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Originally Posted by Escapee
Thanks to yourself and Incognitas for the replies to my post, I must admit I thought I was most likely to get flamed for my post.
My reply to Incognitas when she says they dont buy houses because they move around a lot was 'well do they invest the money they are not using to buy a house' 
Sollp your reply is spot on to what I hear from ex squaddies I work with, and the ones who I meet in my job who are still in the army. I mainly come into contact with warrant officers etc and a couple (certainly 2 I can think of) who are soon to be leaving, both of these live in army accomodation and are both WO1's. They both realise coming out is going to be a big shock to the system, and both admit that they wish they hadn't pi**ed quite as much of their money againt the wall.
Both however have enjoyed living in army accomodation on camps because they say there is no crime, and the kids tend to be well bahaved because the MP's keep an eye on them. |
Why would you be flamed?It was a perfectly reasonable question.
I think the trouble is that in the army situation it's a lovely little safe and secure world with loads of support for the families.IF you move out of the community you do find yourself on your own..and in the present climate of dislike for the Iraq war that may be a scary thought for families.As for the investment..damn it must be really depressing being in a war zone or off on the country's business away from everyone..you end up spending money going out to 'forget' how lonely you are.Something that really affected my husband when his ship was away overseas or he was stuck in Faslane.
