Nephew wants to be a regular solider-he does not want responsibility and thinks Officers are aloof/see no action.Advice?
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He is a good student - Mother is a Doctor, professional family ... we are concerned that being a regular soldier is not going to be the ticket to no responsibility/just following orders that he seems to think it is! He is keen for combat and wants to be part of a team - he has decided that Officers sit at the back and do not get the camaraderie that regular soldiers do. He wants to join straight after GCSEs (the grades of which he does not believe are important) and sees no value in further qualifications because he just wants to be a regular soldier. We are trying to explain to him about limiting his choices and that the army necessarily involves career progression, and only Privates take no responsibility for anyone else. His primary motivations are being part of a team, not standing out, gaining respect and doing physical things. We are happy to support him, but cannot get him to consider being an officer because he does not see the value to it. He is 15 - we are worried he is going to limit his choices for when he is 25, 35, 45 ... He does not listen to us, so I am hoping to get some "insider" reality !
Pippa J. asked a question to Caroline M.
Category: Role Description
Date asked: Friday, November 8, 2019
Last reviewed: Thursday, June 11, 2020
Kieran U.
HR Specialist Cpl
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Pippa J.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Heidi I.
Maj
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Pippa J.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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