SIROEW said:
When I mentioned your age, I meant that most grown men don't normally go out and seek internet debates over trivial matters (such as an avatar). Once again, choose your battles.
I take it that you are somewhere between 16 and 19
In the interest of full disclosure, I am 50 years old, and so what follows may be considered by some to be youth-bashing.
As near as I can tell from your posts, you are not yet in the military - although I grant that you may be at RMC or CMR, which is kind of like being in the military.
Again, in the interest of full disclosure, I have been in uniform for 33 years, 25 of them in the Regular Force, and so what follows may be considered by some as civvie or newbie bashing.
So, with that preamble, you are completely off-base on this one. I have worn four capbadges in my career (the cornflake for 6 weeks and the Infantry one for a scant 4 months), and I have served in three other Regiments (where I was not granted the privilege of wearing the capbadge, irrespective of the positions I may have held). Trust me when I tell you that the capbadge is a symbol of one's
earned membership in a very discerning fellowship of fellow soldiers. It is not an honour that one can bestow upon themselves - rather it is offered to you once you earn it.
As such, I think that you are actually dishonouring Sappers everywhere by assuming a membership that you have not earned.
As to ageism, you had better get used to be told the hard truth by people substantially older (and more experienced) than you if you are thinking of pursuing a career in the military.
Just a thought.