Yes i agree, pleas accept my most sincear apologies what i said was bang out of order. Im sorry.
All i have ever wanted to do is be a marine but the time has never been right in the past. Now that i am a little older with a vast experiance of life it is time for me to now follow a career i have wanted since i was 14. The Navy dont seam to think that 26 is to old when they have just put the upper age limit to 32.
exxonuk
Well good luck to you if it all works out okay, all I was doing was telling you just what can happen. Also in the Iron man marathons you are not marching day and night across broken ground with over a hundredweight on your back, plus all the others things that you have to do while carrying this weight. If you want to know what it is like just find any RM or Para in their mid 40's and ask them how they find it at that age, and if they are still on front line service or have pushed out as recruiters for their last few years of service.
Anonymous wrote:I am 17 and i start my training on sunday in the Paras.
It is definatly a young persons game, especially in the infantry, its just whether the young ones like myself can take the hardcore training...i am going to find out soon enough.
James
and if they were all young.....where would the expertice and knowledge come from?!! this is where the army slipped-up when the 4 phases of redundency took off in the early 90's....plenty of young guys loving the 'early promotion' but a lot of them didn't know their way around the system
James....I usually found that young lads of 17 had plenty of fitness....but had not yet built up the stamina....don't worry....it will come!!
Good luck mate.
Sticky Blue wrote:
So true, but do they listen? No... and then they wonder why everyone wanted out
When I was on my way out of the gate....for the last time....I was asked to stay for another 12 months, and possibly more!.....all of my kit had been handed in too!
Even though this is a old topic but i can shed some light yes u can train and everything at the age of 16 but u probably wont get deployed until the age of 17 (due to training) but even if you are deployed you couldnt go anywhere near a front line until your 18 when your open engagement starts the army recognise this and has started schemes like the army foundation college which is described as
To go straight into the Army as a soldier you need to be 16 years and nine months old. However, if you're interested in an Army career and are just 16, or if you want to undertake further education as well as joining the Army, then the AFC could be right for you.
You can make an early start on your career and put yourself on the fast track to promotion and responsibility. You'll receive more training and be exposed to more opportunities for adventure than direct entry soldiers - those who enlist in the Army without attending the AFC first.
You'll also have the chance to pick up valuable qualifications along the way, and you'll be well rewarded and well looked after during your training.
Those at the college are paid a full Junior Soldier's wage while they train.
At the end of the College programme, you will be guaranteed a job with the Army for a minimum of four years. That's four years doing a secure, worthwhile job with good pay and access to the best training in the country.
and if your looking for the officers way in you could go to welbeck defensive sixth form which gives qualifications to apply as an officer
ive always asoicated child soldiers with those that are press ganged at ages like 11 12 ect in places like africa which is yes desgusting in every sence of the word (please dont comment on spelling and gramma i know its crap failed english 3 times already and no not doing it again for a long time)
