British Army - sorts the men from the boys

Advantages: Good Experience
Disadvantages: Often Dangerous, Underpaid for half the work !

...The British Army provides a real way out for many people, it gives morales and standards to many young people, who otherwise wouldnt have a chance of survival in their home environment. As an employer, it often neglects its duty of care, and the work environments can be exceptionally challenging, the day to day life often crosses the thin line of ridiculousness, and again, as an employer, the Ministry of Defence fails to protect its employees from several areas of harm that should not be found in the Army. The Recruitment process usually starts in the Recruiting Station, where a potential recruit will make several visits to discuss their options. After a few tests, they can choose a trade, in which the Army will train them to be proficient in their undertakings. As time continues the Soldier will gain valuable experience in his...

gt5952 12.11.2007 · Read review
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A career in the British Army

Advantages: Excellent travel, adventure training
Disadvantages: Miss family and friends

...A career in the British Army ?, One has to think what do you want out of life if you happy with a 9 - 5 job with the family and friends that you have grown up with, then I would not recommend it for you, If you are looking for that something else, that bit of adventure, the advantage of trying out new things in new countrys, top notch, adventure training in the kind of places that you have not ever dreamed of, then I would highly recommend it to you, but it do's not suit everybody people tend to know themselves if they have got it in them. As in life you have to take the rough with the smooth, you can end up in some very nasty places and situations, you can also end up in some fantastic places very rarely seen by other people. It has excellent holidays with 30 days paid leave and bank holidays on top of that. It's main factor is that...

Cpl_British_Army 26.03.2001 · Read review
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How to be a good wife of

Advantages: social life excellent,
Disadvantages: not good for children

...This is my opinion on being a "wife of" in the British Army, for those of you who don't know this is how the army refer to you officially. This was my only problem with the British Army they see families as excess baggage. Now I know they don't really have time to worry about the families of service men when there are wars etc. going on but they could make a bit more effort to make us feel wanted after all they usually say happy wives men happy solidiers. I spent eight years as an army wife, my husband got out after the Gulf war, during this time I did not have any problems as I am quite self sufficient and don't mind spending long periods of time on my own when hubby was of saving the country or someone else's country. However, I should note here that at these times there is the added worry of what if hubby doesn't return and it...

veramck 16.12.2001 · Read review
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A difficult task

Advantages: Army provides skills and job security, housing, training, chance of travel ...
Disadvantages: ...but you might get killed in some place for the privilege.

...Today's young adults are not like their counterparts forty, thirty or even twenty years ago. They do not like to be bossed about all the time, and obviously this is a part of the Army's very being. I think our culture has been part of the problem here, because we have bowed away from discipline over recent years, and unfortunately you are not going to find anyone who has been undisciplined, suddenly opting for it. This creates a problem in recruiting for any of the military forces, let alone the Army which has always been the most put upon, and least glamourous. The new ads are hoping to boost recruiting, ut I think they will fail. You will always have those who aspire to be in the military, and those will still enlist. Unless the military makes itself more attractive in other ways, I do not see it improving on its ability to...

poet831 21.03.2001 · Read review
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Soldier Blue

Advantages: Too many to mention
Disadvantages: Too many to mention

...All that glitters is not gold! One has to admit that the recruiting publicity for the British Army are some of the best adverts on the telly; they should be the bill for them runs in to the millions. My opinion of the British Army is based on 21 years service and still serving. Anyone contemplating a career would be best suited to finding out more about the job and what it offers you and more importantly expects of you from people who have experienced it rather than rely on the glitz of the TV ads and posters. First of all the good stuff: Skills: The Army can provide you with opportunities, the likes never heard of in any other job. Want to be a train driver, police constable, chef? The list of trades in the Army currently stands at about 160; from the ridiculous to the sublime and they are there for the taking almost...

darkwater 16.02.2001 · Read review
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the features of army of two

Advantages: a very violent and enjoyable game with great coop gameplay
Disadvantages: it is shorter than expected

...Army of two is about two rangers, who after their first mission of watching a mercenary in action are offered a job as one. they decide to join and become mercenaries too. This game is inventive in the way that you can customise your weapons and armour. This varies from the size of the barrel to pimping your gun to make it look cool (make it gold!). But each one of these add-on's affects your damage, range, magazine cap. and aggro. This brings me too the most important feature of the game which makes it stand out from most other games. Aggro: this is where the focus of fire is concentrated more on one person. This means they have the "aggro". The reason aggro is important for this game is that your strategy in the game is based mainly around it. For example, if one person takes the "aggro" then the other player can sneak round...

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Aldershot Army Show

Advantages: Children are free to enter, gives the public an insight into army life past and present
Disadvantages: Foul toilets, dusty sight, no shade.

...Aldershot Army Show: On the 16th July, my family and I attended the Aldershot Army Show. This was the second time we had attended and as previously, had a fantastic day out. I would like to share with you some of our experiences and some photographs of the 2006 show. ****** HISTORY OF THE SHOW ****** Aldershot is a military area. In 1918 a horse show was staged here for the first time which saw both officers and civilians compete in certain events. This was known as "The Horse and Hound Show". By 1930, the show was growing in popularity and it was renamed "The Aldershot Show". In 1961 the Army introduced a new variety of displays. However due to heavy usage of Rushmoor Arena in world war two, it was decided to use Queens Parade as its venue. The event was known as the KAPE campaign, which means, Keep...

mrsmopples 24.07.2006 · Read review
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British Gas

Advantages: gas seems fine
Disadvantages: telephone nightmare

...British Gas I felt I had to write this review after having to deal with this company for the first time and being pretty disappointed. Having moved into a new flat and coming from a flat where all the bills were included in the rent meaning never having to deal with all these companies and now having to set up all the new accounts for things such as electricity, gas and water I found this company particularly tiresome to deal with. We were meant to phone up on the day we moved in to the new flat and pass over all the readings on the meters and the correct information to set up new accounts and the such like. I had no problems at all when contacting the water supplier and the electricity supplier but when it came to the gas this was more of a problem that I could of dreamed. After phoning up the main line for British...

newby2 26.05.2007 · Read review
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A is for Army of Two, its also for Average

Advantages: Good fun for a night, best played with a friend
Disadvantages: Poor online, repetitive and no gore!

...Army of Two When I first heard about Army of Two I was so excited, me and my friends would download as many trailers as we could and discuss it quite frequently, then when the game actually came out only one of us got it and said the game was not worth buying, well a few weeks ago I came across it in the pre-owned section with a 2 for £30 sticker on, so I picked Circle of Doom up and Army of Two to try them out for myself and when I got home that was the first thing I did. Story In the very beginning you make your character selection of either Salem of Rios, on both times I have chosen Salem as he seems more like the cute and friendly and some how quite good looking for someone who has worked in the army for a long time, whilst Rios is the tough brute who looks like a marine and has a few scars, your typical solider...

Rampant_Ross 05.02.2009 · Read review
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The life and death of Qin Shihuangdi

Advantages: An amazing opportunity to view artefacts from the tomb of China's First Emperor.
Disadvantages: Limited amount of artefacts. The crowds!!!!

...The arrival of a small delegetion from the First Chinese Emperor's terracotta army to the British Museum in London generated great interest. Over the past six months, thousands of tourists have invaded the samll space of the museum's reading room to get a glimpse of elaborate warriors standing on guard. The exhibition, simply entitled The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army, has been in London since 13th September 2007 and runs until 6th April 2008. Over 100,000 pre-booked date / time tickets have already been sold for the exhibition and approximately 1,000 bought each day at the door. Most if not all of the visitors to the exhibition have heard of and are eager to see something of the vast and magnificent terracotta army. Most though (including myself) were not fully aware of their history or that of the First Emperor, Qin...

MAFARRIMOND 06.03.2008 · Read review
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