Dig - Not sure exactly what you're asking there (sorry we might be using different slang) but if it's about protected identity status yes we're used to accommodating that. That's why (apart from contact details) all fields on the registration form are optional.

Nope, you'll see your user name is black, mine is red, for admin, disco's is black, non serving, (or not yet serving or we don't know them well enough yet), all the people with green (and blue for moderators) user names are serving or ex serving (who we feel we know sufficiently well enough to give access to another part of the site).

Thanks for the reply Ben. I'm not trade qualified, but uni educated with lots of trade like skills but no formal quals.

Looks like I've found some work close to home. With a company who have a contract with one of the mines around here. They have an exploration program starting, and this company have been hired to do the landholder consultation, so they liked the fact that I have a geo degree and experience on exploration projects and can talk from experience. Only 2-3 months worth of work, but hoping it leads to more, and hoping enlistment wont be too far after then either if I can work out things at home

I really appreciate the help and advice everyeone has given. Been a real struggle to find something, a lot harder than I thought it would be