Is it only me???

fleagle21

angiebhfx wrote: »

Fleagle I know what poor pay and conditions our armed forces have and I think it's a total disgrace. I don't think the government is honest enough when it comes to try and recruit our soldiers. Families live in second rate accommodation pay is rubbish it's a very tough job and you could die. I also think it's very misleading that when you come out you should be able to walk into a job - not true. And at the end of it all the people they tend to recruit are young vulnerable and generally naive people that don't yet get that life can be sh.te!!!

Soldiers should have the same rights as civilians do but as the military seems to like to do it's business behind close doors then I assume that you don't. I feel for all our service men and women where ever they serve. Whish there was something I could suggest you do to highlight their plight. Somehow can't see their being allowed to have a union.

As there is no national service people make a choice to go into the armed forces and there is those that choose not to. Shouldn't mean that those that haven't shouldn't have the liberty to protest.

Am I correct in assuming that you are a soldier or you know someone who is? If so knowing what you/they know now would you /they still have joined up?

My hubby is in the RAF, has been since he was 16 and he's now 29. I just asked him your question, and he said yes he would. He is RAF through and through though, was always his dream since junior school. He hasn't been out to afghanistan yet, but many of our friends have - and it's a different story out there to what is published in the papers.

Saying that, even over here the living conditions can be rubbish. There were blocks at RAF Locking that singles were living in. The base closed down, and the idea was to make them in to accomodation for assylum seekers or prisoners. On inspection, the government decided they were far too substandard to be suitable to house either - yet was perfectly fine for the airmen/women. It's a joke.
It's pot luck as to whether you get a decent quarter to live in - we were quite lucky with ours, but some of them are so so horrible! We've bought our own house now, so are out of quarters and I've never been happier!

When they come out of the forces, they do get resettlement courses in their chosen field, but this doesn't guarantee them a job. Also, if they don't have their own house, it's straight to the bottom of the council list. They can't be kicked out of quarters, but aren't exactly helped to get somewhere else either.

Hubby just laughed when I mentioned an 'armed forces' union... it's put up and shut up, you signed the line for queen and country so do as you're told!

I have to say, the experience I've had for the past ten years hasn't been too bad, all my worst encounters have been with other wives!!

angiebhfx

fleagle21 wrote: »

I have to say, the experience I've had for the past ten years hasn't been too bad, all my worst encounters have been with other wives!!

And why does that not surprise me!!

fleagle21

angiebhfx wrote: »

And why does that not surprise me!!

Yeah... I'm not the most reserved of people, and speak my mind which tends not to go down too well. I don't go for the whole 'in and out of each others houses drinking coffee' scene and can't be doing with bit@hy backstabbing and gossip. So didn't fit in too well....

angiebhfx

fleagle21 wrote: »

Yeah... I'm not the most reserved of people, and speak my mind which tends not to go down too well. I don't go for the whole 'in and out of each others houses drinking coffee' scene and can't be doing with bit@hy backstabbing and gossip. So didn't fit in too well....

You sound like my kind of woman. Glad you have your own place now.

angiebhfx

jdturk wrote: »

Seems to me that they were reducing staffing levels due to neccessity and maybe they thought that purely just defending themselves may cost more than the extra 6 weeks pay?

Found out today that they have employed someone else to do my job!!!

sookipeaspud

oh dear. that is not a very nice thing. Chin up and dont blame anyone other than circumstances. Blame will lead to anger which leads to suffering....

zartub

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

Because if the unions had their way, the country would be in an even worse mess?

and you really do think this country could be in a worst mess do you ?