SWright
Steve Wright
G'Day All
I know this is way off topic but I can't resist.
We just got back from a couple of days in Wagga at the Kapooka Army Base, where we watched my son march out as a newly minted soldier. Went through the whole bit and even was one of the squad members that won the Challenge. I can't imagine how tough that 80 days was but it has turned him into a new person. we went into town after the marchout and everyone came up to us and asked how it was going. When he said he was finished they all shook his hand. One shop assistant answered when I asked how they knew he was at Kapooka said " the haircut and the good manners".
We live in Canberra and a little over a year ago he returned home from several years living in Asia. He tried for over a year to get a job here or anywhere for that matter. He has two degrees in Asian languages and politics, speaks two Asian languages and thought he would be a shoe-in as the Goverment said everyone should have Asian languages and experience - remember that one? One day at the Army recruiting centre and they said "come on in". Anyway after over 600 applications the Army took five (that is only 5 out of 600), and only two marched out from the whole region. Now that's a tough gig.
Good on the Army is all I can say.
araluen
I know this is way off topic but I can't resist.
We just got back from a couple of days in Wagga at the Kapooka Army Base, where we watched my son march out as a newly minted soldier. Went through the whole bit and even was one of the squad members that won the Challenge. I can't imagine how tough that 80 days was but it has turned him into a new person. we went into town after the marchout and everyone came up to us and asked how it was going. When he said he was finished they all shook his hand. One shop assistant answered when I asked how they knew he was at Kapooka said " the haircut and the good manners".
We live in Canberra and a little over a year ago he returned home from several years living in Asia. He tried for over a year to get a job here or anywhere for that matter. He has two degrees in Asian languages and politics, speaks two Asian languages and thought he would be a shoe-in as the Goverment said everyone should have Asian languages and experience - remember that one? One day at the Army recruiting centre and they said "come on in". Anyway after over 600 applications the Army took five (that is only 5 out of 600), and only two marched out from the whole region. Now that's a tough gig.
Good on the Army is all I can say.
araluen