time to spill the beans

[philbo]

Well I think its time to spill the beans. As some may recall on the Sydney run to the ANZAC Dawn Service, I mentioned I had an interview with the Defence Forces in trying to join the Navy. I subsequently had a second interview where it was psyche testing, a medical and an actual interview with a Defence Force employee about what to expect what conditions and whats going on in the world. And got refferred through. I got held up on the medical because of an allergy i had when i was an ankle bitter and my moles. I since did the tests to clear them both and was medically passed, fit to join the Navy.
And since then I was given my date of enlistment and that is the 21st of Sept. Just have physical test to do next week and i'm good to go down.
So I'm basically giving myself hopefully 6 weeks of work left and hoping to have 2 weeks off organising and sorting stuff out before i go. And hoping to ride the north coast again
Prior to this i lost my job as a carpenter and was sick of hearing how my job wasn't safe for the past couple of years and wondering if I'd have a job come the following week, and working ridiculous hours. Where i'm working at the moment is saving me 40 hours a fortnight and am on more money.
So i'm quite pumped for what is coming and am hoping it all works out.

[robracer]

As I said before.... good luck with the new career mate, sounds like you needed a big change

[6maniac]

Well done, I'm sure you won't regret it. Best of luck ( and don't let 'em mess with your head in recruit training !!!! ).

[Dizzi]

Ohhhh congrats dude well done. Man wished i had joined the air force when I was going to, well done, you'll have a ball.

[dilligaf]

Hello Sailor

[rooster]

Just watch it when you go across the equator for the first time Maybe see a few KSRC stickers in hotspots around the world, that'll get the Taliban thinking

[dutchy]

Good luck with the new career, be sure to take care of yourself.

[insane]

oh noes, not the navy! enjoy cerberus.. I know I did...

you mind letting us know what job you are in for?

good work getting through recruiting though, just don't believe anything they told you, at all...

[red_dave]

Congrats Philbo and good luck with it!

I'm sure there's a "rear admiral" reference i could throw in here somewhere, but i wont...

[philbo]

ahahaha cheers all thought i'd heard all of the navy jokes but obviously not . Going in as Combat Systems Op (CSO) basically on radars and stuff so they tell me.
And yeh very happy to be out of my last job, only ever had sundays too myself

[seiko1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feuFpznpXtM&NR=1

[fireyrob]

Well Done Philbo Enjoy the training... Just try not too laugh when a pimply faced youngun starts barking orders going red in the face! Not sure what the equivalent of running up fire stairs is but enjoy

[Damon Z1000]

Well done mate, now you can learn how to drink properly

[tape]

Well done, we're at the moment looking at our daughter Jess setting up her VCE subjects for the next 2 years so she can do her Uni degree at the ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy).

cheers

[philbo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feuFpznpXtM&NR=1

Thats a pisser mate