Thanks mate. What do you mean by KSE?
Ideally I wanted it to be a bit different but still similar if that makes sense? I ideally wanted to try things I'd never get to do in the 'real' world, such as adventurous training etc?
Would I get that? Im based in Leicester, but have an interview set up at 170 for an officer position.
Knowledge Skills Experience.
you'd get AT at any reserve unit.
by all means go for 170 but for your 'big different, but the same' have a look at 350. And read up on other units in the area.
170 is a national unit and I'm guessing you'll be a professional qualified officer as a civil engineer, so you use your civil engineering skills. National units need 17 days attendance per year, usually weekends.
you could join any other unit, either as an officer or tom, and do something that interests but not your 9-5. A T still available.
whatever you do you must
want to do in your spare time. Otherwise you won't go.
think about having a bad day at the office and then having a weekend in the same field (for fun) good or bad.
it's why the reserves have lawyers and barristers running around as infantry grenadiers at the weekend instead on the army legal folk or as officers.
Like I say, have a look around and don't be shy of looking at other units.
You could pick three. Similar to day job, interesting, and bat sh*t crazy and off the wall.
That's what I did and ended up in the last option.
the Russo changed at 170 I think but the 350 lad is a good bloke and won't try to pull the wool.