Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
Dec 27th 2011, 2:14 pm
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Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
I've just posted a link to this article on the BE Facebook page, but thought I'd post it here too, for anyone interested in reading it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...n-UK-cuts.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...n-UK-cuts.html
Dec 27th 2011, 11:05 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
Can anyone else see the irony of this comment that followed this story ?
'Great news for the guys - dump worthless useless 'British' 'citizenship' (leave it for Africans & Muslims) and get a chance of a real citizenship of a country & people that have a will to survive. Fantastic hope all UK troops sign up - leaving Australia stronger & ''''Britain-Somalia-Bangladesh''' the worse. '
'Great news for the guys - dump worthless useless 'British' 'citizenship' (leave it for Africans & Muslims) and get a chance of a real citizenship of a country & people that have a will to survive. Fantastic hope all UK troops sign up - leaving Australia stronger & ''''Britain-Somalia-Bangladesh''' the worse. '
Dec 27th 2011, 11:12 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
Can anyone else see the irony of this comment that followed this story ?
'Great news for the guys - dump worthless useless 'British' 'citizenship' (leave it for Africans & Muslims) and get a chance of a real citizenship of a country & people that have a will to survive. Fantastic hope all UK troops sign up - leaving Australia stronger & ''''Britain-Somalia-Bangladesh''' the worse. '
'Great news for the guys - dump worthless useless 'British' 'citizenship' (leave it for Africans & Muslims) and get a chance of a real citizenship of a country & people that have a will to survive. Fantastic hope all UK troops sign up - leaving Australia stronger & ''''Britain-Somalia-Bangladesh''' the worse. '
Dec 27th 2011, 11:25 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
What the UK is doing to its military is a disgrace. The UK has stuffed up its economy (moving from a manufacturing based to a financial services based economy has worked well hasn't it) and its loyal military pays the price.
Great move.
Great move.
Dec 28th 2011, 3:59 am
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
This has been going on for a number of years on and off. Its the way we managed to get into Australia and sometimes the ADF do resent the soldiers for doing this despite the high ranking UK soldiers dropping down to low ranks and getting paid lower than their experience warrents. Many soldiers i know wher ein Australia less than 3 months before they were deployed to Afghanistan leaving wifes and families behind in a strange place leaning about a system so different to what they know.
Its not eary going this route but for some of us it was the only way.
Mandy
Its not eary going this route but for some of us it was the only way.
Mandy
Dec 28th 2011, 6:25 am
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
Its called the 'Lateral transfer' system into the ADF and as has been said has been going on for years. If you are a bog standard navy matlot (sailor) with out any specialist skills or like I use to be, an Army infantryman (ex) then you wont get a look in as the ADF are after specialist trades.
If I would have hadt he chance though I would jump at it with the terms and conditions of service much better with the Aussies the pay and benefits make my old lot look archaic! The amount of time you are away on ops is vastly lower also
If I would have hadt he chance though I would jump at it with the terms and conditions of service much better with the Aussies the pay and benefits make my old lot look archaic! The amount of time you are away on ops is vastly lower also
Dec 28th 2011, 4:33 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
This has been going on for a number of years on and off. Its the way we managed to get into Australia and sometimes the ADF do resent the soldiers for doing this despite the high ranking UK soldiers dropping down to low ranks and getting paid lower than their experience warrents. Many soldiers i know wher ein Australia less than 3 months before they were deployed to Afghanistan leaving wifes and families behind in a strange place leaning about a system so different to what they know.
Its not eary going this route but for some of us it was the only way.
Mandy
Its not eary going this route but for some of us it was the only way.
Mandy
Dec 30th 2011, 7:46 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
Just a warning to any UK forces who may be considering applying to the ADF. My husband applied last year for a specialist trade and the recruiting officer sent him hard-core porn attached to a letter asking him to fill in a skills assessment. I have no idea whether it was naughty photos of her, her boss or someone else (you don't exactly enquire about that sort of thing!) As part of their recruitment process they did ask for photos to be sent of my husband, we just didn't expect some to be sent back.
My husband was away and I was monitoring his emails (we were expecting them to respond while he was away). The email came in and I opened it in front of my 2.5 year old son. He said, "What is she doing mummy?". I was absolutely horrified and managed to close it down fast and then divert him. I left it until my husband came back and he looked at it and was equally shocked (being in HR myself I can guarantee that the sending of porn is not a normal part of the recruitment process). My husband stopped me complaining about it as he thought it would get him turned down and he deleted it, but I was furious. When I did finally complain about the way they behaved during the recruitment process, he did get rejected (as he expected but there is only so much you take before you say "enough is enough" and try and call them to account).
I'm not bitter as we are planning to come out anyway, but I thought I should give people a warning.
Suffice to say, any emails from the ADF should not be opened in front of children. Alternatively, if you want hard-core porn sent to you, apply to the ADF!
My husband was away and I was monitoring his emails (we were expecting them to respond while he was away). The email came in and I opened it in front of my 2.5 year old son. He said, "What is she doing mummy?". I was absolutely horrified and managed to close it down fast and then divert him. I left it until my husband came back and he looked at it and was equally shocked (being in HR myself I can guarantee that the sending of porn is not a normal part of the recruitment process). My husband stopped me complaining about it as he thought it would get him turned down and he deleted it, but I was furious. When I did finally complain about the way they behaved during the recruitment process, he did get rejected (as he expected but there is only so much you take before you say "enough is enough" and try and call them to account).
I'm not bitter as we are planning to come out anyway, but I thought I should give people a warning.
Suffice to say, any emails from the ADF should not be opened in front of children. Alternatively, if you want hard-core porn sent to you, apply to the ADF!
Dec 30th 2011, 10:00 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
Just a warning to any UK forces who may be considering applying to the ADF. My husband applied last year for a specialist trade and the recruiting officer sent him hard-core porn attached to a letter asking him to fill in a skills assessment. I have no idea whether it was naughty photos of her, her boss or someone else (you don't exactly enquire about that sort of thing!) As part of their recruitment process they did ask for photos to be sent of my husband, we just didn't expect some to be sent back.
My husband was away and I was monitoring his emails (we were expecting them to respond while he was away). The email came in and I opened it in front of my 2.5 year old son. He said, "What is she doing mummy?". I was absolutely horrified and managed to close it down fast and then divert him. I left it until my husband came back and he looked at it and was equally shocked (being in HR myself I can guarantee that the sending of porn is not a normal part of the recruitment process). My husband stopped me complaining about it as he thought it would get him turned down and he deleted it, but I was furious. When I did finally complain about the way they behaved during the recruitment process, he did get rejected (as he expected but there is only so much you take before you say "enough is enough" and try and call them to account).
I'm not bitter as we are planning to come out anyway, but I thought I should give people a warning.
Suffice to say, any emails from the ADF should not be opened in front of children. Alternatively, if you want hard-core porn sent to you, apply to the ADF!
My husband was away and I was monitoring his emails (we were expecting them to respond while he was away). The email came in and I opened it in front of my 2.5 year old son. He said, "What is she doing mummy?". I was absolutely horrified and managed to close it down fast and then divert him. I left it until my husband came back and he looked at it and was equally shocked (being in HR myself I can guarantee that the sending of porn is not a normal part of the recruitment process). My husband stopped me complaining about it as he thought it would get him turned down and he deleted it, but I was furious. When I did finally complain about the way they behaved during the recruitment process, he did get rejected (as he expected but there is only so much you take before you say "enough is enough" and try and call them to account).
I'm not bitter as we are planning to come out anyway, but I thought I should give people a warning.
Suffice to say, any emails from the ADF should not be opened in front of children. Alternatively, if you want hard-core porn sent to you, apply to the ADF!
Dec 31st 2011, 8:34 am
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
However, whether it was a virus, or what it seemed, the warning still stands - don't open any emails from them in front of children.
Dec 31st 2011, 12:28 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
Well it`s not something we ever experienced during during my hubbys recruitment process (though we were already in Oz anyway ) and nor have any of our friends who went the lateral recruit path. Personally I would have queried it straightaway, I think the ADF would not be happy to find out this had happened and would certainly have investigated.
Dec 31st 2011, 12:29 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
It may have been a virus on their system or on one persons computer which attached to the email, but when we replied, it went directly back to the person it had come from (minus the porn which had been deleted), so we know it wasn't spam. The attachment was also legitimate as we got it through the post about a week later (the same letter), minus the porn.
However, whether it was a virus, or what it seemed, the warning still stands - don't open any emails from them in front of children.
However, whether it was a virus, or what it seemed, the warning still stands - don't open any emails from them in front of children.
Dec 31st 2011, 12:51 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
Just a warning to any UK forces who may be considering applying to the ADF. My husband applied last year for a specialist trade and the recruiting officer sent him hard-core porn attached to a letter asking him to fill in a skills assessment. I have no idea whether it was naughty photos of her, her boss or someone else (you don't exactly enquire about that sort of thing!) As part of their recruitment process they did ask for photos to be sent of my husband, we just didn't expect some to be sent back.
My husband was away and I was monitoring his emails (we were expecting them to respond while he was away). The email came in and I opened it in front of my 2.5 year old son. He said, "What is she doing mummy?". I was absolutely horrified and managed to close it down fast and then divert him. I left it until my husband came back and he looked at it and was equally shocked (being in HR myself I can guarantee that the sending of porn is not a normal part of the recruitment process). My husband stopped me complaining about it as he thought it would get him turned down and he deleted it, but I was furious. When I did finally complain about the way they behaved during the recruitment process, he did get rejected (as he expected but there is only so much you take before you say "enough is enough" and try and call them to account).
I'm not bitter as we are planning to come out anyway, but I thought I should give people a warning.
Suffice to say, any emails from the ADF should not be opened in front of children. Alternatively, if you want hard-core porn sent to you, apply to the ADF!
My husband was away and I was monitoring his emails (we were expecting them to respond while he was away). The email came in and I opened it in front of my 2.5 year old son. He said, "What is she doing mummy?". I was absolutely horrified and managed to close it down fast and then divert him. I left it until my husband came back and he looked at it and was equally shocked (being in HR myself I can guarantee that the sending of porn is not a normal part of the recruitment process). My husband stopped me complaining about it as he thought it would get him turned down and he deleted it, but I was furious. When I did finally complain about the way they behaved during the recruitment process, he did get rejected (as he expected but there is only so much you take before you say "enough is enough" and try and call them to account).
I'm not bitter as we are planning to come out anyway, but I thought I should give people a warning.
Suffice to say, any emails from the ADF should not be opened in front of children. Alternatively, if you want hard-core porn sent to you, apply to the ADF!
Dec 31st 2011, 1:10 pm
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Re: Australian military 'to recruit British troops laid-off in UK cuts'
Just a warning to any UK forces who may be considering applying to the ADF. My husband applied last year for a specialist trade and the recruiting officer sent him hard-core porn attached to a letter asking him to fill in a skills assessment. I have no idea whether it was naughty photos of her, her boss or someone else (you don't exactly enquire about that sort of thing!) As part of their recruitment process they did ask for photos to be sent of my husband, we just didn't expect some to be sent back.
My husband was away and I was monitoring his emails (we were expecting them to respond while he was away). The email came in and I opened it in front of my 2.5 year old son. He said, "What is she doing mummy?". I was absolutely horrified and managed to close it down fast and then divert him. I left it until my husband came back and he looked at it and was equally shocked (being in HR myself I can guarantee that the sending of porn is not a normal part of the recruitment process). My husband stopped me complaining about it as he thought it would get him turned down and he deleted it, but I was furious. When I did finally complain about the way they behaved during the recruitment process, he did get rejected (as he expected but there is only so much you take before you say "enough is enough" and try and call them to account).
I'm not bitter as we are planning to come out anyway, but I thought I should give people a warning.
Suffice to say, any emails from the ADF should not be opened in front of children. Alternatively, if you want hard-core porn sent to you, apply to the ADF!
My husband was away and I was monitoring his emails (we were expecting them to respond while he was away). The email came in and I opened it in front of my 2.5 year old son. He said, "What is she doing mummy?". I was absolutely horrified and managed to close it down fast and then divert him. I left it until my husband came back and he looked at it and was equally shocked (being in HR myself I can guarantee that the sending of porn is not a normal part of the recruitment process). My husband stopped me complaining about it as he thought it would get him turned down and he deleted it, but I was furious. When I did finally complain about the way they behaved during the recruitment process, he did get rejected (as he expected but there is only so much you take before you say "enough is enough" and try and call them to account).
I'm not bitter as we are planning to come out anyway, but I thought I should give people a warning.
Suffice to say, any emails from the ADF should not be opened in front of children. Alternatively, if you want hard-core porn sent to you, apply to the ADF!
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