Why join the British ARMY?
Well, it depends upon a number of things. For a start: why are you thinking of joining the Army? I joined after spending time in the cadets – which I enjoyed – and discovering that I could get sponsorship for Sixth Form education and university. I also had a family tradition of Service. The stereotypical view of the Army – killing people – can’t be ignored. The Army performs many constructive roles; building, saving, assisting and supporting but, ultimately, the point of a soldier with a weapon is to shoot people, so you need to come to terms with that, to begin with. Don’t worry about whether you could or could not shoot someone. That’s what training’s for. But you need to be comfortable with the fact that that’s ultimately your job, whether you’re a postie, a driver, a pioneer, an infantryman, an observer or anything else. Even medics, when push comes to shove, are expected to be able to kill to defend themselves and their patients. If you are comfortable with that, then the next thi
