16. Joining the army?

There are IT jobs in the army, mainly communications and stuff like that. It is highly unlikely that you'd have to kill anyone if you're working with IT, but if you're on tour somewhere dangerous and something happens then you have to be able to pull the trigger if need be. Also, you're unlikely to be killed, but again, if you're placed somewhere dangerous then it's a possibility. You may not have to leave the UK, dependant on what role you take on, it's still a possibility. Argentina is arming up, so we'll probably be back in the Falklands in a few years and that's not somewhere you want to be. I think you should leave it a few years and see how you feel, you could get a better paid civilian job.

Enrol whenever you feel. you'll be best getting A levels then trying to get into sandhurst to get a degree. the army will give you grants to do degree's if you work for them afterwards. Army is full of IT jobs, think how many computers are used in the army. And that they have to be working 100% of the time, so if they fail they must be working within a matter of minutes, so army IT technicians must be pretty much everywhere.

There's plenty of info on the internet about army, especially the pro's. The army uses alot of propaganda to get the youth to join up.

You'll probably have to leave the U.K for some time, but if you join the army at a young age, they only have you contracted for a few years (about 3, my friend joined when he was 16 and in a few months he's free to leave). It's not like if you join now then you've sold your life away, there's plenty of ways to leave after a short time.

Benefits vary on how much time you serve. don't expect benefits in a couple of years. benefits are usually proportional to how much you give back.

Go for it, it's a great career to venture into.

anything can happen benefits you get 6weeks off paid for the risk of getting killed is how high the danger is you might have to kill but most in other roles of the army don't the job i want to do i will have to a RAF regiment gunner sniper but i can get threw it seen death and bodies before other benefits are you will get a grant after you complete the full service and i think they are bonuses and of course employers will recongnize. check out the website it's got all the info you need

Personally I think you shouldn't. If you REALLY want to, talk to your parents. I don't think the world should be recruiting more young men, All these men losing their life's. It's awful!!

The Army is not for you