O/T end of an Era

[Fratton End Exile]

Well that's that then, left the army today having spent nigh on 36 years man & boy in uniform. Not quite sure how I feel just now. I am a civilian

[Chiswick Blue]

You can always be a mercenary!
Be like Richard Burton in the Wild Geese!

[HappyHour@TheBreweryOfLife]

Well that's that then, left the army today having spent nigh on 36 years man & boy in uniform. Not quite sure how I feel just now. I am a civilian

Oh, it's utterly ****** out here, mate. These civvies are all lazy, mouthy w@nkers.

[itsaintfunny]

That's some service record FEE and well done to you for it.

Maybe Mrs FEE will have some plans for your time ?

[Fratton End Exile]

That's some service record FEE and well done to you for it.

Maybe Mrs FEE will have some plans for your time ?

Thanks ISF, i've got a new job already and in the process of buying our first home - be enough to keep me busy I reckon

[uspompeyfan]

Well that's that then, left the army today having spent nigh on 36 years man & boy in uniform. Not quite sure how I feel just now. I am a civilian

Thank you for your dedicated service to the country. Hope the new job goes well and you get more time to spend on the La la compos next year

[pomp 'n circumstance]

Well that's that then, left the army today having spent nigh on 36 years man & boy in uniform. Not quite sure how I feel just now. I am a civilian

I would imagine you would feel a little raw and a little lost at the moment -after 36 years with the Armed Forces, you are emotionally still tied to a disciplined environment where you felt part of an enlarged family. If you walked out of the barrack gates today, then it makes it all the more difficult - but think of it like this. There are plenty of people who work at the same job for a similar length of time and feel institutionised when they leave and to use a phrase feel 'like a spare pr..k at a bishop's wedding.'

If I read this right, then you must be early to mid 50s - you probably have some worthwhile training from your Army career and some idea of what you'd like to do. Take your time, don't vegitate and look at this as an opportunity to tackle new projects - 'Civvy Street' can give you untold opportunities. Good luck - there are probably a lot of peeps on this board who can empathise with you having been in the forces themselves. I haven't, but can imagine how you must feel........

[Earl Grey]

Well that's that then, left the army today having spent nigh on 36 years man & boy in uniform. Not quite sure how I feel just now. I am a civilian

Wow! Never mind, FEE, you got us to help you through (not that much of a morale boost I know but we'll do our best).

[Milton End]

Good luck and good wishes from me as well.

[pompeypanther]

My old dad did 36 years too. As a Royal Engineer with clerk of works etc experience, he walked into a job as a building inspector with the NHBC which he did for another 12 years before retiring. He said it was strange out in civvy street at first (and he did have the most organised office at home I've ever seen!), but him and mum always tried to have a house in the civvy world (rented out) so just before he left they sold that and bought a new house for themselves to live in.

Best of luck for the future - hope it's all that you want it to be!

[pompeygunner]

Well done on your service FEE, good luck in Civvy St.