24 Aug 2012 20:45:09 Has anyone else noticed the large amount of army… · #1391

They seem to be targeting school leavers what with the gcse results announced yesterday.

Of course taking on a load of teenagers means that they don't have to pay as much in wages just the minimum amounts.

At the same time the jobs they are cutting are the more experienced and thus more highly paid men in the mid 30's and over.

So thats all there doing, cutting experienced men on higher wages and replacing them with lower paid younger men who can be trained up.

Nothing sinister no war plans or anything, just Torie economics.

That sound about right?

Thought school leavers were 18 now unless that hasn't come in yet i know it affects my children {Ed001's Note - you used to be able to join the army at 16, I forget what it was called, Junior Leaders, possibly.}

Remember those recruitment officers on ferenheight 911 ? They were deffo targeting young kids in poor neighbourhoods.

Matt_RFC

You can join the army at 16 but you end up doing an nvq and training for about 6 months or you can join the real army like i did at 16 and 10 months, you dont get paid adult pay or starting working towards your 22 year pension until you are 18 though (they dont tell you that until you are in!), what a con!