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Hallo to anyone,i am an ex soldier living in germany,i have worked roughly 27 years for the brit military either as a soldier and civilian and have recently received my notice due to cost cutting.Now i am wondering where i can go from here,my sister is a psychiatric nurse working in st albans and has suggested nursing,im not sure how i´d look in a skirt but joking apart am now looking at this option.Can anyone give me some advice here please.
cheers.