Is it looked down upon to only serve for the minimum of 4 years or is it quite common for people to do this?

Paul I.

Intelligence Officer

Hi Abbie, thanks for your question.

How long a soldier or officer decides to serve is an entirely personal decision. There are plenty of service personnel who achieve all of their goals in the first 4 years of service and move on to fresh challenges elsewhere, while others decide to do a full career. However, the longer you stay in the better your resettlement package and pension will be!

If you decide that you want to serve 4 years then no one will look down on you for this decision.

I hope this helps!

Paul.

Monday, March 30, 2020

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