NEW Sub Forum "Enlistment and Recruitment" - threads moved to new sub forum

Morpheus

Hi all,

You are currently in the MAIN military forum.

We have created a new dedicated section purely for those seeking information on joining the army, navy or aircorps. So if you have any enlistment, or recruitment related questions, please use the new Enlistment and Recruitment forum.
This contains information on
- Recruitment - PDF and RDF
- Enlistment
- Cadetships
- Apprenticeships
- Direct Entry
- Moving from enlisted to commissioned
- Fitness tests
- Army vs Navy vs Aircorps
etc

Anything recruitment related that you can think of to ask us, please do so here or simply search through the posts here. Anything which you create on the main forum in error will be moved if its related to the above. Anything that was here that you cannot now find, has already been moved.

Anything related to Defence Forces etc that is NOT strictly current military related, such as,
- ww1,
- ww2,
- politics of war
- cold war
- fantasy related (Walter mitty) goes to the relevant sub forum.

Current issues such as :
- Whitepaper on defence
- Navy moving to 9 ship flotilla, EPV, MRV etc
- Aircorps acquiring Long range military air search radar or possible fighter jets in the future
- Army getting new armoured patrol vehicles , replacements for scorpions, mowags and expansion of the Army Ranger wing etc
- future or the army reserve, its roles and structure etc

Thanks to boards mods for helping us with this. I've already moved 39 similar threads this morning.

betty12345

my boyfriend went into recruits today im just wondering when will i see him next and how long is recruits class?

Morpheus

Have a look here at this post - it will give you an idea of what your boyfriend can expect - chances are you will see very very little of him for his first 17 weeks if anything at all. this isnt a job, its a service and he has signed up for a 24/7 career.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057583954

Many other partners have found themselves in your position and gotten through all of this, have patience with him and show understanding for the hardships he will face, remember it will be enormously harder for him to be away than for you as he will only have his classmates and will be under pressure to perform, learn, improve and develop every single day of recruit training.

If you ask him to do something with you and he says he cant, then take it that he genuinely cant, its not as simple as civilian life where you ask the boss for time off, he will literally be at the mercy of the corporals, sergeants and officers in charge of his platoon for the next 4 months. at the end he will come out a better bloke and he will be immensely proud of you in your supporting him in achieving what many other men and women would fail to get through.

On top of that he will have pangs of missing you and home and his family and both of your friends and a social life and if there are little ones he will miss them incredibly, but you can really help him a lot by being super understanding and supportive. it will stand to you both in the long run and make you stronger as a couple.

riffmongous

Good call!

Morpheus

I know, it would be nice to encourage some discourse back on the main forum again.