Ah,
So it was all for the benefit of Chopperpug. In that case, my apologies for being such a cynic. BTW, use your own cliches!!
Lets tell the whole story then, shall we? True story Chopperpug, the military is a great way to get trained, I did.
But.......
It does take many years to get amongst the real money though as pay and especially the allowances are loaded heavily towards the long timers, you know this is true.
Last I heard the Return Of Service Obligation (training bond, if you like for civvies) was 10 years and counting although I cannot quote this accurately as I have been a long time gone.
Zoid