Can any military/ex military maitenance guys speak of advantages/ disadvantages of going this route?
Thanks in advance
Civilian vs. Military
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FreaKy_DeaKy
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Some advantages:
Free training while you get paid a basic salary.
You will always have a job.
Support structure to help you and your family with the uniqueness of living as a member of the armed forces.
A sense of belonging and loyalty that is not always present at many civilian operations.
Some disadvantages:
You will have little choice of where and on what equipment you will work on.
You will not get overtime pay if you have to work extra hours, although most units will try to give extra time off to make up for it.
Free training while you get paid a basic salary.
You will always have a job.
Support structure to help you and your family with the uniqueness of living as a member of the armed forces.
A sense of belonging and loyalty that is not always present at many civilian operations.
Some disadvantages:
You will have little choice of where and on what equipment you will work on.
You will not get overtime pay if you have to work extra hours, although most units will try to give extra time off to make up for it.
[quote="Contra"]Some advantages:
Free training while you get paid a basic salary.
You will always have a job.
Support structure to help you and your family with the uniqueness of living as a member of the armed forces.
A sense of belonging and loyalty that is not always present at many civilian operations.
Some disadvantages:
You will have little choice of where and on what equipment you will work on.
You will not get overtime pay if you have to work extra hours, although most units will try to give extra time off to make up for it.[/quote]
It is a good life as long as you are flexible - demands come and go - but they are always there.
Any new guys plan to fly on a Squadron within three years of joining - well, good luck! Not likely to happen.
Free training while you get paid a basic salary.
You will always have a job.
Support structure to help you and your family with the uniqueness of living as a member of the armed forces.
A sense of belonging and loyalty that is not always present at many civilian operations.
Some disadvantages:
You will have little choice of where and on what equipment you will work on.
You will not get overtime pay if you have to work extra hours, although most units will try to give extra time off to make up for it.[/quote]
It is a good life as long as you are flexible - demands come and go - but they are always there.
Any new guys plan to fly on a Squadron within three years of joining - well, good luck! Not likely to happen.
it depends on how long you been out of the military i think 5 years is the limit before you have to redo the basic.. also if you are on the suplimentary list.. they transfer you to regular forces. I have been debating on goin regs.. have the paper work here and a friend is the clerk at the recriutin center so she is huntin up my docs atm. if the opertuitee presents itself and i am not ready to go then I can skip that uptake and stay on the list. Of course i am lookin at the maintenance side of it.. and the chances of you gettin acepted on the flying side with not may hours logged i think are not good. I have a friend that is a flight instructor and is workin on a degree so she will qualify to be an officer when she applies.
