Welcome to the inaugural post of my new blog!
The purpose of this blog is purely selfish if I'm being honest - whether or not anyone reads it is by the by. It is going to detail the ups and downs of being a young, single officer in todays modern armed forces. As you might imagine being a young member of the armed forces can be extremely rewarding on the whole, we're out and about in the world as much as ever; arguably trying to do good in the world. It presents opportunities to forge friendships that will last a lifetime, and to do and see things that you would not get to in a million lifetimes as a civilian.
However, service life inevitably presents the rough with the smooth. Working unsociable hours, in unsociable locations, a long way from family and loved ones can put an almost critical strain on morale and emotions. It is the pursuit of this fine work-life balance that I will try to document in this blog.
For the purposes of privacy and anonymity everything I post here will be done anonymously, and I will not even divulge the base I live and work on, or even what service I am in. Feel free to speculate whether I am a Matelot, Bootneck, Pongo or a Crab* - it makes no odds, people across all services will likely be having similar experiences and as such the service is inconsequential.
I hope you enjoy reading this blog as much as I will enjoy writing it. Unless I hate writing it, then I hope you enjoy it more.
OWAC.
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*Translates roughly to - Sailor boys (Navy), Calculated Thugs (Royal Marine), Knuckle Draggers (Army), Prima Donna Flyboys (RAF)
