AndyD wrote:And a very big welcome…
Yes I would say along the same lines as above… Don’t you long serving guys usually dip into security consultancy for big corps – or the 121 close protection field?
Only with special skills and training, and i would at a guess, say ex military trained with combat experience, I was an All Arms skill at Arms instructor, drill instructor and Army Air Corps Helicopter Crew training Instructor for 9 of my 10 years and some of my mates went into the police force to serve after demob. They have an excellent pension scheme.
Welcome to Singapore John, I'm sure you will settle in well! Safer than Thailand
referring to a sad incident of a Policeman retired, who was being slowly poisoned by his wife, to get his pension. His mate in UK missed hearing from him and became worried and went looking for him, found him half dead in the jungle. Wife and boyfriend was arrested only a few years back i recall.
What part of UK was you working? Just curious! I'm from the Lancaster area myself up North lad! Never really returned after leaving the Army in 78. Though I did a 23 year stint in Denmark a wonderful place that helped me to become resettled and retrained after 10 years of terrorist warfare, which my own Country ignored because i purchased my 22 year contract back in the 10th year due to divorce and the loss of career!
No real regrets, other than i miss the Country side which is the best in in England around the Lakes.
Singapore is an old residential posting of mine from back in 1970, it was much better back then, though i was only 21, This is a good Country with still lots of potential, to make in roads networking is a good way, though one must decide where to place oneself in the market here.
I'm in the Kovan area so if you are close by, maybe we can have a beer one night!
Singapore is also about learning the patch
Not every place is safe when the lights go down, and i would guess that most crimes are not by Singaporeans, but foreigners....The border be careful JB is much worse than what it was back in 1970, and a copy rolex is soon gone, when they use a parang at the wrist joint.
What's the old saying from Hill Street Blues "Be careful out there"
