Originally Posted by helpmaboab
Personally I am an Avionics Cpl with 12 years service, I have been told I should get promoted to Sgt next year, however I have PVR'd.
Sounds like you were joining just as I was leaving (redundancy 95/96)
I won't comment on the forces today, it's all been said before by others better qualified. What I will say is if you apply the same discipline and work ethic to civvy street (threepointonefour makes the point perfectly) that you will have done in the service then you'll have no problems and will progress rapidly.
I know a lot of people who left under the same circumstances as me, the vast majority of whom have done very well - far better than if they'd stayed in. In my case I've more than tripled my income, well on its way to being quadrupled, no mortgage and enjoying every day that comes, doing the job that I always wanted to do.
Tell yourself you'll be a success and you will be.