Poll: If you had to, what position in the Armed Forces would you take?
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Pfff ninja/assassin of course. In all seriousness, a marksman. You have the range but you are close to the fight.
I actually did have to join and I have a position for me in case of war. I'm a clerk in the Air Force cadre. An office job with the high ups is absolutely fine with me. I should be relatively safe, and that work isn't very physically demanding at all. It is important work, sure, the lists and numbers need to be right. But no actual fighting, so that's nice. I wasn't a big fan of the basic training and the "soldierly" things.
I want to be that guy that tests tanks before they get shipped off. That would be the best armed forces job ever.
If it wasn't for my knees giving me grief whenever I had to do something strenuous, I probably would've joined the Armed Forces, but to be more of the Elite Forces, or other top-tier operator.
I considered doing medicine then joining the army as a Battlefield Surgeon but i have arthritis so i can't pass the army medical now, also i didn't study medicine.
I'll take the cook.
I would have said engineer/techie, but my skills aren't up to scratch.
No way no how would I want to use a gun. Unless the enemy is storming into the base, killing everyone indiscriminately, I'm not shooting a gun, ever.
I would have said engineer/techie, but my skills aren't up to scratch.
No way no how would I want to use a gun. Unless the enemy is storming into the base, killing everyone indiscriminately, I'm not shooting a gun, ever.
cook because there is no combat involved
but if i had to be involved in combat then sniper because i am far away from the enemy
but if i had to be involved in combat then sniper because i am far away from the enemy
As mentioned, the poll is very silly. You've got various branchs without occupations, and then occupations without branchs.
Anyway, what does "The armed forces" mean? It seems a very US centric poll, is this if we were US citizens, or is this in our own nations military?
A US Marine is very different from a UK Royal Marine which is different again from a Royal Tongan Marine.
Oh, and I'd go for a RFSU. You are never deployed overseas, you spend all your time running around the top end looking for invaders and/or customs infringements. On the other hand, the top end isn't going to be much fun to run around in.
Mind you, there needs to be some changes of standards, just not in the obvious ways. The female body is proportioned slightly differently, so the way equipment is handled has to be as well. Women won't be doing the "run X ks carrying Y kgs in Z minutes" thing using the same backpacks as men, for example, and vice versa.
Apparently the standard issue boots are designed solely (no pun intended) for male feet as well, have to change that.
Anyway, what does "The armed forces" mean? It seems a very US centric poll, is this if we were US citizens, or is this in our own nations military?
A US Marine is very different from a UK Royal Marine which is different again from a Royal Tongan Marine.
Oh, and I'd go for a RFSU. You are never deployed overseas, you spend all your time running around the top end looking for invaders and/or customs infringements. On the other hand, the top end isn't going to be much fun to run around in.
It's just an excuse for not letting women in.Cazza said:
Mind you, there needs to be some changes of standards, just not in the obvious ways. The female body is proportioned slightly differently, so the way equipment is handled has to be as well. Women won't be doing the "run X ks carrying Y kgs in Z minutes" thing using the same backpacks as men, for example, and vice versa.
Apparently the standard issue boots are designed solely (no pun intended) for male feet as well, have to change that.
Engineer or cook, I reckon.
Currently got Tietze's syndrome(could be for life...) so physical work isn't in my favor. Rules out pretty much all in the list, but I think engineering would be ok.
Medic was tempting, though I doubt cutting limbs will be much fun.
Currently got Tietze's syndrome(could be for life...) so physical work isn't in my favor. Rules out pretty much all in the list, but I think engineering would be ok.
Medic was tempting, though I doubt cutting limbs will be much fun.
Given what I'm studying at the moment (computer science) I'd probably be best suited to some kind of engineers' role. Or maybe one of those people that sits at a desk giving information to all the ground forces. That kind of thing.
I'd like to be a sniper butrealistically I don't have the patience.
I'd like to be a sniper butrealistically I don't have the patience.