Son has decided he wants to join up

lolly_896

Hey

Good Luck to your son and his future career. The only thing i would advise is too look into the trade your son wishes to pursue. I joined the Royal Signals as a Radio Systems Operator, I was steered towards this after passing the selection process at Lichfield (By a Officer with a Royal Signals Cap Badge) as when i left i would have a trade. Well i have now left and my trade is useless in Civilian life :S And i am back at college at 25 with a bunch of hyped up 16 yr olds - not fun

All the best x

Crews_Nest

He wanted to play golf professionally and started a Btec course. Hated it. Has had a year out and feels isolated. He is very talented but lonely and realistic.
I want to feel pleased and proud that he is taking control of his life but I am not being very brave.
He has reasonable GCSE grades but no other academic qualifications. I made him do a Princes Trust course - community service etc. He loved the team work and that helped him decide. He is very good at xbox military games and has spoken to guys online who have or are serving soldiers - some with high rank, he tells me.
I don't want him doing two years training and then getting sent to his death. He assures me he will not.
I have found some messages helpful but I still feel heart broken and feel that I have lost him already. It is selfish and I know I have to put my feelings aside for his sake.

henrysprings

He has become a Hero, The people joining our armed forces are the bravest people and If I was you I would be so proud. your son is an insperation to many

McGuiver

You have my sympathies, OP.

smartt21

davetrousers wrote: »

Can you join up and stipulate that you don't want to go anywhere dangerous?

No!!! It's part of the job. You can't get a note from your mum saying you can't take part in the dangerous bits!!!!

smartt21

miamoo wrote: »

Forgot to say good luck to everyone else who has posted there babies also want to join up :j I'l keep you updated with how he gets on.

Be very proud, my son is away on his first posting & I am soo proud of him it hurts!
He is so dedicated & yes we have talked about the worst possible case scenario but then again he could get run over by a bus or stabbed/shot by a low life in this country!! Be proud but keep it all in perspective!

miamoo

henrysprings wrote: »

He has become a Hero, The people joining our armed forces are the bravest people and If I was you I would be so proud. your son is an insperation to many

Thanks for the post, I am really proud!

He has his fomal Interview at 9am tomorrow to discuss his run times, and fitness test. He also has his maths and english test, he is abit nervous but also excited:D

Thanks everyone for all the posts, I really appreciate your support:)

mountainofdebt

Junior wants to join the Navy .....has passed his assessment but has hit a potential hurdle due to a condition he had when he was 3.

Fingers crossed that it won't affect his application as he has wanted to do this since he was 11.............

miamoo

He has to re-sit his formal Interview as he wasn't given the information he needed last time. He did his English and Maths though so Friday he should be finding out which jobs are available to him.

Any tips for his interview?

Sazere

Great thread, thank you OP for posting. My son is 9yrs old and he wants to join the army. No-one else in the family is in the forces. But he enjoys Cub Scouts and the outdoor life so maybe he will go down this path. It was interesting to read these posts!