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I recently saw a pic of a soldier wearing an Army Commando Tab, is there a difference between the Marine Commando Tab and the Army Commando tab or did they both do AACC.

I’m 19f and wanting to join the army, specifically infantry. However I’ve two main issues. First being my eyesight I’m -5.75 in my left eye and -7 in my right. I wear glasses and contacts and in the last 2 years I believe my vision has only changed by -0.25 in my right eye. I also have a history of self injury, I’ll admit most recent being last month, so I know I won’t be applying for at minimum a year. Will this definitely stop me applying or is there still a chance ?

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to join up as an aircraft tech and can't decide between the RAF and Navy. I definitely want fixed wing, not rotary.

Logically the RAF makes more sense since it's all aircraft and people say the lifestyle is better. But I really want to travel and see the world, which keeps drawing me to the Navy I also feel like the navy is more fun than the RAF. Since I want fixed wing, going Navy means the F-35, so I'll probably just end up at RAF Marham anyway.

If anyone is a fixed wing tech in either branch:

If I go to the Navy, do I actually travel more?

Does the RAF still get decent travel for fixed wing or are you always stuck at your home base?

Is the day to day vibe any different between the two branches if you are working on the same jet?

Cheers for any advice.

So long story short, my wife and I live in a married patch with our 1 year old daughter, we have some neighbours next door, two lads no girlfriends or anything like that so I have no idea how they have got the place, they throw really loud parties on the weekends screaming and dancing outside of the house and it wakes my daughter up all of the time.

My daughter was woken up to one if the lads having sex with what I think was a prostitute (because there was no way she was enjoying it as much as she was vocalising it) anyway they were really loud and I knocked on the door to tell them off basically, in all fairness they did but I was absolutely fuming that my daughter had to hear that and be woken up to that.

I have been in touch with the housing officer for the area and he kinda chinned it all off, what else can I do to stop this from continuing or is it worth me just calling the police for noise complaints.

No matter how many times I tell them to keep it down they just say yeah sorry and then continue.

I’m getting sick to death with it and so angry because my child can’t sleep as a result. My wife and I are absolutely exhausted all of the time and a huge factor or this tiredness is because they keep disturbing our daughter at night.

Any advice would be great thanks 🙏

Interested in joining the Army Reserve, and looking at the various roles based around Southampton. If anyone is or has been in one of these units keen to hear your experience and any unit recommendations, unsure of which role to pursue at the moment.

36 and looking for a new challenge. Previously did University Air Squadron training, but for various reasons haven't pursued further reserve service.

Edit: I have looked at the unit options - interested in knowing which roles are particularly active and interesting.

Noticed that my hair is potentially thinning and I’m flapping about it. Has anyone here been able to receive treatment (finasteride, minoxidil etc) from the med center, or can I get a private prescription and declare it on CDT’s as an alternative?