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Previously on "Ex-Army IT Folk"
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Led a cross-service programme for the MOD a few years back. All four services had their own abilities which kind of aligned to how they work
Army - basically a lot of small units, all trying to outdo each other. Get a team that works and they're brilliant, but don't try and get them to do anything corporate or cooperative.
Navy - Ships run because everyone -officers and ORs - have to work together. Best team players in the world, usually useless as individuals though.
RAF - it takes 400 people to put a pilot in the sky. That's all they can do, put one thing up at a time. Great people, terrible workers!
Civil Service - best spellcheckers on the planet. Don't expect them to do anything else though...
(disclaimer: personal view only. The programme was a success despite my input!)
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Originally posted by Marina View PostYou mean as an infallible method of getting a few teeth knocked out every time?
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostEh?
That bloke was posher than me!
Clearly we need a tumbleweed smiley. This will have to do.
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I worked with an ex army guy in 1994 - always wore a bowler hat to work. bumped into him in 2003 - still wearing at.
Terribly nice chap - great since of humour. And came in handy the night someone got into a fight with a cyclist...
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No, but in the status obsessed culture we've created having a big job title is more important than doing any real work.
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Originally posted by moorfield View PostEx-army: I like to blow up a crisp packet and burst it behind them. Try it, works every time.
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Ex-army: I like to blow up a crisp packet and burst it behind them. Try it, works every time.
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One of the most hard-working and dedicated permie sys admins I've ever worked with was ex-Army, hell of a nice guy too. One of those JFDI types that could find any workaround to a problem, guaranteed.
He was made redundant. Probably because he kept his head down and got on with the job without shouting about it, and lauding his 'profile' about, and networking at parties, so he wasn't very 'visible' within the company.
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