To cut a long story short I'm 2 years out from enlisting in paras in great shape already and training hard, very motivated, decently intelligent and have no outstanding medical issues. How likely is it that I make it through the application process without getting rejected as the only thing I'm worried about is not even getting a shot at depot.

I became a veteran at the start of this year after serving 5 years as a Royal Navy submariner. This will be my first remembrance Sunday after serving and i am going to watch the service being held in my town. I plan on wearing a suit but am i able to wear my beret/dolphins? Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, I’m interested in joining the armed forces at some point but I fear that my childhood asthma may be a barrier. I tried applying for the army when I left school but I was rejected because I said that I had asthma. However, since then I did a uniformed public services course at college where I got to speak to members of the forces and they told me i could join Aslong as I had proof that it wasn’t affecting me anymore. The last time I picked up and inhaler from a pharmacist was 2019-2020 (I can’t remember exactly) and I haven’t used an inhaler in nearly 10 years and I don’t think I’ve had an asthma attack since I was 7 or 8. My question is, what are my next steps? How do I go about getting proof? Do I need to ring the doctors about it? Any sort of information or advice would be helpful and highly appreciated :)

I don't want to put his name and personal details, but my 86 year old veteran friend is looking for his friend, I really want to help. Any ideas how I could do this?

12 years ago I was med discharged after having my tibia shattered by a gunshot wound. I cant remember the exact award but I received something like a 25% GIP award.

Since then, I have started to develop other health issues as an indirect result. I now have knee, hip and lower back pain simply because I dont walk the same due to my injury. Physio's have been pretty useless, I've been experiencing these additional pains for 2 years now. My question to you guys is, would it be worth going back for reassessment since my physical state has worsened?

And is there anyone here who has been through the reassessment process that could shed some light on it and whether its worth even thinking about at this stage?

Thank you

Originally I had an officer application, however after passing AOSB briefing, I transferred my application over to soldier. I am due to start basic training next year, to hopefully pass out into the REME as an aircraft technician. Although I have been accepted for this job role and have a start date, I had another look on the army website and it specifies the entry requirements for this role to be minimum GCSE grade B in Science/Maths and grade C in English. I have the Maths/English grades, however I only achieved a grade C in Science (website specifies you need a B). However, I have already been accepted for this job role. Could this be a problem when I arrive for phase 2 training? I definitely want to be an aircraft tech, so I don’t want to turn up for them to be like ‘sorry, you don’t have the required GCSE Science grade’. I do have a degree and A levels.. have they perhaps overlooked the one missing grade as I have demonstrated I can apply myself academically? Would I be required to obtain the science GCSE during my service perhaps?

Any help would be appreciated.

I'm about 6-7 months into my application to the army, hoping to go infantry. I haven't done my assessment centre yet and there is a medical holdup, but I've sent off the further medical evidence they asked for and they've had it for a while now, hopefully it will be sorted soon. My question is, I've been considering going for the Royal Marines, would there a be a way to transfer my application at the stage it is now or would I have to start my application for the Royal Marines from scratch?

Do they do any sort of course or training on how to integrate yourself back into civvy life or deal with mental health issues? I left in 2007 and of course there was no such thing as that sort of help back then unfortunately. Currently attempting a bit of help with the usual charities.

Just strikes me that most of us can only get help through charities. Wondering if the MoD have sorted their shit out and are making sure people aren't leaving with zero help in regards to mental health.

little backstory my cousin was bullied at school and left in year 10 because his mum (my aunt) pulled him out, i’ve wanted to join the army since i have been a little kid, and he asked me why, i told him why, and he had a different reason to me, he doesn’t have his gcses yet, and i am applying to go to harrogate for next september after i have my gcses, i am worried that he won’t like the atmosphere there, as he can be quite sensitive to small banter and take it the wrong way. we don’t go to the same schools as he lives about 20 mins from me, (diff town) and i don’t rlly know what to say to him. i also told him to speak to a recruitment centre and he said he would, he is in year 11 (or would be if he was still at school) now, and is pretty much the same age as me (2 months younger), should he still go if he doesn’t like the banter or ‘lads lads’ atmosphere?

Hi, I applied for the army in January this year but was rejected medically due to a bit of anxiety/low mood. They told me to apply again after 1 year being clear. Has anyone else been told/done this and been successful ?

evening all,

i left the regs in November 2023, with all my leave, pothole and gardener leave saved up i actually finished in August.

I started a undergraduate degree in operating department practitioner (odp), the degree is three years long and im just over half way through.

i fucking miss the regs, i miss my muckers, i miss the chaos, the stupidity and all of it.

and with the way the nhs is going job opportunities ain't looking great, as once I qualify I would have to move a good distance from where i have settled.

that being said if i do have to do that i might as well join back up, have a decent pay check, see my mates, my partner doesn't like the idea, but she can see that im unhappy and the fact i served 15 years straight from high school, most of it overseas on deployments, postings and such i just really have nothing in common with people that aint current or ex service members.

What polish should I get for basic training because I’ll I’ve been able to find is light tan medium tan and dark tan and I’ve bought dark tan would that be good

I am currently going thright the application process, and I am pretty far along , for the role of AET in the navy. However upon doing further reasearch, which probably should've been done before, I am also considering the RAF now. I would be looking to work on fixed wing aircraft. I have read that the RAF qualifications are slightly better , however promotion in the navy happens more often? Can anyone shed some light on this. Also if there is anyone who has been or is in these roles, if they could give a little incentive as to the travel involved in each and their experience in general. I know they're service dependent but just looking for an idea. Thanks

I am 18f thinking of going into the army. What's it like to be a women/ black women in the army? What's accommodation like?

Fresh today, Mr McCollum from Forgotten Weapons will be visiting Stanley next week. If you are billeted down there and reading this Reddit over your 9600k modem then please do support his visit. A long travel for him but he may be on expenses ;)

And of course, SLR, SLR and SLR.

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I know this one is a very long shot...in all sorts of sense of the phrase. But I will be in the Falklands filming next week, and if anyone there wants to hang out I will be at the Narrows Bar in Port Stanley at about 6pm until about 8pm on Wednesday, November 21st. Come down and say hello!

I normally only post these announcements to Patrons, but I am going to post this one in public because it's such a tiny place.

Im starting my phase 2 as an electronics tech in January and just wondering if there is any additional kit that i might need or would just be useful to have at all?

Is there anything I should do to prepare? I'm 19 years old and I'm about average fitness-wise. Will the training itself prepare me physically or should I get my fitness up before joining? Any other advice is appreciated too

Hi, I was wondering what the early few weeks of phase 2 for the royal engineers at Gibraltar barracks is like, some information on the course such as PT , exercise and bridge building and the wider course as a whole would be appreciated.

Hi,

Can I please clarify is basic training for army reserves Friday to sat or Friday to Sunday? Trying get it booked and main site not clear. Just says 9 days so depends if count Friday as first say or not. Thank you

Hi everyone, as the title says. I imagine as long as your clean when they test you it would be fine, the usage was noted from last year. However I’m no longer consuming and haven’t been for around five to six months now.

Having been in the infantry for the past 3 years and promoted once, I haven’t really enjoyed my job as of recently and it’s only getting worse. For a while I’ve been thinking of the intelligence corps as it’s a job role that I’ve been interested in and I’m not a complete spacka like most in the infantry.

Anyone transferred from infantry to int corps or know people that have? And what was the process like? Also how deployable are they because I’m looking at getting away more often. Sick of the same old Germany - Estonia rotations.

Hi I’m thinking of applying for the army reserves however I suffer from mild tinnitus in my left ear. My hearing is otherwise fine it’s just noticeable in a quiet room, I’ve no idea what caused it, it just appeared one day

I’m conscious that if I sought treatment for this It would show on my medical records and I’d be declared unfit. I’m also concerned that I’d fail the hearing test if I made it to the assessment.

I’m just seeking any advice or information but realise most people won’t be qualified to give an answer. I just want to know whether I’m wasting my time going through the application process.

My partner is going to Larkhill for phase two but they’re struggling to find information on living arrangements or anything really. In pirbright it’s 12 bed room and shared bathroom- is that the same over in Larkhill? Also how is the leave for phase 2 as currently it’s almost every weekend it seems. Thanks in advance

I’m scheduled to start basic on the 24th of this month and accepted the job offer and everything but the circumstances in my life have massively changed and I need to cancel it basically.

How do I go about doing this? Should I just call my recruitment centre? Or is there an option on the website maybe?

Thanks!

I am a relatively new PQO in the Army Reserve, in a role that frequently involves visits to unknown messes. I have not yet been to RMAS but I've read their style guide.

I have a limited selection of smart clothes, and I am finding that I never understood the pecularities of clothing rules, the direction that pockets had to run in trousers, the difference between a jacket and blazer, etc. so there's a bit of a learning curve.

I want to put together a little over the minimum that would keep me from committing any faux pas and enable re-usability, and would appreciate any advice. I don't want to end up with a garment of every colour and style if I can avoid it.

So far, I've got:

• Black jacket, black trousers
• Light grey jacket, light grey trousers
• Blue jacket (I thought this was a blazer, it's not) (I usually wear it with stone chinos)
• Black blazer
• Blue/stone chinos
• Several dress shirts in white and blues
• Brown and black Oxford shoes

1. What else should I add, particularly that fits multiple uses?
2. The black suit feels a bit of a funeral suit, can I jazz up the colours a bit?
3. What about material? Should I introduce wool, tweed?
4. Do I need a "sports jacket"? What's the difference between this and a "normal" suit jacket?
5. Is colour coordination critical? I don't want to have multiple jackets/trouser colours, but am nervous about the "wrong" pairirings. Blue jacket with red chinos, for instance.