age 17 if you are a member of the armed services.
**Age 18 if you got your driving licence before 10 September 2009 and the weight of the vehicle and trailer together is under 7,500 kg.
***You can drive C1+E category vehicles at age 18 if one of the following apply:
you have passed your driving test and Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) initial qualification
you are learning to drive or taking a driving test for this category or Driver CPC initial qualification
you are taking a national vocational training course to get a Driver CPC initial qualification
you had your driving licence before 10 September 2009 - you must take the CPC periodic training within five years of this date
Example of category C1+E: A vehicle with an unladen weight of 6,000 kg and a maximum weight of 7,500 kg pulling a fully loaded trailer with a weight of 4,500 kg — total weight 12,000 kg.
Blimey. 
.There’s always an exception which proves every rule.If it seems too good to be true sometimes it is true IF you’re one of the lucky ones where everything goes right.
welshboyinspain:
didn’t you need a passport in the army?
what if they sent your squad to afghanistan could you say “sorry can’t go, got no passport”
yes you need one and if you dont have one they get you one so the young chap should of got a 10 year when he got to his battalion or corp and to answer his joining age the army did away with the junior leaders years ago you can join 3 months b4 your 18 like i did , i dont think its changed
dustylfc:
welshboyinspain:
didn’t you need a passport in the army?
what if they sent your squad to afghanistan could you say “sorry can’t go, got no passport”yes you need one and if you dont have one they get you one so the young chap should of got a 10 year when he got to his battalion or corp and to answer his joining age the army did away with the junior leaders years ago you can join 3 months b4 your 18 like i did , i dont think its changed
IF you can only join at 3 months before 18 then how can you get an LGV licence at 17 when basic training lasts 14 weeks before posting for driver training ■■.
you can join the army at 16 years with your parents consent!
You can join amry at 16 now, I went in 3 weeks after my 17th birthday. Also something it seems you missed was he said he passed in 2006 aged 17 but never drove after his test. He said it in first paragraph. Also he has never said he did not have a passport, just that he was waiting for it to return so he may of just changed his picture on it.
why is it on here some one has a bit of luck and lands a job they want, out of pure chance, and people knock them for it or look for reason to shout bull crap at them.
im glad the OP has got a job doing what he wanted and maybe going onto euro work. i hope he has many happy miles ahead of him.
all the best williams9881
Lee G:
why is it on here some one has a bit of luck and lands a job they want, out of pure chance, and people knock them for it or look for reason to shout bull crap at them.im glad the OP has got a job doing what he wanted and maybe going onto euro work. i hope he has many happy miles ahead of him.
all the best williams9881
Cause its full of massive ego’s on here who are either jealous or been there done it bla bla bla 
I agree with you though, hope he gets what he wants out the job.
To the above 2 posts thanks alot I earnt my license putting up with the army for a few years and I joined when I was 16! Below is a couple of photos a took on the first job I did…
I took this on an a road! Dodging traffic wasnt fun
If your having probs putting pics on here
From the TrucknetUK FAQ forum -
HOW TO POST PICTURES & AVATARS 
Sorted ! Cheers.
there are plenty of young drivers in the army if he joined a logistics corp then driving would of been apart of his training within his basic army skills, there is a cafe up in hull full of the spotty kids the training centre is next door i think, combat attire with hi viz vests all brimming with excitement
I just hope that you get treated better than the norm,time will tell, BTW, just because you ain’t got your passport yet don’t mean that you can’t go to euroland, as you will no doubt have a photocard driving license which unless they have changed anything is accepted at Dover/Calais Dunkerque as ID ,but as for them sending you on a euro mission on your jack, very doubtful but i wouldn’t write off the possibility but is unlikely, as they tend to do double manned to Europe more than single manned work and would normally send you out with a established driver to see how you go over there
dustylfc:
there are plenty of young drivers in the army if he joined a logistics corp then driving would of been apart of his training within his basic army skills, there is a cafe up in hull full of the spotty kids the training centre is next door i think, combat attire with hi viz vests all brimming with excitement
I used to drive to goole whilst training in a wagon and drag, they used to make us wear overalls & hi vises yet people knew we were army as there were so many lgv learners round the humberside area! People at leconfield used to hate 2000 lorries going of camp in the mornings lol.
You dont need a passport in the forces. Sure it helps but you dont need one.
I was based in the USA for 2 and a half years and had to travel to Belgium for meetings every 6 to 9 months.
I would carry my passport but I also carried a “NATO Travel Order”. Although its NATO, its valid just about anywhere in the world.
I would leave the US on my UK Passport and enter the US on my Travel Order. This meant I didnt have to Q with the masses at immigration.
So, there are ways to not have a passport in the forces.
Really chuffed for you mate, dont let the haters get at you
Just take your time and dont ever get over confident, if you do you will more than likely come a cropper, be as professional as you can and you wont go far wrong 