Originally Posted by younghopeful

Well, some news, my application is going well i have forwarded all my paperwork and such through to the relevant people and im now awaiting a date for my interview. Having said that i am slighty worried because i have recently been made redundant (with a pathetic two months redundancy pay) thanks to the state of the economy. I do not mind too much as i was applying for the army anyway, however i am curious as to how the corps will look upon this when my interview comes round as it could be a few months and i will of been out of work for some time. Will it affect my application and/or chances of getting in?

I also have had similar concerns, as i was made reduntant on 23rd of December, and will most likely have only found 'contract' work since, by the time i apply. However, i am sure that if your reasons for having not been in work are genuine and you have made every effort to gain employment, i would expect this should not be held against you.

Was your redundancy 'involuntary'? If so this demostrates that you had no option but to lose your job, in my case the company i worked for went into administration and the store i worked at closed down. I was given no notice, finding out on the day when two men in suits from the insolvency company arrived to close us down. I have since made a concerted effort to gain employment and have kept the 'evidence' in case it is needed at any point in the future, however so far i have only found casual contract security work.

As i say, i am hopefull that given my reasons for being unemployed are genuine (and not lazyness) that when explained it should pose no problem and not be looked at negatively(it is the first time i have ever been out of work, and i hate it). It may be worth having a clear idea of the situation in your head for the interview, so you can explain it correctly.

It was involuntary. Just a major downsizing of the business and to be honest im surprised they kept me on as long as they did in the current economical climate. They said i had the right to "challenge" the redundancy but they have been good to me for the the time i worked there. They knew about my army application but were sorry for not being able to keep me on until i went in. Although i now face trying to find temporary employment which i can gather is going to be somewhat of a challenge. I certainly do not want my interviw to come around and get the question "what are you doing now?" and having to tell them i'm umemployed though i fear that there is a strong chance of this happening.
Timing is not good.

Guys

You cannot be blamed for being out of work, and it is obviously unlikely that anyone would want to employ you knowing that you are soon to be joining up. Might I suggest you do some volunatry work in the community. You can fit it around your fitness training and it will look very good on your CV.

Just a thought!

Guys,

If anyone could shed some light on the following that would be great.

After Basic and then the Int Corps trade training, how much 'soldiering' is done within the Int Corps?

Is it largely left behind so to speak with the emphasis then being largely placed on the 'intelligence' related side of the job. Obviously i know this is the role of the Corps and is their main function but i am just trying to gain an insight as to how much 'soldiering' in its raw form is a part of Corps life.

I get the impression that Int Corps personel can be very much amongst the thick of things on the ground in Afghanistan for example and are certainly 'getting the rounds down' as required, so are for example training ex's conducted with a 50/50ish slant between the two(Corps Role related/'soldiering') or are they far more Corps role related?

As a Nod in the RMR my experience so far has only been Infantry related, which i have enjoyed alot, so i am wondering how much of that kind of training is a part of the Int Corps.

I accept that any information will be very generalist as alot would depend on the career route you took but any insight would be great.

Ok, Selection in a couple of days any last minute advice from Serving Corps members???

Originally Posted by ASKINQs

Ok, Selection in a couple of days any last minute advice from Serving Corps members???

Yeah, get off the internet, read a good paper and get out for a run!

Question: How do attachments work within the corps? i have been looking at some information about the paratroopers and also the royal marines and they both mention their own specialisations of intelligence work. can someone explain this to me? The reason i ask is because of a question above about the amount of soldiering OPMI's actually do. I do want t be involved on a tactical level but i'm also very keen on learning a language. I also remember seeing in a PDF file about the int corps specialisations on something about volunteering for para or RM. i cant remember where i saw the file its bugging me. do paras take OPMI's from the green slime to work in any of the forms of INT. or do paras int section go through para and then specialise? Any info or a size 10 in the right direction would be appriciated.

Originally Posted by younghopeful

Question: How do attachments work within the corps? i have been looking at some information about the paratroopers and also the royal marines and they both mention their own specialisations of intelligence work. can someone explain this to me? The reason i ask is because of a question above about the amount of soldiering OPMI's actually do. I do want t be involved on a tactical level but i'm also very keen on learning a language. I also remember seeing in a PDF file about the int corps specialisations on something about volunteering for para or RM. i cant remember where i saw the file its bugging me. do paras take OPMI's from the green slime to work in any of the forms of INT. or do paras int section go through para and then specialise? Any info or a size 10 in the right direction would be appriciated.

If I recall correctly CR had an attachment for a while, but I think the problem was resolved and he doesn't need it any more.

Originally Posted by younghopeful

Question: How do attachments work within the corps? i have been looking at some information about the paratroopers and also the royal marines and they both mention their own specialisations of intelligence work. can someone explain this to me? The reason i ask is because of a question above about the amount of soldiering OPMI's actually do. I do want t be involved on a tactical level but i'm also very keen on learning a language. I also remember seeing in a PDF file about the int corps specialisations on something about volunteering for para or RM. i cant remember where i saw the file its bugging me. do paras take OPMI's from the green slime to work in any of the forms of INT. or do paras int section go through para and then specialise? Any info or a size 10 in the right direction would be appriciated.

I know usually anyone who works 'closely' with 3 CDO Brigade would usually have completed AACC to do so, certainly any of the 29(RA) or 59(engineers) guys must do. Obviously not all, by any means, who have deployed as part of the current deployment will be CDO trained but there are many non RM ranks who work with Brigade that are.

Would Int Corps personel in some circumstances be required to do the AACC and is this often done? would it be there as a possible opportunity?

I know 'elements' of 1 Miltary Brigade are deployed on Herrick 8 but i assume that is as an independant deployment and therefore differs from individuals being 'attached' to an other Regiment/Corps. Is it the being 'attached' that might require an OPMI to undertake AACC or P Company?

red1 - just get in the door, plenty of time to worry about all that stuff. if you're keen to do that sort of thing, the opportunities are there.



rebel - with all due respect and deference to your part time rank - GFY Sir :D