Could you join the armed forces?

[Ja Salford Blue]

as the title says really, could you?

i've just been speaking to my missis who is a nurse about this. she said that if we diddn't have our daughter she would go (nurses have to be trained how to use firearms in the field).

i couldn't do it. I would defend my daughter and family with my life. (i've never had a fight in my life), but i would kill for them.

but i know i wouldn't have the balls to sign up!

 

[BimboBob]

I tried when I was younger, a lot younger, fitness wise all good, intelligence bang on, eye sight? Fail. I wanted a career. Pity.

 

[bluemick1]

I couldn't go as I would be to old, but I would dread my son being in a position where he wanted to/was forced to join up.

 

[BlueTangerine]

Never.. but I would "fight" in certain circumstances. Fuckers who dream of being in the army are lunatics. The volunteers (if money wasn't a factor) are fucking nuts.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Not a chance in hell !

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

If There were no IED's then yes I would join. It's not the gun to gun combat what would worry me as I'm sure I'd get the best training possible but when there's a danger of getting blown up with every step you take. Fuck that for a game of soldiers.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

No.

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

Never.. but I would "fight" in certain circumstances. Fuckers who dream of being in the army are lunatics. The volunteers (if money wasn't a factor) are fucking nuts.

Interesting opinion, I know a couple of very intelligent and extremely well educated people who went into the army, one from Cambridge University, he went on to a very senior position in the army, he is neither a lunatic or fucking nuts. Last time I saw him, he literally couldnt tell me what he was now doing.

 

[malg]

It's a good life, and I'd recommend it to anyone who is in their early 20s.

 

[Cheesy]

I served in the RAF for 25 years and I would have no hesitation in recommending a career in the Armed Forces to any youngster. It was the making of me. Fantastic people, great training, decent pay and brilliant sporting & educational opportunities. I've been out 3 years now & I can still call upon them for support. And now, at 45 years old, I get a pension of £15K a year :-)