Term time, 3 or 4 years?

[Mohoender]

There are some common points between your questions and the thread I started on conscript armies. For US, UK, Canada (may be Russia), Special forces require terms in the military. If your characters is from a country relying heavily on concript, you'll always have a term in military (shorter than a four years term) but the following term could be a mix civilian/army as many concript were members of special forces or crack troops. Then, secondary activity is not enough and you need to work it out as such character could spent 6 month on duty/6 month in civilian activities (before the war of course).

[leonpoi]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

There are some common points between your questions and the thread I started on conscript armies. For US, UK, Canada (may be Russia), Special forces require terms in the military. If your characters is from a country relying heavily on concript, you'll always have a term in military (shorter than a four years term) but the following term could be a mix civilian/army as many concript were members of special forces or crack troops. Then, secondary activity is not enough and you need to work it out as such character could spent 6 month on duty/6 month in civilian activities (before the war of course).

Ok, thanks, I'll check out your thread. Going by the 2.2 careers, would National Military Ac count as a military term since you get basic training? i.e. could you go Nat mil Ac, special forces - or would you be expected to prove yourself first in another term?

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by leonpoi

Ok, thanks, I'll check out your thread. Going by the 2.2 careers, would National Military Ac count as a military term since you get basic training? i.e. could you go Nat mil Ac, special forces - or would you be expected to prove yourself first in another term?

In my very limited opinion, it can count as such for regular military. For special forces, officers... You'll need to serve at least long term service (that should be two terms: 2 years each) as that was often 36 month. Then, I would consider a character to be fully trained only if it can justify of previous military experience. In the case of France: 6 month periods of active duties in Africa.

Again IMO.

[Marc]

At least in the Spanish Army, you don't need any previous experience to try to enlist to the Special Forces. Of course you must meet the requirements to begin the basic training and once you have finished it and in your unit, keep your morale high enough no to resign.

This would be true for all the "careers" listed in the recrutiment forms. Of course there are specific positions not listed in this forms that can olny be archieved through experience. For example, for the Spanish Parachute Brigade you could choose (in the recruitment form) among infantry, signals, enginners, logistics, etc. Once in the Brigade, if you had choosen infantry or signals and you were in the HQ battalion, with time and good references you could enter the PRP (an elite, patrol-sized unit that is our own version of the "Pathfinders"). Perhaps one term needed.