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Hi everyone, my application was processed and the time has come, i’ll be starting basic training to go into the parachute regiment very soon.

I have a few concerns, the biggest one being my age, I’m currently 29 going into 30 in December, how big of a factor is age?

Also I feel like I’m ready but if there is anyone that can give me suggestions on how to maximise on that I would be very grateful.

Current strength and runs:

Deadlift 200kg, Bench 140kg, Military press 80kg, 14 pull ups.

I can run 2km in 8 min, 5km in 23min, 10km in 46min

Current body weight is 94kg.

Is it worth losing some weight before going? Are there things I should attempt and make sure I can achieve before going? Any info is appreciated thanks.

(I’m not worried about taking order from people younger and not taking shit, I want to do this, I’m mentally mature, and understand and accept the army dynamics)

Thanks

Hello,

The other day I made a post about specialist sort of signals units and the EWSI role. Since then I've sort of made my choice to go down the route of going down the army route into Royal Sigs and going for EWSI as my trade. However it has been brought to my attention that I should have a second and maybe third choice in case I can't do it for whatever reason.

It was suggested to me by my recruiter that I should maybe look at some sort of medical role because of my experience doing first aid both in cadets and as a volunteer and because I got fairly good grades in biology at school. Anyway to get to the point, I still really want to do more of the sort of green army stuff and get the opportunities to go out on patrols and as part of recce units. A mate of mine had mentioned he knew some yanks who were SARCs attached to their Marine recce battalions but I can't really find an equivalent role that isn't getting onto SF and becoming a patrol medic which isn't exactly something you can pick as a second choice on your initial application.

Any sort of advice on where to go on this would be very much appreciated, thank you very much.

Hey there folks, I'm still in school from NI, looking to join the Armed Forces after I graduate as a Mental Health Nurse. I'd like to apply for Irish citizenship, as I feel as much Irish as I do British and for handiness if travelling to EU countries. Only issue is, I know sometimes dual nationality can post a problem with some soldiers when it comes to certain things. Obviously I won't be doing top secret stuff bar patient confidentiality, do you think it would be grand or is it better to hold off? Cheers

My great(way back) grandfather was a Hessian who fought for the British as a Lt. in the War of 1812. They gave him some land in Canada afterwards as payment. (Well, there were people already, you know, living on that land. He gave about 200 acres back to that tribe at least.)

Canada has revised its citizenship laws and basically if you can prove that you had an ancestor that was Canadian, then you can get a formal proof of citizenship. I'm American, for context.

All we, really my Dad, has is some letters from a Private who with in the same regiment as him, also got some land, and their kids got married to each other.

The time period would be 1812- ~1850, as I know one of the 'direct line' descendants fought in a NY regiment during the American Civil War.

Apologies if this is not the right place for this, but yinz seemed like a good group to ask, or point me in the right direction. Thank you!