Recent content by ArmyJamie

I'm 17 and hope to join the army soon. How come I can go into the army (although I don't think you can go to war until your 18) but yet I can't buy cigarettes. Are they going to be looking at people my age in training and making sure we don't smoke a cigarette? Sounds like school instead of...

Also just wondering why soldiers were berets as uniform - what's the point? I know if you are fighting you wear a helmet but just for eveyday stuff - why a beret or even anything on your head at all

I was in court during the week and noticed alot of the others just wearing tracksuits and that. I wore a suit in the end - didn't really want to but was told too but even if I didn't would have put on decent clothes.

I was in court this week and got a community punishment - 80 hours of community service for assault and criminal damage. I had applied to the army but my application was put on hold while I was waiting for court. The person I was dealing with is away until next week and I have to talk to him...

Meant to add to my other question - if I get to join the army and having a criminal record will that go against me getting into specialist areas/promotion later on or is it only based on how you do when you are in the army?

smoking? I saw something online that somebody from the American Army wanted to ban soldiers from smoking at all. Do you think this could ever happen. I am hoping to join and know you have to be fit but it seems crazy that you wouldn't be allowed to smoke. I'm 17 and have been smoking since I was...