Anyone can join the services from abroad
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Anyone can join the services from abroad
Desperate times, perhaps the shortage fix could be simply addressed by paying a living wage, giving our servicemen accommodation fit for their families to live in, and returning the job back to where you had a sense of job security where your contract was honoured. Perhaps then you might retain and address the shortages.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46092838
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46092838
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Could not agree more. There was fierce competition when I joined in 1995. Why are we scraping the barrel:
Erosion of fun
Poor accommodation
Stagnant pay
Erosion of T&C's
Erosion of fun
Poor accommodation
Stagnant pay
Erosion of T&C's
Horrific lurch to begin a soft organisation
Reduced pension
Prospect of being dragged to court years later for doing your job.
Not an exhaustive list
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Reduced pension
Prospect of being dragged to court years later for doing your job.
Not an exhaustive list
H
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In the early 80's, I almost followed my Uncle into the Scots Guards. It didn't happen but I don't recall this rule at the time. Perhaps the limited number of exceptions was why. 
I think there is some 'sensational' headlining there. From the story
So it is not "anyone". It is still "commonwealth", they've just relaxed the residency requirement.
So, my understanding is that nationals from China, America, Iraq etc. etc. still cannot join. But why let the truth get in the way of a BBC attention grabbing headline!
Currently, citizens from Commonwealth countries can only join if they have lived in the UK for five years.
But in a bid to recruit more servicemen and women to the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Ministry of Defence is lifting this rule.
...snip...
It means people from Commonwealth countries - including India, Australia, Kenya, Fiji and Sri Lanka - will be considered for roles, even if they have never lived in Britain.
The government already allows 200 Commonwealth citizens who have not met the requirement of living in the UK for five years to apply for a limited number of jobs every year. They introduced the rule in 2016.
Now, that cap of 200 will be lifted.
...snip...
Applications from citizens of countries outside the Commonwealth will not be accepted, the paper adds. Citizens of Ireland and also Gurkhas from Nepal can already join because of special rules.
But in a bid to recruit more servicemen and women to the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Ministry of Defence is lifting this rule.
...snip...
It means people from Commonwealth countries - including India, Australia, Kenya, Fiji and Sri Lanka - will be considered for roles, even if they have never lived in Britain.
The government already allows 200 Commonwealth citizens who have not met the requirement of living in the UK for five years to apply for a limited number of jobs every year. They introduced the rule in 2016.
Now, that cap of 200 will be lifted.
...snip...
Applications from citizens of countries outside the Commonwealth will not be accepted, the paper adds. Citizens of Ireland and also Gurkhas from Nepal can already join because of special rules.
So, my understanding is that nationals from China, America, Iraq etc. etc. still cannot join. But why let the truth get in the way of a BBC attention grabbing headline!
Desperate times, perhaps the shortage fix could be simply addressed by paying a living wage, giving our servicemen accommodation fit for their families to live in, and returning the job back to where you had a sense of job security where your contract was honoured. Perhaps then you might retain and address the shortages.
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Could not agree more. There was fierce competition when I joined in 1995. Why are we scraping the barrel:
Erosion of fun
Poor accommodation
Stagnant pay
Erosion of T&C's
Horrific lurch to begin a soft organisation
Reduced pension
Prospect of being dragged to court years later for doing your job.
Not an exhaustive list
H
Erosion of fun
Poor accommodation
Stagnant pay
Erosion of T&C's
Horrific lurch to begin a soft organisation
Reduced pension
Prospect of being dragged to court years later for doing your job.
Not an exhaustive list
H
Society is changing. It takes imagination and innovation to change things. Stuff like linking in free university degrees to everybody that puts 3-5 years into the Armed Forces (that's just an example - it's not intended to be a workable solution, just something to get the out-of-the-box thinking caps on)
Whilst I agree with the sentiment, it would be a mistake to think this could fix it, even if chucking a bucketful of money at the problem was feasible - which it clearly is not.
Society is changing. It takes imagination and innovation to change things. Stuff like linking in free university degrees to everybody that puts 3-5 years into the Armed Forces (that's just an example - it's not intended to be a workable solution, just something to get the out-of-the-box thinking caps on)
Society is changing. It takes imagination and innovation to change things. Stuff like linking in free university degrees to everybody that puts 3-5 years into the Armed Forces (that's just an example - it's not intended to be a workable solution, just something to get the out-of-the-box thinking caps on)
Unfortunately, the whole of our society seem Hell-bent on unlinking anything that resembles merit with reward. So, preferential terms for those who invest graft or service are pitiful, at best. It is not the rise of the Zombie's
but, the increasing percentage of Morons in the population that needs to be addressed. 
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Hi TOFOne,
Unfortunately, the whole of our society seem Hell-bent on unlinking anything that resembles merit with reward. So, preferential terms for those who invest graft or service are pitiful, at best. It is not the rise of the Zombie's but, the increasing percentage of Morons in the population that needs to be addressed.
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Unfortunately, the whole of our society seem Hell-bent on unlinking anything that resembles merit with reward. So, preferential terms for those who invest graft or service are pitiful, at best. It is not the rise of the Zombie's
but, the increasing percentage of Morons in the population that needs to be addressed. OAP
All the Morons would simply self identify as Zombies!
You can get a free undergrad degree. Through the Enhanced learning credits they will pay your tuition fees.
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I was lucky enough to use Standard and then Enhanced LC to fund an OU degree when a module cost £300...now the OU has followed the shysters in other universities in charging the full whack allowed.
my understanding is that nationals from China, America, Iraq etc. etc. still cannot join. But why let the truth get in the way of a BBC attention grabbing headline!
Starting a Military Career as a third class citizen would not make much sense.
The French Foreign Legion would be far more a interesting proposition as the Legion overlooks from whence one comes upon passing their Background Investigation of you.
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You can get a free undergrad degree. Through the Enhanced learning credits they will pay your tuition fees.
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there you go more agism!
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ISTR there was a Greek chap in the RN who did rather well, but he had lived in UK for some years.
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"But why let the truth get in the way of a BBC attention grabbing headline!"
The argument put forward by traditional media sources such as our Newspapers and the BBC is that their content is subject to strict Editorial controls, unlike the web. Given the nonsense often spouted, of which this story is but another example, fake news is not just a consequence of using the internet.
The argument put forward by traditional media sources such as our Newspapers and the BBC is that their content is subject to strict Editorial controls, unlike the web. Given the nonsense often spouted, of which this story is but another example, fake news is not just a consequence of using the internet.
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Is this so bizarre? A friend of mines daughter is just going through the RFA selection, and she was born and raised in France. But she does have UK nationality and is a daughter of an ex-Merchant Navyman. Should she be excluded because shes not applying from within the UK?