velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22798200
WTF :shock:
Support our armed forces is the common cry these days and so fair enough they do a difficult and for some dangerous job and deserve our support. However it is ultimately a job that they all chose to do so what gives ex forces personnel priveliged status in the UK such that they can be fast tracked through the teacher trainning system very probably with government grants to fund them.
A friend and coleague whose fiance is a serving RAF Engineer said that morale in the forces is low and something will need to change in the future. But is making them seem more worthy than the rest of us a good thing for society. There has also been talk of elevating them through the house waiting lists, post forces retraining schemes and prioritised health care.
Is it going to get like the hamy sci fi movie 'Starship Troopers' whereby only those who have served in the military can get a better life. Yes I know I'm getting carried away and straying a bit from the news article but it does seem to degrade the non military served teaching proffesion if your degree takes one or more years longer because your not trained to use a gun which despite the horrors of the classroom your not allowed to use anyway :roll:
WTF :shock:
Support our armed forces is the common cry these days and so fair enough they do a difficult and for some dangerous job and deserve our support. However it is ultimately a job that they all chose to do so what gives ex forces personnel priveliged status in the UK such that they can be fast tracked through the teacher trainning system very probably with government grants to fund them.
A friend and coleague whose fiance is a serving RAF Engineer said that morale in the forces is low and something will need to change in the future. But is making them seem more worthy than the rest of us a good thing for society. There has also been talk of elevating them through the house waiting lists, post forces retraining schemes and prioritised health care.
Is it going to get like the hamy sci fi movie 'Starship Troopers' whereby only those who have served in the military can get a better life. Yes I know I'm getting carried away and straying a bit from the news article but it does seem to degrade the non military served teaching proffesion if your degree takes one or more years longer because your not trained to use a gun which despite the horrors of the classroom your not allowed to use anyway :roll: