stan2484
Old Salt
smithy749 said:Civvie street is all I hoped for and more. Challenging yes multi skilled but average like the Army no just skilled in one area. Very money orientated and ruthless. under achievers are out the door. non of this EO crap if you contravene company policy goodbye, no ITD's, read this and comply. and pay is good more tham i left on plus a pension lifes easy.
I have to say as rare as it may be for me to agree with you smithy you are completely right on the above quote about what civvie street expects, I love being a civvie now and look back at my career in the corps with pride, I left after 13 years as I knew my character would not allow me to progress as well as it did in times previous. Thats not bitching but fact, but that doesn't mean I agree with all that I saw while serving but then thats why we all debate what we believe to be the right way. Lets be honest we can debate all we want on here but the only way is the way the system decides, whether we like it or not and that is as true outside as it is in.
That also applies for this post, the system will decide what line the commisioning will go, hopefully those deciding policy will have a bit of common sense and look at all applicants with their future employment in mind and make the right decisions, although they could learn from civvie street in that if you don't perform and achieve the standards required you get the bullet.