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i am going back in to the army soon
Mareng:
--- Quote from: spud [the king Edward] on November 30, 2008, 10:34:01 ---well time has come for me to go back in the army :grin: :dance: ,is there meany people no hear that are in at mo as may see you around .
going in as a driver as you never now , the last time i was in it was 2002 but been told it has changed a bit , but how much? i know its got softer :roll:
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I got out in July this year. Things have changed a little since 2002, but only recently. The big things are JPA and PAYD. JPA is the new admin system where you have to submit everything from leave requests, through expenses and travel claims to actually signing off, through a computer.
PAYD is Pay As You Dine, which means the regimental restaurants are now real restaurants ans you pay for what you eat on the day rather than through your pay packet. Unless your married and/or live out in which case you can now eat in the cook house with out being branded a 'bean stealer'.
As for being softer, yes and no, really, the changes to the punishment system that came in sometime last year gave a lot of people more power than they were used to, and some people abused their new found authority. Depends on how well the chain of command do their bit really.
Obviously the equipment that is in use is changing constantly, and it seems that the new stuff is being introduced much more quickly than is has been in the past, though that said, we had been waiting since the Falklands conflict for our boats to be re-engined, and they new engines were finally put into service in March of this year :shocked:
As a driver, be prepared to be shipped out to somewhere hot and dusty pretty sharpish, most of my old regiment (mainly seaman/navigators, Marine Engineers and Port Operators) are in Afghanistan right now, having re-trained and re-roled as drivers. SWMBOS ex-hubby also recently rejoined as a driver and found himself posted to Germany and has been in Iraq for about 3 weeks (of a 6 month tour) now.
Stay Safe
spud the king:
--- Quote from: littlepow on November 30, 2008, 10:40:48 ---It's all pink and fluffy!
Are you keeping your old rank?
no mate got busted just befor i got out and am retrading
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spud the king:
well i know what people meen ,theres is f...all out hear , and i whont them hot and dry Afganistan tours just to add to my old t-shirts collection got about 9 now
but it wont bouther me ,it bouthers the misses more that me , well i hope to in by end off feb
thanks for the good replys
Drift:
Hey Steve110, where you a Blue boy based in Marchwood ?
Mareng:
--- Quote from: Drift on December 01, 2008, 22:46:35 ---Hey Steve110, where you a Blue boy based in Marchwood ?
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I was indeed,
I was a Marine Engineer and spent about 7 years in Marchwood, in between stints in Germany and Gosport.
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