Well maybe not but then I think you have the potential downside of gaining this virtue, i.e. getting killed. Is the cost worth it?... I'm not equipped to say.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Almost, JR8, but not quite. The school network is good, no doubt, buy I daresay, you school mates wouldn't throw them selves in front of a bullet for you.
Just to note for the sake of international clarity, in the UK it's called the 'Old Boy Network'. But yes I take your point, perhaps a bit like being a member of Rotary Club or similar, great for contacts, opening doors, but you're not going to be given a free ride off the back of it. Maybe long ago, but the world has moved on.sundaymorningstaple wrote: Don't get me wrong, as I said earlier, the School Tie network is damned strong and will get you the intro's, but you are more or less on your own from that point on.
Hmmm... so maybe it's not that different after all.sundaymorningstaple wrote:The military network will give you the job. Keeping it, of course, is up to you. Of course, in a lot of instances, we are talking about two distinctly different classes of people but there is a lot of mixing at the upper echelons as well.
Hmmm. I saw both sides of the coin. I started out in state schools, and was turning into such a A1 grade no-hoper my parents flailed themselves financially to get my final two years in a boarding school. [Just a bit of a '''straightener''' that was... !sundaymorningstaple wrote:The School Tie network is usually from the pampered, silver spoon class, while the military is predominately from the "I worked for it class" or, like some of us, "My word is my bond and I've got your back" if you know what I'm sayin'
I'd agree, but again, I personally think that your odds are better of getting whacked by an errant Black Beemer driver or a Taxi driver who, despite the training, in my books are both nothing but terrorists in disguise.x9200 wrote:No worry, I can recognize the benefits but the problem is even if you are not a doof surely there may be some doofs around you. Being a top driver of F1 will not save you from being ran over on the zebra by a drunken idiot and some of them may have SAR-21 in their hands.
My son is in the national police cadets in Singapore - it's been a real challenge to him and he has become a much better boy because of it. He's up for a promotion to L.Cpl and I think he'll get it.sundaymorningstaple wrote:SNIPPx9200 wrote:No worry, I can recognize the benefits but the problem is even if you are not a doof surely there may be some doofs around you. Being a top driver of F1 will not save you from being ran over on the zebra by a drunken idiot and some of them may have SAR-21 in their hands.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Military Service is a skate in the park, but I think it is an essential part of becoming a complete person. Even those who say they hated NS, don't really. In fact they will reminisce about certain times the rest of their lives.
the wild this is usually true.
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