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Originally Posted by plsureking
you might want to consider an extreme job change instead, like lobster fishing the arctic ocean. lots of money, the same grueling punishment on your body and mind.
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I like this suggestion
I've had friends in the British Army, what they got out of it was mixed at best.
One of them was trouble when he was at school and it got him on the straight and narrow, he was doing peacekeeping in Northern Ireland last time I saw him about maybe 5 or 6 years ago, lost touch with him so not sure what he is doing these days.
Another friend of mine has left in the last year or so, he was posted to Iraq. After he came back from just one tour he had changed, not for the better either really. He used to be kind of quiet kept out of trouble kinda thing. But when he got back he seemed to have gone a bit crazy, wanted to get drunk all the time (and did) and just didn't seem the person. But that was when he was on his breaks so he probably just wanted to let loose.
Also, whenever fireworks went off, they scared the shit out of him after he got back. Never seen someone duck for cover behind a car in the middle of town before after a firework has gone off.
He's left now after 2 or 3 years and works at the Airport.
Take from them 2 stories what you will, everyone gets affected differently. It changes some people for the best and some people for the worst.