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08-02-12, 11:38 PM

My number 1 son (twin boys aged 17) has an interview tomorrow as an army officer. If he makes the cut they will make a contribution to his University education (Unlikely as due to budget constraints you now have to be Royal to qualify for this).

More realistically, as in pretty much guaranteed, they will offer him a place on officer training at Sandhurst *when he gets his degree and pay him for training with the TA while he is at *University.*

But he doesn't just want the Army, he wants to be a Para. To the extent that he's been pacing himself and beating the Para fitness App - there is one - for the last year. And the Paras are the ones who get the toughest and most dangerous jobs.

I'm proud of him for what he wants to do but I'm also so scared as to what might happen if things ever go wrong at some point in the future.

You can't wrap your children in cotton wool forever but you never stop worrying about them.

08-02-12, 11:38 PM	#1
myfirstsv Guest Posts: n/a	Mixed Emotions My number 1 son (twin boys aged 17) has an interview tomorrow as an army officer. If he makes the cut they will make a contribution to his University education (Unlikely as due to budget constraints you now have to be Royal to qualify for this). More realistically, as in pretty much guaranteed, they will offer him a place on officer training at Sandhurst when he gets his degree and pay him for training with the TA while he is at University.* But he doesn't just want the Army, he wants to be a Para. To the extent that he's been pacing himself and beating the Para fitness App - there is one - for the last year. And the Paras are the ones who get the toughest and most dangerous jobs. I'm proud of him for what he wants to do but I'm also so scared as to what might happen if things ever go wrong at some point in the future. You can't wrap your children in cotton wool forever but you never stop worrying about them.