Why I like being a civvy

[justintime129]

I get to walk on the grass without the swo or his cronies shouting at me. Just been to my nhs trust offices and took a short cut across the grass. How very daringDT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Chickaroo]

Dont do that on a Navy base they shout "man overboard!"......:S

 

[gemarriott]

Dont do that on a Navy base they shout "man overboard!"......:S

Some cnut on the main gate at HMS Raleigh (FFS what's that all about it's not a fcuing ship it's a camp, on land!) threw me a liebelt when I cut across the grass to go to to the pub and told me the Liberty boat left every 15 minutes. FFS you could only leave by foot on the hour, quarter, and half. I told him to get fcuked and left anyway, what could they do "shoot me"DT_Xtremez_42: Oh I was on resettlement at the time and completely NFI

 

[chiefy]

Crikey, you're easily pleased!

I like being a civvy because I have a budget - a real one with real money in it, better than that I have the financial authority, and responsibility that enable me to do my job. I can pay people to do work rather than begging, snivelling and praying or blackmailing and calling in favours. How refreshing to see things get done in quick time.

I also like the way my employer puts no restrictions on how much it costs to feed me or travel or sleep in a non flea infested hotel.

I like the way I can control my own working hours, working in the first class carriage of a train is an enlightening and inspiring experience.

I like the way my HR people answer my questions and resolve my problems.

I like ............................................................................... everything including walking on the grass! Did I mention pay?

 

[firestorm]

I like being a civvy because when my bosses boss is wrong I can tell him and prove my point and there's didley squat he can do about it. I do this so often he now sulks and takes leave.
It's great outside.DT_Xtremez_30:
Try that one in the RAF.
(I did, it didn't work, even when I was right)DT_Xtremez_42:

I like the fact that I have decent rights and I'm allowed to stand up for them.

 

[sausage2]

Well I like being in the RAF cos I've got a quality social life, good buddies, I get paid a decent wage, I have a laugh in work, Dets can be a laugh too, (they are what you make them). And best of all I don't have to work with civvies. And I'll quite happily tell my boss to Fcuk off if he's wrong

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

And I'll quite happily tell my boss to Fcuk off if he's wrong

And quite happily stay at the same rank.DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[chiefy]

Well I like being in the RAF

So........ you're not actually a civvi, in fact you don't even like them even though you were (presumably) born one and will probbly die as one?

Don't assume dets, social life et al finish when you leave the mob, your future employer may even pay for you to stay in a 4 star hotel and p*ss up for 3 days under the vague disguise of a "conference" DT_Xtremez_17:

 

[sausage2]

Believe it or not there are still some people who enjoy being in the RAF. There are thinks that pi$$ me off, but thats the same in any job. I do not mix well with civvies as unfortunately they do not understand me. Ex military are ok, but people who have never been in the forces tend to think that I'm a bit odd. I do have witnesses on here who can back me up on this.

 

[pie sandwich]

A BIT odd !!!!


Outright fooking strange more like DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

Believe it or not there are still some people who enjoy being in the RAF. There are thinks that pi$$ me off, but thats the same in any job. I do not mix well with civvies as unfortunately they do not understand me. Ex military are ok, but people who have never been in the forces tend to think that I'm a bit odd. I do have witnesses on here who can back me up on this.

One day (not too long in the future), you will be a civillian (again!)DT_Xtremez_31:

You could always go into solitary (you said in a thread a long time ago that you didn't mind doing Dirty Protests!)

I enjoyed being in the RAF, but have the sense to realise that it will be easier for me to get another career at my present age instead of LOS 30. Also I work as a underling for BAE to$$ers (who mostly are ex military).

Did the CTW at Cottesmore this week and have an interview next week, with a firm that hopefully will lead to the fulfilment of further aspirations.

 

[retired real lecky]

Let me see

1 No OOA

2 JPA? Had real life PD clerks then

3 Watching you blue jobs come back from remedial PT absolutely fcuked (priceless!!)

4 Can walk across the grass, ignoring the SWO

5 Can call an Air Commodore mate when he he is lost and looking for SHQ, as I did last month

6 No pish secondary duties

7 Watching guys promoted above their ability make complete fcuk ups!!

 

[MingMong]

Believe it or not there are still some people who enjoy being in the RAF. There are thinks that pi$$ me off, but thats the same in any job. I do not mix well with civvies as unfortunately they do not understand me. Ex military are ok, but people who have never been in the forces tend to think that I'm a bit odd. I do have witnesses on here who can back me up on this.

I've been in the forces for 20 years, and I think you're extremely odd!

 

[FOMz]

Pot and kettle there MM, you're both odd.

 

[justintime129]

I was being light hearted with my walking on the grass. What do i like about being a civvy.

getting paid for every hour I work, extra for weekends and nights.

not being away from home all the time (sometimes I wish I was lol)

and the freedom

 

[Chaka]

I like being a Civvie because the RAF give me a nice pension which I spend on *three Caribbean holidays for me and the Mrs every year.DT_Xtremez_27:

*We only get two if we fly Virgin Upper Class....bugger.DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Sniffer]

Thinking about leaving the Army / Navy /Air Force ??.......Here is a handy 12 Step Program that may assist your transition: ​

1. "I am in the military, I have problems." This acknowledgment is the first step to recovery...


2. Speech:

Civvy time does not begin with a zero or end in a hundred, ie It is not "zero five three zero" or "fourteen hundred" it is "five thirty" or "two o'clock".

Words like "deck", "farter", and "PT" will get you strange looks; use their proper names eg floor, bed, workout, .

"F*ck" should not be used to replace whatever word you can't think of right now, try "umm".

Grunting is not communicating

It's a phone, not a radio, conversations on a phone do not follow a set procedure and do not end in "out".


3. Style :

Do not put creases in your jeans or on the front of your dress shirts.

Do not iron your collar flat.

A hat indoors does not make you a bad person

You do not have to wear a belt ALL the time.


4. Women:

Not all women like to take orders and most will probably punch you in the nuts if you treat them like one of your diggers .

Being divorced twice by the time you are 25 is not normal, neither are 6 month marriages, even if it is your first.


5. Personal accomplishments:

In the real world, being able to do lots of push-ups will not make you good at your job.

You will disturb most people if you tell them about people you have seen die.

How much pain you can take is not seen as a personal accomplishment.


6. Drinking:

That time you drank a full slab of beer and peed in your wardrobe is not a good conversation starter.

That time you went to the combat survival school and practiced giving vodka IV's will also not be a good conversation point .


6. Bodily functions:

Farting on your co-workers and then giggling while you run away may be viewed as "childish".

The size of the dump you took yesterday will not be funny no matter how big it was, how much it burned, or how much it stunk .

Don't make fun of someone for being sick, no matter how funny it is. Getting VD or passing it on will also not be funny.


7. The human body :

Most people will not want to hear about your nuts, their size, whether they itch, how they fit into your jocks....odd as that may seem, it's true.


8. Spending habits:

One day, you will have to pay bills..

Buying a $60,000 car on a $35,000 a year salary is a really bad idea.

One day you will need health insurance.


9. Interacting with civilians :

Making fun of your neighbour to his face for being fat will not be acceptable .


10. Real jobs in Civvy Street :

They really can fire you. On the flip side you really can quit.

Screaming at the people that work for you will not be normal, remember they really can quit too.

Taking long smokos will not be acceptable.

Remember it's 9-5 not 0530 to 1800.


11. The Law:

"Contact counselling " is not condoned . Your workplace, unlike your command can't save you and probably won't,
in fact most likely you will be fired about 5 minutes after they find out you've been arrested.

Fighting is not a normal thing and will get you really arrested, not yelled at before they ask you if you won.


12. General knowledge:

You can in fact really say what you think about the Prime Minister in public.

Pain is not weakness leaving the body, it's just pain.

People don't wear anything shiny that tells you they are more important then you are, be polite to all.

And Lastly....Read contracts before you sign them, remember what happened the first time


DT_Xtremez_31:

 

[RAF Bird]

I'm with S2 on this one. My civvy friends sometimes just don't get me at all and I think they think I'm a bit mad!!... I mean I know I am a bit mad but with my RAF "mates" it's perfectly acceptable but with my civvy "mates" I can feel the raised eyebrows. Especially when I'm p1$$ed and start sh1t tashing them!! Ha ha. DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Tin basher]

RAF bods, civvies Ummmmm.

As explained by a grumpy ex-armourer chief honourary mess member to a young eager (Gobby??) Sgt Tin Basher who was gurning on in the mess one night about old civvies cluttering the place up, stinking of p!ss and cabbage and telling endless "when I" stories. The old guy said very softly to me "Look son. You have two ways to leave the RAF 1) Die or 2) Become a civvy". I chose option 2.

With current government thinking very sadly option 1 gets exercised far more times than any of us would wish.

TB

 

[Ex-Bay]

Sniffer got it almost right.
It really is a different world out here.
On the one hand, there's no 'violence' in voice or actions. On the other hand, being polite at all times IS a good idea (thinking someone is a tw*t is fine; telling him so is not so good, especially if he/she has been there longer than you).

Jokes about "breasted citizens" and other politically correct modes of address are very close to being prosecutable. There's a lot of stupid jerks who really cannot take a joke ! And it is getting worse.

I'm very glad I was in the mob. It taught me a lot. I might not have "fitted in" very well, (but I don't do that often anyway).