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Am I to short to join the army ?
I am male, 17 years old and 5 foot 5 inches. I want to join the parachute regiment in the UK. Could my height be a problem for me? (please don't laugh i know i'am a short ****)
Thanks
7 Answers
- kickrocks54Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
you talk like 5 foot 5 is abnormally short. i dont know about the UK, but the US wouldn't care. i was a paratrooper in the army, a good friend of mine was a rigger and probably about 5'3"
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I'm not sure about the answer as I've never been in the military but I read the book "Chicken Hawk" about a Helicopter Pilot who flew in Vietnam and I believe he was about 5 foot 4 or something like that. They had to make special pedals for the chopper. It's a good book if you ever want to read it.
- ?Lv 44 years ago
I doubt you're, My chum joined the French foreign places Legion and his instructor became right into a small guy, we could say he became into 170cm Dunno a thank you to place it in ft or what ever you probably did there :) in the adventure that your having hassle only pass to the cyber web internet site you desire to pass and ask a form of Moderators, (the persons who administration and comprehend the standards for education) and ask them, and that i cant discover any clarification why you cant connect only because of the fact your small
- 1 decade ago
I have seen 5'1" females fall from the sky out of a U.S. C-130. I would say that you are "Good To Hook"!
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- 1 decade ago
No your not too short...have you contacted your local recruiter? I am almost too tall :D 6foot 7 inches
- Anonymous1 decade ago
5'5 is not all that short. I think you have a bit of a complex about it.