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just my luck being made redundant any one now of any work in and around the swansea area willing to travel brian kennedy firs aid instructor british red cross thanks for you help guys

Brian

Register with the Regular Forces Employment Association. I work for them but my regions do not include South Wales.

http://www.rfea.org.uk/register

Ken Wilkinson MREC Cert RP
Employment Consultant
RFEA Cardiff
Maindy Barracks,
Cardiff,
CF14 3YE

Tel: 029 20 228842
Fax: 08700 940795
MOB:0785 2287779

thanks bob

Bob i served 10 years, and at the end of it I had no pre release courses, or any courses to help me find employment on leaving the Army. Due to this I became very dispondant and let down by the Forces and it took me a long time look for sites like this that I could grab a sand bag and just catch up with old friends. I still to this day feel let down by the way I was treated on leaving the army.

When i left the Army i went back to Holyhead once the redundancy money was gone i never had a pot to **** in,i left Holyhead and went to London did know anyone got a job in security,16 years later run my own company with Blue chip clients such as Asda,South West trains,Mod,if you want it guys you will get it just work hard as possible and it will come there is plenty of work out there,if you dont want to travel get into the CVIT industry cash and transit pays good money

Rik,

Sorry to hear that you had a bad experience with regard to resettlement when you left. Was there any particular reason that you didn’t take your course entitlement?

The whole resettlement process has changed dramatically. Now, a robust and effective system of resettlement provision is recognised as a fundamental pillar of personnel support and a tangible manifestation of the Armed Forces’ commitment to be an employer of first choice. It allows people to serve secure in the knowledge that they will receive ample assistance to prepare them for life and future employment when they finally leave the Services.

The Career Transition Partnership was established in 1998 between the MOD and a leading civilian outplacement group to ensure that a modern, flexible system of resettlement was provided in the most cost effective manner.

The Partnership, in conjunction with the single-Service resettlement information and advice organisations, offers Service leavers a comprehensive, demand-led transition programme with an established record of resettlement success as has been recognised in the recent NAO report ‘Leaving the Services’. This noted that in comparison to other comparable countries, the UK is ’at the forefront of offering tailored, professional help to military personnel as they leave’.

When I left in 1991, Bob i was not offered anything mate. just a red book telling future employers of my conduct and service. And san ferry an for your service.

sorry folks when you leave the army you are on your own , hard work gets ya there i now own a small removal firm and a bit of film extra work , lol but nothing comes easy hard work is the thing gents , i never been out of work since i left the army in 1997 and never been on the dole in my life , it aint luck its just having the attituce i will do anything , and believe me my job on the pig farm lol was a low moment but a learning thing aswell
cheers all

What job or career could you leave and not be 'on your own' I wonder?

Unless you're kicked out, your contract expires or you give notice to leave before that time, or even PVR - you can't just walk. So, you have time, whilst serving, to take advantage of a whole load of resettlement courses etc. I tailored mine to self-employment; knew what I wanted to do and am now doing it in a much bigger way than I ever imagined.

But between times I worked for a global company for a few years, and a very good company to work for too, they recognised hard work & dedication, but they had absolutely NO set up for 'life after' like the army had/has - just a big card signed by my co-workers and "Byeeeeee"

I couldn't complain if that was the case when I left the Army really.

I left the Army but no work was available as to many qualified people in front of me,the army as far as i am concerned dont give a toss once you are out,it is all down to you as an individual,to make your own luck,

Dai 55

agree with dai 55 make your own luck , also agree with john , we do our time we leave , if you dont think you can get on in the world dont leave its that simple ,
cheers all
led

Why should the Army or any organisation concern themselves with fit and active men who have left them. You know the form when you join, if you do the whole caboosh you get a pension that is index linked and at 55, is almost double your original pension. Its not a fortune but it was never offered as a payment to be able to retire at 40. You do twelve years you get a "handshake payment" and a pension at 60. You get out earlier you can still claim a pension at 60 for retained service. (I believe there are other incentives now but i dont know what they are)

My concern is that the MOD dont do enough for our Widows and wounded, they are the people who need the help and deserve it. There is also the War pension that I keep harping on about (sorry) that is there for people to claim but for reasons known only to themselves, they dont bother. Whether they feel it is not right as they were only doing their job or they have heard it is a difficult process and takes forever or simply just cant be bothered to fill out the forms. Whatever their personal reasons, the War pension is there to be claimed and paid and the MOD cant be blamed on that score. How many other orgs can say the same.

Brian I hope things have panned out for you mate.

If anybody is looking for work in the security industry, I will do what I can to help. No promises though!