Ask US anything about life in the Forces

[leethefish]

First 'proper' week experience?

Is there any bullying?

Yes ... But it's swiftly delt with ( from my experience )

[Marky147]

LOL @ Crabfat Milligan... 4 years son, 4 years and all hard graft

[Tal]

Are initiations standard in the army?

[bobAlike]

What are the best and the worst things about serving in the forces?

[millidonk]

Any of you ever been in a fist fight for your life? What happened?

I hear Milli liked a good fisting.

rofl

He meant gave ldo.

Forces are pretty good at dealing with bullying tbf, but a lot of the "banter" that goes on your average Joe would probs consider as pretty severe bullying.

[leethefish]

Any of you ever been in a fist fight for your life? What happened?

I hear Milli liked a good fisting.

rofl

He meant gave ldo.

Forces are pretty good at dealing with bullying tbf, but a lot of the "banter" that goes on your average Joe would probs consider as pretty severe bullying.

This
Most is just banter

[kinboshi]

Is there much racism in the forces?

[Marky147]

Any of you ever been in a fist fight for your life? What happened?

I hear Milli liked a good fisting.

rofl

He meant gave ldo.

Forces are pretty good at dealing with bullying tbf, but a lot of the "banter" that goes on your average Joe would probs consider as pretty severe bullying.

Haha, about 95% of it would result in being handed your P45 I'd imagine

[Marky147]

Is there much racism in the forces?

I can't remember seeing any in the 4 years I was in, but I don't doubt there was a small element.

[leethefish]

Is there much racism in the forces?

I honestly did not see any at all

[kinboshi]

Will you make good teachers?

[Marky147]

Will you make good teachers?

I wouldn't personally, but almost all my instructors on my 18 month qualifying course were senior ratings in the same branch.

[millidonk]

@Racism, I had a black mate in the forces who said he received "positive discrimination". People would actively go out of their way to give him an easier ride. It proper pissed him off but never really saw any out and out racism.

Although, it was quite evident there was bits of racism left in with some of the old mob;

Every Tues morning we would have parade, normally the warrant officer would say stuff like "ahh it's Milligan, the incredible lopsided man" / "well if it isn't the honey monster" / "Did we bother to iron our uniform this week Milligan" / "ahh Milligan, the only man in history to make a uniform look scruffy". One Tuesday a major was taking parade (this major was well aware of who I was due to previous disciplinary measures taken against me)

Major: "Milligan, do you play rugby boy".
Me: "No, I play football and basketball Sir"...
Major: "BASKETBALL, Milligan, you some sort of N$%^&r or something"
Me: "No Sir, I just prefer basketball to rugby"
Major: "snarl, harumph, what, what"

[bobAlike]

@Racism, I had a black mate in the forces who said he received "positive discrimination". People would actively go out of their way to give him an easier ride. It proper pissed him off but never really saw any out and out racism.

Although, it was quite evident there was bits of racism left in with some of the old mob;

Every Tues morning we would have parade, normally the warrant officer would say stuff like "ahh it's Milligan, the incredible lopsided man" / "well if it isn't the honey monster" / "Did we bother to iron our uniform this week Milligan" / "ahh Milligan, the only man in history to make a uniform look scruffy". One Tuesday a major was taking parade (this major was well aware of who I was due to previous disciplinary measures taken against me)

Major: "Milligan, do you like a good fisting".
Me: "No, I LOVE a good fisting Sir"...
Major: "GIVING or RECEIVING"
Me: "No Sir, I just prefer giving to receiving. Had a bad experience receiving from a basketball player with 16' hands"
Major: "snarl, harumph, what, what"
Major: "Milligan, meet me in the officers mess at 13:00 hours"
Me: "Roger Sir".
Major: "No, just fisting Milligan!"

FYP

[Tal]

Should the army training include - say between tours - academic qualifications to prepare for life on the outside?