Should i Join the UK Royal Navy (Taking into consideration i am 24 and a gay man)?
Yes. Your sexual preferences and the fact that you are 24 are both irrelevant so far as the UK military is concerned. Crack on and give it a go. There are no issues with age. I joined at 28 and if anything being older gets you pushed forwards as you’ll be seen as more mature than the average new joiner who is at an average age of eighteen. It can be very good for your career to start a bit older. Yes, you might end up being the ‘old man’ joining but someone gets to be the oldest guy in the basic training class anyway. Look on the bright side; you might get called ‘Dad;’ I got ‘Grandad’ and ‘Nearly Dead.’ The maximum joining age when I left was 33; I think it may have gone up now, but either way being 25 (which you’ll most likely be by the time you get in) might not make you the oldest in the class by a good few years. I worked with gay guys on every ship I served on and to my knowledge there is nothing more serious than the occasional bit of mickey taking. You might get the occasional
