Ex-REME. Choice of professions were a bit restricted when I joined (though better than just the WRAC).
That and as a Mechanical Engineer I could, possibly, maybe, if I was good enough, have been attached to a Para Regiment - which was all I really wanted.
Total career plans and dreams since I was about 8 went down the tubes though after 6 months when my knee gave out with a busted up ACL. Given the choice of having me on crutches for at least 6 months with the possibility of no full recovery looming - vs medical discharge... not surprisingly thay discharged me.
I was definately surprised a few weeks later at home to have a cheque and letter come through the post with a little green card signifying that I'm a bona fide War Pensioner!
Still am - I get newsletters and everything!
