Congratulations mate that’s a class achievement. A lot of hard work and sacrifice in those years 🇬🇧

I'll back this up, I left the Army after 24 years in 2022, decent pension paying out for the rest of my life. Walked straight into a really well paying job, life is good and ive got no doubt its my military time that has allowed me to be where I am.

Do most after the 12 year mark just stay for the pension? Is that why u wish u left earlier?

@@SodaPrezsing Lifers tend to be there for the pension unless they're senior NCOs.

That’s for watching and for the feedback, much appreciated.

Thanks glad you liked it. Can be a lot of negativity heard at the moment around service. It’s not great listening to some commentators talk in this way. There’s plenty of people serving who think it’s great. 🇬🇧

@@Rangermedia I served 6 years with the Green Jackets and 5 with the Legion. I would have done longer if I wasn't carrying so many injuries.

Fair one mate. 💪 I think it’s a great community both while you’re serving and once you move on to other things. It’s a niche community and anyone who serves for however long has achieved something big.

No problems at all. That’s definitely the best way, making the decision on their own terms always sets the conditions for success in basic.

Sorry to hear that mate. In the time we are living now, everyone has their own online login to an area were soldiers can check their payslips and see other parts of admin around their career. One of them being able to submit a transfer. They can search all jobs in the Army and see if they meet the requirements/qualifications of transfer. So cutting out the ability for anyone to “lose paperwork” etc

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it. I’ve got plenty on here in the different playlists. Checkout the Oman vlog or Ranger cadre vlog. Daily series which will give you abit of a raw feel for life on a course or deploy overseas training.

Yeah it’s important to take time and do the research to work out what you want. You will find it much easier committing to something difficult if you’re in it for the right reasons. I was proud to serve the county from Day one and 18 years in I’m still proud to serve the county and be British. No matter how society is and reacts, it’s important to stick to your morals. It’s more difficult to serve when society doesn’t appreciate you but when it’s more difficult it’s more rewarding. You’ll find a motivated community 💪🇬🇧

No problems mate, glad you got something from it. Keep your head down and get after it. Take it 1 week at a time and keep a positive mindset and you’ll enjoy and be on the parade square passing off in no time 🇬🇧

4 days later, how was your first day, my guy?

@@Dangelboydthey take your phone off you

@DJRAJEE Oh really?? Basic training for me was different Guess we'll find out when he's done!

Good luck with the process and well done for stepping forward. Regards to that initial process, your right and it’s also well known that people are finding most of the issues with the out sourced company at the beginning of the process. Stick at it and you will get through, unfortunately there is no other actionable advice I can give you to get through any quicker.

Thanks for watching, glad you like them mate. Yes roger that, it’s probably one of the major things that gos unseen “family life/relationships”. Im on it, just put it in my notes to the top of the list. I’ll created next. In short, it is such a different set up to what your civilian counterparts will have “family life”. When you step forward to serve they “your family” technically serve with you in a way. We are married 11 years this year and together about 13/14. So pretty much the just shy of the length of my career so far. It can be tough at times but still going strong. So very possible when both parties are committed. I’ll get something more detailed knocked up into a video. Like I said it’s in the top of my list now. I do have some pre-recorded fitness ones that just need editing but the family one will be the next for shooting 🎥

Sick stuff man I genuinely do appreciate it your videos have honestly helped me more than you think so looking forward to what your dropping regardless, joining infantr​y by the way ,and separate question do you know if the rangers jump out of aeroplanes like paras or SAS? @@Rangermedia

Happy days stick at it. Clearly you might pick it up from some of the comments but that initial process “online application & assessment centre” etc will be a battlefield in itself. Ride the waves and once your on your way to basic, it will be worth it.

​@@Rangermedia Facts, Crapita are beyond useless. At this point dealing with them is harder than the AC

@@ParrishStrongman in what sense have they been useless? So I can be prepared for that, I've found them switched on and extremely supportive through the process.

Get amgonst it mate. That’s going to become the most important and well remembered set of digits in your life from now and moving forwards. Unique to you 👌

I'm thinking about joining as well and I'm Irish. Did your family judge you for joining the British army?

I can give basic advice on getting ready to go on selection. I’ve seen a lot of people over the years passing & not getting the grade. Myself I failed twice in various stages of my 20s. I’ve never went back due to building a family etc

Thanks for your response, that’s so interesting! If you don’t mind me asking, why do you think you didn’t pass? Is there anything you could have done differently to increase your chances?

@@fionagallagher984 no problems. My first attempt was back around 2013, I was young and naive. My training regime before hand wasn’t structured or focusing on the correct components of fitness. My second attempt was 2016 I think of the top of my head. That attempt I put down to nerves/resilience. Completely zapped me of energy during a pass/fail fitness test. I also just had my second kid, so that played apart in it as-well.

They were better days, I still remember sitting in the office of an Irish Guards Sgt in Palace barracks beside my dad. Getting all the paperwork sorted and looking at all his pictures etc hung up and around the office.

Best of luck with your journey. Also best time of year to be starting basic 🌅. Where are you heading to ?

@@Rangermedia Winchester for 13 weeks

Happy days you enjoy it. Feels abit strange at first but once your in and settled with your Plattoon/Troop the time will fly by.

I've also got basic training starting on the 12th. I'm going to Catterick, though

Best of luck with it mate, great time of year to start basic training as well. You might get 2 days without of rain anyway 😂

Haha thanks. If it's not raining we're not training 😂

Always been the case, Green Army basic training is what it is. It’s in unit where you advance further and gain more resilience etc. Tougher deployments, tougher fitness events and all the rest of it.

How long have you been out for and how long did you serve initially?

@@Rangermedia done 2 years and been out 3 years in june

@@connorlee5873 roger. I genuinely wouldn’t worry about it mate. 3 years in time is just over a posting length. Genuinely a few days in and it will be like you never left.

I can give you a video on joining up later in life in general. I can touch slightly on the reserves as I used to deliver their phase 2 Infantry training at Catterick. When it comes to life in the reserves, that’s something I’m unfortunately not fully clued up on and can just give my opinion on. Family life, I’m working on a regular service route video on this topic. I’ll either slide the “reserve side” into it or leave it for the reserve video.

@LukedJohnston thanks a lot mate👍🏼 I joined the regs back in 2009 but left and I've regretted it ever since. As I've got older I've always wondered what would have been and due to family commitments, work and age I can't go back into the regs so I'm just looking for advice on how hard it'll be to juggle family life with the reserves.

@@jlf4698I’m currently a reservist, if you have any easy q’s you can give me a shout if you want. But doing reservist stuff is good craic

Still have a 2km run and a few other things to complete before hand.

What do you mean by transitioning

@@D96MANluke he means turning trans, he is trying to be clever by making anti woke points, so immature ,

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​@@Tokyodisco1it seems you can't take a joke, I'm sure squaddies will love you

Look at the Royal Marines fitness plan online. It's a 12 week plan that starts "easy" and get progressively harder, it's what I'm doing. Try to follow it as closely as possible.

So I’d say get active. Get a hobby that involves you being active. That way you’re getting fitter and enjoying something. Outside of that, get in the gym and out running. Go for functional training and not “bodybuilding stuff”. CrossFit , Hyrox, decafit are a few fitness areas to look at and potentially get involved in, that will get you Army fit at the same time.

Ok cheers

Theres no way they actually deffered you for that

@@mike2958my teacher has a mole on his head and was told if it were to change it could be cancerous so that may be why

Clearly I can’t comment on the potential experiences with the civilian company being used to handle new candidates. If it’s just because of a mole that’s mental.

Melanoma

Bro, get rid of it .

I can’t give you a specific answer as I don’t have eyes on every units operational cycle. I’m sure but don’t quote me, that as a reservist you can get on other units deployments if they haven’t filled the their spaces. So if you weren’t getting the deployments you wanted, as in frequency. You can search out units who are.

You can join any unit regiment or role anywhere within the Army as long as you meet the perquisites. For example GCSEs for certain trades or a certain fitness level for Infantry roles. Location is not a restricted factor.

I can go on about the medical system if anyone ever wants. As it’s amazing

And GCSEs and cadet camps I'm gonna die

Big 2024 for you then! 😂 best of luck with everything. That’s a lot of key events coming up, stay focused and trust in your studies and training.

@@Rangermedia thank you

I agree with all that, especially on the qualifications front. I know some lads from my unit who went on to work in the coms world for F1. Yes for the majority stepping forward to serve they should do as much as they can whilst positive and get out if it’s not for them anymore. I also do think there is a route for the long term people who just love service life, Late entry commissioning. So essentially completing the solider path and moving onto the officer ladder.

@@Rangermedia Righly so a few mates went to F1 and big firms afterwards after 6 years of service it’s what you make of it. But it’s the people you work with that keeps you going in the job never met so many lads that can drink a bath dry and want more 😂

Nailed it.

Right now, go crack phys today. We need to make physical training a routine that’s done in some shape or form daily. Clearly don’t run a marathon the day before your assessment centre but generally train as normal then put in a rest day before the centre. That rest day still looks like out for a walk or mobility/flexibility work. Just always have it in your mind, what have I done today to positively impact my body.

PS thank you very much, I really appreciate the to the point guidance. insha'Allah I get am successful

Just tell them you're a non binary minority you'll get in no problem.

No one is required to serve as a reservist. People who sign off are given the option with the careers officer to sign up to the reserves during that leaving process so that the transition is smooth. It’s not a compulsory route.

It depends, make your own assumptions. Is your BMI high due to muscle mass or excess fat. If you can achieve a pass on the fitness assessments then I wouldn’t worry about bmi numbers.

The ranger regiment is specifically the army’s new baby. You would need to do basic training first and after 2 years you can specialise in a role. Your superior would review your notice and recommend you for the ranger regiment. To which you would have to pass several more aptitude and training tests.

Yeah the comment below has pretty much nailed it. You also don’t need to be Infantry you can come from anywhere. 2 years then apply to go on the RAC. Ranger Assessment Cadre.

@@Rangermedia Does it means i need work for two years of any sort of role, then i can get a notice from my superior recommending me to join RAC ?

​@simeontam2434 join the army first, then contemplate specialising. Take it from experience that the Rangers are not what the sexy videos and adverts say they are.

@@Chubby_T0511 i pretty much want to get deploy to Middle East and i aim to get the new rifle KS-1 that's why

If you’ve got time until you can start that will go in your favour. I hope you get the news you want when the time comes 🇬🇧

@@Rangermedia I've been on medication for over 2 years now, I hope to join when I'm 19 and i'm 16 currently and I know I have it in my fitness wise and I'm looking to join the Artillery but the daily medication is what's not making me optimistic

@@logmuster yeah roger I get you now and totally understand. Clearly you need to put your health first. Probably not what you want to hear but I know plenty of people who have joined in their mid to late 20s and went on to do great things with their careers. I think sometimes people can think if they can’t get into service in their late teens, they’ve then missed the chance. Which isn’t the case at all.

@@Rangermedia Cheers for the response mate, honestly we'll see what happens if I get denied, I get denied and it's for a reason

@@logmuster as cliche as it is mate. Positive mental attitude, all you can do is try and if it not meant to be, then it’s not the right time yet.

No the army hates anyone who does anything natural in the military especially bodybuilding

Yes, as long as you can meet all the pass marks on your annual fitness assessments and be functional enough to operate in your chosen role.

That is a long time, honestly it’s a pain and I feel for people like yourself who just want to get amgonst it. Stay focused on your goal and use this as a time to prepare and I hope you get the news that you want.

@@Rangermedia fingers crossed, I appreciate the reply.

Completely natural to be feeling that way. It’s new and something different to what you’ve ever experienced. Feeling nerves means you actually care. You’ll find your rythm in the first week. Pirbright is a great location, I’m currently In the camp now typing this from an education course. Good training facilities and functional fitness set up. Best of luck on your journey 💪🇬🇧

@@Rangermedia I’ve gotta do maths n English for a month before I start actual basic training and I’m as thick as a wall only reason why I’m nervous 🤣

@PapaSmurf153 you’ll be fine mate I had to go through all mine in my late 20s. Getting it nipped at the earlier stages of your career will work out far better for you. Takes another worry away from you when the times comes to promote etc

Everyone would love more money. Lol

To be fair the money isn’t that bad though it should be raised, the pay received is almost entirely disposable. If you are not an idiot you should not be running out of cash.

Mental and physical fitness needs to be at the core foundations for everyone. It’s free medicine and absolutely provides the ability to succeed in other areas of life, whatever they might be.

You can fly a drone but not earning a minimum of 100k. Like I said at the start of the video, service life and the package that comes with it, isn’t for everyone.

All fun and games until the ptsd kicks in haha

Good point and I’m sorry if you had a negative experience but I disagree with elements of your comment. The throw you away part, when the time comes to finish it’s time to finish. To better make the transition into civilian life we need to be preparing from day one. Saving money, personal development, sorting out properties in the earlier stages.

Yeah mate but u need to re invent yourself the military might be your ticket

go to a grappling class monday to fridaay for 3 months

Like I said at the start of the video, service is not for everyone. People will have varied experiences, as there are different units and roles throughout the Army with all different chains of command. Leadership is a funny thing, there is no specific set way. Some get it wrong and some get it right. Unfortunately it’s the ones at the bottom of the pyramid who are the ones mostly affected. Yes it can go wrong at times but in my opinion and experience it has gone right more than it’s gone wrong. So yes, listen to other people’s experiences but don’t set up your own goals around 1 persons negative experience. Regards to your performance currently, weight etc. Happy days, you’ve moved through the first step by acknowledging you have an issue and you need to sort it. It may seem like a simple step but that mental acknowledgment will now be your driving factor through your training regime. If you don’t already run, start a couch to 5km. Don’t go running stupid miles on a heavier frame, we will just open the door to injuries which will lead to set backs. A balance between gym work (resistance) and cardio is key to shedding weight. Highly recommend getting into functional training as it will set you up well for work in the Army, no matter what role you go for. If you have some money, invest it into your self. With a membership, I recommend a cross fit box. (Gym). There is a sense of community and instructors there to help you and most importantly scale exercises back, to suit your experience. The advance it as you get better. Your standard gym membership is also good but most of the machines arnt functional and your in there going it alone. So no one holding you to account and if you’re not sure how to train, it can be a nightmare. 20 is still young, so young. You don’t have to have life worked out by now! I turned 35 last year and I’m still working shit out lol

Start by taking control of your life and lose the excuses. Your past is your past and there's nothing you can do to change that. What you can do is shape your own future.

@@Rangermedia Thanks for the advise. I've taken some basic steps already like reducing the amount I eat by a lot. As a kid, my parents would feed me all the time as a way to just get rid of me and keep me distracted, so I was eating around 4,000 to 5,000 calories a day. Plus, the 12 years of bullying from school never helped. But I've reduced the amount I eat to around 1,000 - 1,500 calories per day, and I am even trying to go a few days by only eating dinners (I know to not starve myself, as that doesn't help). For exercise, it's going to be difficult for me as I've been inactive my entire life, and weighing in a 140kg I can't really move. I plan to begin going out on runs but I am incredibly self conscious about how I look in public. I know I wont have the feeling once I've lost the weight, it's just something that's there for now. And ye, what you said about gym machines not being functional is so true in my area. I already went to my local gym earlier, and almost every machine is broken, so people obviously swarm the weights. So I ended up just leaving. I thank you for taking the time to reply to me, as it does mentally help knowing someone can give advise on how to fix this mess of a life I've been given. I've already had it out with my parents for the over feeding, but they couldn't care less. So again, I thank you for your reply.