like law school takes half as long to complete   3 years grand total, and from what I've found average salaries are more substantial than in the US for new attorneys.

I have yet to get a confirmation on the 'opportunity' I posted about previously, so I am going forward with life like it won't happen and if it does I'll drop everything.  Until then,  I am seriously considering this.........................

Ooooo Move to the UK and you can buy my ZXR!

Yea dude!! u can come stay in sunny southend 

Tel, I thought you were Army barmy, anyway the amount of time it takes to qualify as a solicitor here in the UK depends on your background qualifications.

http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/becomingasolicitor/waystoqualify.law

Or if you qualify elsewhere in the world and want to practise here in the UK.

http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/becomingasolicitor/outsideengandwales.law

Sledge:  I'm out of the good ol' Army   and pretty sure I wont be going back.  Regardless of how far along you get in rank, there's really no 'good' career potential in the Armed Forces as enlisted personnel.    Yeah, I saw various methods of qualifying as either a solicitor or barrister and all of them take significantly less time than over here.  I think the only real deal breaker would be the whole firearms thing.   I just can't see giving up my firearms

I've got through the end of the year to figure out what I'm going to do..............
Other options include:  Going to Ga. State  and going ahead and paying my own tuition through some of the 'Blackwater USA' courses.

terry i was commissioned from the ranks and had all my schooling paid for.  in canada university is much less expensive than the us, i have gone to college in the US and university in canada.  as for law programs they can vary widely...it is only a junk piece of paper anyhow until you pass the bar

I'm not really worried about the Bar or any other test.  I do incrdibly well on tests.
Like I said the biggest problem I can foresee is the firearms issue,  i don't want to give up my firearms.
I requested information from Hull University on everything from the law school to acquiring the appropriate visa, so I'll give it more thought when  that gets here.

terry honestly there is no need to be armed..

I'm not saying there's a need, in fact the crime rates over there are incredibly low
I'm saying I like my firearms and training with them.  It's a hobby much more so than it is a form of personal defense. 

do you think there is any correlation between the fact that the crime rates are low and that firearms are restricted? i do and there are many other countries like that.  a hobby is not worth a career.

Quote from: frankieG on September 30, 2007, 04:05:21 PM
do you think there is any correlation between the fact that the crime rates are low and that firearms are restricted? i do and there are many other countries like that.  a hobby is not worth a career.

if restricting firearms is the answer frankie how do you explain washington d.c.? they had a firearms ban for a long time and also maintained the highest murder rate in the country.  so obviously banning the weapons isn't the answer.  i agree with terry, many people have firearms just as hobbies or for hunting. it's the small portion of people who misuse firearms that gives them bad names. you could insert anything into this argument. motorcycles, cars etc. banning them does not solve the problems associated with their misuse. laws aren't made for honest people. you think your average crimial who misuses firearms repeatedly goes to the local gun store to buy em? prolly not. a good machinist with the right tools can build ANY weapon he desires in his basement. anyways. i'm done ranting now. 

ok then explain the drastically lower rates in the countries that traditionally have hunters but restrict personal weapons such as canada, and australia?  america has too many guns...period...and a terribly aggressive attitude which has made it the pariah of the wold and woken such sleeping giants such as china and russia

many other countries also have punishments that here in america are considered extreme. i'd be willing to venture that even if those countries were allowed more personal firearms, the fear that is intilled because of their harsh punishments would still keep crime low. who wants to lose a hand for stealing? 

america executes more people than any other modern nation, including juveniles and the mentally ill

instead of owning up for their mistakes many criminals try to say that they have a mental illness. oh, and the whole, i'm only 17. or whatever. if you are old enough to commit the crime, you are old enough to stand up and take your punishment. i'm not saying 9 year olds should be put to death but i think we need to instill a greater personal resonsibility in our youth. make them accept their punishments.

frankie, if you'd like to continue this discussion perhaps we should start a new thread. terry, sorry for jacking your thread buddy.

Like I said,  I'm looking at different options right now. I've written Hull University and am awaiting their information packets.  I also have  filled out an admission application for Blackwater's basic Carbine and Pistol Course and their Basic Operator Course.   Admission to the Operator Course is dependent on performance during the BCP.  Of course, after the Operator Course,  i am eligible for several other advanced level courses and eventually for contract awards.

Frankie,  America also has the strongest Armed Forces and the most advanced technological research establishments in the world.   We're not doing everything right,  but we are doing a whole hell of a lot right.  Even the greatest civilizations are destined for failure, such is the nature of mankind.  Take Rome as an example.

Jserio: it's cool,  the issues that I'm taking into consideration are actually being discussed so it's not much of a threadjack.

terry, so the UK has different regs from what i understand about firearms. how do they differ from those of the US?

i agree terry...sorry but weapons are a sore spot.  blackwater...give me a break

Ehhh, blackwater has a bad reputation right now, but companies like them have been around since the beginning of time. 
From what I understand, all firearms with the exception of a few selected 'hunting' weapons are prohibited.
It is a sorespot, but nothing ever comes of ignoring problems.