Hi there, thanks for helping a noob out. I'm 37 (old, I know) and thinking of joining the reg forces. Since I have a wife and two young kids I'm interested in a position that will require me to go abroad briefly or not at all. Conversely, a long-term posting allowing me to bring my entire family would be acceptable too. Any thoughts? How about postal clerk? I'm also interested in infantry soldier because I like the specialties but I won't bullspit you, I don't want to go to war when I have a family to take care of. I'm also old, again. Any thoughts? Thanks for your help.
only brief or no stints abroad possible?
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Let's put things this way - a buddy of mine was a postal clerk and he had enough medals to make a Soviet General jealous.
Since you were blunt with us, I'll be blunt back - if you want to be Reg Force and infantry or anything else for that matter and aren't in fact willing/able to deploy somewhere for long periods of time/go to war, think about something different for a career.
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Since you were blunt with us, I'll be blunt back - if you want to be Reg Force and infantry or anything else for that matter and aren't in fact willing/able to deploy somewhere for long periods of time/go to war, think about something different for a career.
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Did you read the "READ FIRST" thread http://army.ca/forums/threads/115341.0.html stickied in this forum?
Ask a CAF Recruiter is NOT the appropriate forum in which to ask this question.
Did you read the Site Guidelines when you registered?
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If, after you have made an honest, but unsuccessful, attempt to find the information that you seek, then ask and we will do everything possible to assist.
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A lot of people with families go to "war" or on other lengthy deployments. You are not special.
I was fifty-two when I went to Afghanistan the first time.
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