Bad Lads Army
Welcome to Bad Lads Army
Thirty lads face an almighty battle to turn their lives around with a dose of 1950s National Service training.
These bad lads have clocked up an array of offences including drink driving, common assault and breaking and entering. Their lives have gone off the rails and their criminal way of life is costing the taxpayer a fortune.
Could National Service provide the answer? Bad Lads’ Army fearsome corporals Joe Murray and Richard ‘Nooky’ Nauyokas believe it can. Tasked with turning round these 18 to 24-year-olds who have thieves, robbers, drug dealers and fraudsters in their midst, they believe that a hefty dose of Army discipline will sort them out. But how many will last the course?
Joining the Army
Do you want to turn your life around? Would joining the Army sort you out too?
To join the Army as a Recruit you don’t need qualifications although most people have GCSEs and/or S grades. You have to pass the Army Entrance Test and an interview. The minimum age you can join is 17. If you want to join higher up the ranks then you will need GCSEs and A-levels.
Find more from Learn Direct
Check out the information at the Army Recruitment and Training Division
For the Army visit www.armyjobs.mod.uk
For the Royal Air Force visit www.rafcareers.com
For the Royal Navy visit www.royalnavy.mod.uk
Help for bad lads
If you or someone you know is a bad lad in trouble with the law or in danger of going off the rails then one of these groups may be able to help you turn your life around too.
Addaction has information on drugs and alcohol and runs programmes to help individuals and communities tackle drug and alcohol problems. www.addaction.org.uk
Apex Charitable Trust helps people with criminal records get jobs or become self-employed. www.apextrust.com
Barnardo's helps young offenders to turn their backs on crime. www.barnardos.org.uk
Endeavour Training help young people at risk of exclusion or already in trouble to get involved with education, training or employment again. www.endeavour.org.uk
Fairbridge gives young people an alternative to things like crime, truancy and drugs. www.fairbridge.org.uk
NACRO runs many crime prevention programmes for ex-offenders and young people in danger of getting into trouble with the law. www.nacro.org.uk
NCH runs education and training programmes for young offenders and those at risk of going to prison. www.nch.org.uk
The Prince's Trust offers training, mentoring and financial help to 14 to 30 year-olds; particularly those who've been in care, have a record of offending or are long-term unemployed. www.princes-trust.org.uk
UNLOCK helps people to leave crime behind. www.unlockprison.org.uk
The YMCA runs crime prevention projects with young people at risk of offending and offers training, resettlement and personal development opportunities for young prisoners on release. www.ymca.org.uk
Victim Support
Victim Support offers help and support to victims of crime, their family and friends whether or not they reported the crime and no matter when it occurred.
There is also a witness service that can help before, during and after trials. There are local Victim Support groups throughout the UK and Ireland. www.victimsupport.org.uk
If you think you measure up get an application form from your nearest Armed Forces Careers Office. Details can be found on the Armed Forces websites where there's also information about the jobs available with each Force.
