My son is 16 1/2 and wants to join the army. Can he do so without my consent? I am in scotland. I really dont want him to join as i am scared he will get killed. Also if he does how long will he be signed in for?
2007-09-03 01:27:53 · 11 answers · asked by sunnyday 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I hope for your sake that between 16 and 18, he does come to his senses.
2007-09-03 06:41:45 · answer #1 · answered by gortamor 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He needs your consent until he is 18. In have a son in the paras who fought in the Iraq War and though I would never upset him by saying so, I am worried a lot of the time. I am really outraged at Gordon Brown for not providing enough resources to equip the forces properly. But this is what my son wanted to do. What you should do is go down to the nearest recruiting office and talk it over with the people there. I have found that they really are honest with parents in your position.
2007-09-03 03:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by john 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, he can't. But even if he does join the army now, he won't see active service until he's 18. I joined when I was 15 ( about 100 years ago ).
If it's what your son really wants, then I think you should let him do it, it'll show you trust and respect his judgement. If he finds he doesn't like the life then he is free to leave any time before his 18th birthday.
2007-09-03 02:51:11 · answer #3 · answered by DavidIrvine 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He needs your consent until 18.
However, if he is determined what is the point of trying to prevent him, thus making him unhappy for 18 months? It could backfire on you if you refuse to support him.
He doesn't have to go into an Infantry role. Maybe he wants to be a cook or an engineer? There are so many great opportunities to be had in the British Armed Forces.
Why not visit the MOD website and see for yourself what he has to gain rather than what you might think he has to lose.
2007-09-03 01:39:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He has to have your comsent until he's 18. He can walk out in the first 6 weeks of training i think but after that he's in for a few years and has to give a years notice to leave.
2007-09-03 01:37:40 · answer #5 · answered by welshchick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he can join the army after the age of 16 , but would need yours or a guardians permission up to the age of 18
as for the length of time that will depend how long he signs up for , you can pick various lengths of time to enlist for
2007-09-03 01:36:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word attempts would decide the punishment. Probably for a first attempt, 90 days in the glass house. By the way JAKE if you are going to become an Officer you had better moderate your language, calling someone an idiot will make you very popular.(see one of the answers)
2016-04-03 01:01:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can understand your worries but there are much worse things he could do like turn into a laybout and spend day on drugs!
Being a mother what ever he does you will worry but he will learn new skills and if it is what he wants then i would support him with it.
Good luck i wish you well
2007-09-03 02:46:46 · answer #8 · answered by cottontail 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With your consent he can join.
But he will not be allowed to go into a combat unit before 18.
At 18 he can decide what he wants to do by himself.
2007-09-03 01:42:11 · answer #9 · answered by conranger1 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
He is more likely to be killed on the roads as a civilian than if he were in the army.
2007-09-03 03:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by frank S 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋