Getting out of the British Army early?

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What is the likelihood of getting out of the British army before the four year period is up?

Does anybody have any experience with this or know anybody who has tried and been successful?

Tia

@SheldonesqueTheBstard lol it's ok - I just don't know how to requote someone on here so just copied and pasted it.

That used to seeing quotes in bold. My fault entirely. Sorry.

@TheFairyCaravan

Agreed. I went with dd. She had 4 meetings before paperwork was sent on, at every stage they reiterated the commitment, that she could be fighting and lack of choice in assignments. Dd was 15 at the start of the process and her commission once she passes out is 12 years but minimum 4 to serve, she understood

Surely someone joining the army considers the prospect of a war breaking out? How would that square with the inability to get on with a new group of people ?

@CloudPop

Surely someone joining the army considers the prospect of a war breaking out? How would that square with the inability to get on with a new group of people ?

You don’t have to get on with someone to fight them

You do need to get on with someone to fight next to them tho!

I can’t believe this fella is 30 and wrestling with all the well known realities of life in the Armed Forces. I don’t know anyone who has really enjoyed the training, but presumably when you join you kind of accept you’ll need a bit of fortitude, and it’s short term against a lifetime job, excellent benefits, opportunities to travel and people you will be friends with for life.

You say he was previously in a job for 10 years? People came and went in that time?

I’m gobsmacked a grown ass 30 year old didn’t understand what he was signing up for!

Don’t go down the dishonourable discharge route. It’s usually preceded by time spent in Colchester military prison and if you think things are bad now, it’ll be a hundred times worse in Colchester and you leave with a criminal record. Speak to the padre and or he Medical officer. Explain the situation and they’ll do their best to help.

@motogogo how did your daughter manage to join as an officer before she is 18?

[quote Bunnyfuller]@motogogo how did your daughter manage to join as an officer before she is 18?[/quote]
I think she’s joining as a junior soldier not as a commissioned officer.

@Bunnyfuller

You do need to get on with someone to fight next to them tho!

I can’t believe this fella is 30 and wrestling with all the well known realities of life in the Armed Forces. I don’t know anyone who has really enjoyed the training, but presumably when you join you kind of accept you’ll need a bit of fortitude, and it’s short term against a lifetime job, excellent benefits, opportunities to travel and people you will be friends with for life.

You say he was previously in a job for 10 years? People came and went in that time?

I’m gobsmacked a grown ass 30 year old didn’t understand what he was signing up for!

You do need to get on with someone to fight next to them tho!

Precisely my point

more than that though - you need them to trust you. They need to trust that you won't flake on them.
The whole point of Army training is to drum this into you

I know cloudpop, was joking.