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Originally Posted by shakespeare
I agree with those companies you refer to. A para chef will have done P Company training, worked as part of a fighting unit and knows how to gell as part of a team. In fact on a job I know of, the TL was a Para Chef.
Besides, having someone knock up a range stew out of twigs and dust in the middle of nowhere is good for morale; a Door Supervisor with a chip on their shoulder such as yourself, is not.
I would think very carefully before you start to slate ex-military who have served their Country.
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I'm sure there are many ex-mil who have done roles such as chef, mechanic etc. who are very good at their job (ie in CP work). However I happened to work with one ex para chef who was a complete waste of space and got binned from the job. He spent his whole time reading newspapers and magazines when he was meant to be watching for intruders. I'm just saying that just because someone once served their country does not guarantee they'll be good at their job. Equally because someone hasn't, doesn't mean they be crap at it. I've been in my current RST job for over 3 months now and I've seen a few ex-mil types not get invited to stay. There are two of us who are ex-DS, there were also some ex-DS who weren't suitable.
As someone else said radio procedure isn't rocket science, its pretty easy to pick up (unless you're going to be in an environment where you're using code books). You don't have to be ex-mil to be able to navigate either, some civies can read maps. There are other jobs where people are used to working as a team, taking instructions and working under pressure.