Fast Track courses what's the truth? Ex Military, needs advice.

[Stephen Legge]

I spent some time on a boat in Freetown. That had decent food.

2001?

 

[Harvest Fields]

2001?

Yes mate.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Yes mate.

I was wrong. It was definitely 2001. I met the wife that year

 

[Stephen Legge]

I was wrong. It was definitely 2001. I met the wife that year

there was an RFA tanker berthed alongside in Freetown next to the army field hospital, we used to come in alongside the tanker for a few days before going out again.

 

[king of pipes]

They maybe bud but they ain't paid for and are all mortgaged to the hilt what your proposing is possible but hard graft , we earn a decent living but often it's a 60 hour week and drowning in paperwork but I wouldn't go back to being employed all the best . Kop

 

[Pickwickpick]

Yep as kop says the self employed route is a hell of a lot of work and it is things like the paperwork, quotes, tax returns... That eat up half or your life. Then there's the stress of no holiday pay or sick pay and knowing that getting I'll could throw serious spanner in the works. But could never go back to working for someone.

 

[Harvest Fields]

there was an RFA tanker berthed alongside in Freetown next to the army field hospital, we used to come in alongside the tanker for a few days before going out again.

Was that the one that was therelong term? If so that was the one we were based on.

 

[Stephen Legge]

Yep as kop says the self employed route is a hell of a lot of work and it is things like the paperwork, quotes, tax returns... That eat up half or your life. Then there's the stress of no holiday pay or sick pay and knowing that getting I'll could throw serious spanner in the works. But could never go back to working for someone.

luckily for me I have spent the last 4 years running funds and accounts, asset management and auditing. My wife is also AAT trained and works in finance. The book keeping side and invoicing etc will actually be the easiest part of it for me.

Not bothered about the long days, I've done my fair share of 80+ hour weeks over the years. As long as I get to sleep in my own bed at home I am not bothered. I just don't think I could work 9-5 in a office watching what I say and being bored

 

[Stephen Legge]

Was that the one that was therelong term? If so that was the one we were based on.

yes it was based there during the civil war, they did swap round but another ship of the same class. That was my first deployment. Loved it.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Not bothered about the long days, I've done my fair share of 80+ hour weeks over the years. As long as I get to sleep in my own bed at home I am not bothered. I just don't think I could work 9-5 in a office watching what I say and being bored[/QUOTE]
I’ll second that.