Astor
Knight at Arms

Hi. I normally wouldn't do something like this, but seeing as there seems to be a fair amount of people around here who are or have been in the Armed Forces, I figured I'd give it a shot.
I'm coming to the end of my college course now, and it's about the time that we start looking at potential careers and job options. Put simply, most of them stink, and there aren't too many ICT opportunities about right now unless you have a university education (something that i'm not interested in at all), or qualifications beyond what I've got.
So I started looking at the Armed Forces - The Army isn't for me, as I don't think I have the fortitude for it, and it would probably be the same for the Royal Navy. So then I started looking at the RAF - and I meet the requirements for an IT specialist (barring any medical problems, but that's something I need to check with my Doctors and the AFCO people, I guess). I'd need to get into better shape, of course, but that shouldn't be too hard.
So, what's it like in the RAF, or any Armed Force? I've already done some research on the RAF site, which has got a lot of helpful resources, videos and other stuff, but i'd like to hear from more people if possible.
Thanks, Astor.
I'm coming to the end of my college course now, and it's about the time that we start looking at potential careers and job options. Put simply, most of them stink, and there aren't too many ICT opportunities about right now unless you have a university education (something that i'm not interested in at all), or qualifications beyond what I've got.
So I started looking at the Armed Forces - The Army isn't for me, as I don't think I have the fortitude for it, and it would probably be the same for the Royal Navy. So then I started looking at the RAF - and I meet the requirements for an IT specialist (barring any medical problems, but that's something I need to check with my Doctors and the AFCO people, I guess). I'd need to get into better shape, of course, but that shouldn't be too hard.
So, what's it like in the RAF, or any Armed Force? I've already done some research on the RAF site, which has got a lot of helpful resources, videos and other stuff, but i'd like to hear from more people if possible.
Thanks, Astor.