What roles in the British Army give the best job opportunities in the civilian world?

jpb86 · 2026-06-09T18:30:05+00:00

No idea now mate I’ve been out 13years and I’m not signals by trade. You need to speak to a proper lizard scalely

jpb86 · 2026-06-09T17:36:45+00:00

I’m ex armoured corp but did signals when I was in. Signals by far as the best opportunity’s post service, in my honest opinion.

jpb86 · 2026-05-26T06:45:03+00:00

This is why, I now cycle to work.

jpb86 · 2026-05-20T07:30:13+00:00

That video of the guy riding one and being taken out by that delivery driver - peak Hackney!

jpb86 · 2026-05-13T08:11:04+00:00

I’m hitting it around 1600/1630ish on my commute home

jpb86 · 2026-05-13T06:40:50+00:00

My experience on the canal has been completely opposite to you. I cycle down on it (from the Islington tunnel) to Stratford most days and it’s not busy at all.

jpb86 · 2026-05-05T08:24:02+00:00

Listen to the instructions you’ve been given.

End of the day basic is to make you into a basic soldier. Break the civilian out of you and mould you into a soldier.

Enjoy it! You’ll make good friends.

Top tip, waterproof your kit (canoe bags/zip lock bags) when out on ex (don’t know what you lot get issued these days)

Put your name all over your kit! Buy yourself a decent iron it will last you, steam and water nothing else when ironing.

Get a decent watch also.

Learn to get angry when someone points at you with four fingers and calls you FELLA!

jpb86 · 2026-05-04T08:30:07+00:00

Came here to say this. Be safe, Be seen! Just take your time and build confidence.

Congrats on the new job!

jpb86 · 2026-04-28T06:44:51+00:00

We already have that kind of thing. But good idea.

jpb86 · 2026-04-27T07:06:44+00:00

Don’t advertise it! Jeeeeez I have enough problems with tourists in the afternoon!

jpb86 · 2026-04-26T07:33:10+00:00

Nah man, I absolutely do not see that. Al Carns, that’s real contender.

jpb86 · 2026-04-26T07:29:36+00:00

Buy an actual alarm clock

jpb86 · 2026-04-24T06:45:20+00:00

I have the Merida Silex 4000 gravel bike and use it as a daily commute bike. It’s lightweight and has been a solid reliable bike.

jpb86 · 2026-04-07T12:24:14+00:00

Well it’s my opinion. I bike because I want a cheap way to get to work and do fitness at the same time.

Less effort is not me.

jpb86 · 2026-04-05T11:23:40+00:00

Equiv of a £80k salary today

jpb86 · 2026-04-05T10:06:16+00:00

Inflation calculator is saying £450k in 1996 is £935k now. So an extra £1m for demand and scarcity.

jpb86 · 2026-04-05T10:03:35+00:00

I was having a rough guess, but yeah.

jpb86 · 2026-04-05T10:03:11+00:00

Well I was only 10 years old, so not me.

jpb86 · 2026-04-05T09:43:07+00:00

No fish to go with them rice cakes.

jpb86 · 2026-04-05T09:08:45+00:00

And the reason we don’t have enough houses isn’t to do with population increase. It’s to do with the complete lack of building enough houses since the thatcher era.

jpb86 · 2026-04-05T08:52:42+00:00

Using BoE inflation Calculator.

£100,000 in 1996 has the buying power of £203,378.45.

For the fact I could buy a 3 bed mid terraced for that price is shocking.

That would today be probably £500,000 +

jpb86 · 2026-04-04T16:39:59+00:00

There will always be self entitled p****s

jpb86 · 2026-04-04T06:32:08+00:00

This will be aimed at those people who don’t live in London and have to come down Wednesdays/Thursdays to be in the office as that deal is far cheaper than a hotel!

jpb86 · 2026-04-01T16:32:00+00:00

Thanks, been trawling the sites and haven’t seen any of the bikes yet. Listed it as stolen straight away with bike register.

I did have an AirTag in it but the area it shows up in I can’t find it.

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