My son wants to join the armed forces...
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Topic: My son wants to join the armed forces...
Posted By: AnnC
Subject: My son wants to join the armed forces...
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 7:40pm
Now I am proud of his choice cause you get great careers there but.... He will be one of the first to be sent to war if there was another war.... and that scares me... although hes 6ft 3, solid and 15 hes still my baby
------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 7:42pm
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Wow, way to go Josh! It's great to hear a 15 year old with ambitions! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 7:43pm
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Wow, that's a really brave choice. Good on him!!
If you are able to, maybe you could look at him joining the Army Cadets in New Plymouth? They're fantastic, and you learn so much. It's held on a Thursday night at Boys High - you can join from age 13 and move up the ranks as you go. A lot of guys I went there with are either now in the Territorials or the Army. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 8:07pm
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Good on him, encourage him to get an education as well then he can sign up as an officer and give orders. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 8:14pm
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Kate he goes to ATC here in Stratford he wants to be an (now mind the spelling) aviator mechanic or mechanic in the army. Or builder if he doesn't go in the armyi/airforce. Hes not too keen on the Navy though
------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 8:19pm
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I think its fantastic! They will train him up and provide him with skills for life. I am an army brat, and the first generation to not be in the forces in some way, but it wasnt for me! Think its awesome that at 15 he knows what he wants in life. Well done for raising such a sensible young man!
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 8:35pm
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I think it's cool!
And then I put on my mummy hat and yea, I'm like you Ann  ------------- |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 8:37pm
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wow thats cool Ann!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 8:55pm
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hehe hes in his room now going thru the fitness list what you have to be able to do... hes pretty serious about it.... ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 9:08pm
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Go the airforce!! Sorry DH has been in 12 years as an armourer and he still loves it, and has a pretty cusshy job if you ask me. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 9:29pm
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hes enjoying the ATC - is there any advise your DH can give to him. I see he needs NCSA level 2 in english,maths and science, the maths and science he will have no worries its the english he just not good at it ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 11:32pm
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Good on you Josh. If you want to bring him over to Waiouru Ann I will have security clearance to take him onto camp and he can have a look around if he wants to. We could probably get him to have a look in the barracks and alsorts of places with notice. I always thought it was NCEA level 1 that they needed to get into the forces (things have changed). I can say with the army pushup pushup pushups with the fitness side of things. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 2:04pm
| Yes Good on you Josh |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 4:36pm
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Becks - I was looking at the Airforce papers he got and it said Level 2 for the career he would like to get into - NCEA confuses me at the best time - what ever happened to 5th and 6th cert Showing my age there LOL ...
Oh and that would be cool for him to look around sometime. i do beleive ATC takes them on camps to the barracks and do true army life... bet its a shock to the system for some of them (probably JOsh included LOL) ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 4:47pm
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Wow good on Josh! my hubby's a soldier, great pay for a guy with no quals. I definitely think its important for him to get quals in the army in case he ever wants to leave.
I think army RFL (required fitness level) is 2.4km run, pushups and pressups? There are levels for those and times for the run, you get more time the more ancient you get lol |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 6:26pm
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The RFL for the army is 2.4km in less that 10.30 minutes (at altitude in Waiouru). 28 real proper pushups, and 60 odd curl ups. I know NCEA level 1 is school cert ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
, I know the requirements to get into University but thats about it Posted By: maudie23
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 7:16pm
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Hi Ann,
What an amazing son you have. I think is so wonderful that at 15 years of age he knows exactually what he wants to do with his life. My brother joined the Army at 17 and to be honest that was the best decision for him, he come home after 1 year and he was an amazing man. My brother also served oversea (war). I think your son is an amazing man to decide at 15 what life holds. Congratulations on bringing up such a fantastic son. 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:22pm
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I would be a bit scared too Ann, but how proud you must be to have a Son who wants to be a part of his countries armed forces!
Definately agree about him getting qualifications!!!! -------------   
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 9:29pm
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Becks, the timing depends on your age, its definitely not that much for younger ones I don't think. Hehe my uncle gets something ridiculous like 12 minutes to do his, he is 50 though. DH gets 10ish, but does it in just over 9 as he's super fit. And the pushups etc decrease with age too.
Ann, the cadets might be able to put Josh in touch with a PT at camp who could take him through a real RFL to see how he'd go? |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 9:35pm
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Ann I know having done Physics was something DH needed.
Also now the airforce fitness test is the same as the army one. DH did 6th form, no idea what the means in NCEA ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 11:30pm
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Hi all - thanks for all your posts.
Josh is a pretty level headed kid (he'd hate it if I told him i called him a kid lol) Although when i asked was he going in at 17 - and I said but thats only 2 years time. Really made him think cause he was like well i might not go in that early and stay at school a little longer... aww my baby
His fitness level might not be what it should be around the running but I am sure he will do something about that as he gets so detirminded when he puts his mind to it. ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |