If WW3 kicked off, and you were forced to enlist, do you think you'd cope?

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I 100% wouldn't.

I've looked at the army website and the fitness levels they require alone are way above my baseline level (out of breath when running up stairs )

I'm very small and weigh 6 and a half stone, so would probably be a liability to my fellow troops.

How do you think you'd fare?

I'm far too old/unfit for action but would hope to be useful on the technology side of things.

I'm too old but with training I could probably make the fitness (have always been fairly fit) never really ill and I think I would be fairly good as a soldier as I'm practical sensible calm in a crisis. I did seriously think about joining many years ago, partly because I came from a deprived northern town with few prospects.

I think it’s not a good idea to let fear dominate our thoughts.

Surely WW3 will involve nuclear warfare and footsoldiers will be of neither use nor ornament?

They would probably have me training the drone people in how to boot up their systems, or processing boring paperwork, so my mediocre 50-something fitness wouldn't be a handicap.

I use a wheelchair.

I'm a pretty good shot though 🤷‍♀️

Fist bump for viva though - we can maybe create some sort of unit of our own?

I think we could strap a light sabre to each side of the wheelchair and deploy you as a form of tactical cavalry.

@Beyondflubeinclusionaryrf hell yes. Invalid Sharp Shooting Team. 🤛🏻👍

Yes because I used to be in the army so I know what's expected.

I'm currently pregnant so hopefully they wouldn't want me 😂 I thought it was just men who got forced to go?!

Dd is good at gaming so she’d be good at drone flying.

I have a serious mental illness - strike one, i have a back problem, awful sciatica and I walk with a stick - strike two! If I could help in another way such as admin etc I would but I could not stand for long periods or walk long distances right now. Who knows in a few months once I have seen the consultant again!

I think I'd have to make the tea, I'm not good with authority.
I could probably pass the fitness test - but with my ethnic background I doubt I'd be allowed a gun (although ironically I am a good shot)

I'm a smiley, unintimidating middle-aged woman whom people ask for directions and chat to in shops, so I think I'd make an excellent spy.

Of course, I can't speak the right languages and would have no reason to be in Iran so that might not work...I'd probably be relegated to something in admin. or long-distance driving. Wouldn't mind flying either, but need my pilot's license first.

Well I'm quite unfit but presumably if things were bad enough that they'd brought back conscription they set up fitness boot camps.

Like the one in the park near me ... but real

I am deaf in my left ear so could buddy up with the pp who is deaf in their right ear and between we may hear the enemy creeping up behind us.

But am late 40s, very unfit and overweight so I don’t think the military will be begging me to go to the frontline.

But I speak fluent French so if they need me to intercept and translate messages on my trusty radio and with my Morse code machine i am up for that.

They wouldn't care how fit as you'd be just going as cannon fodder anyhow.

They'd have a job taking me. No bloody way.

I'd be awesome.

Another conchie here.

Hasn’t it always been men that get enlisted. Never known women to in this country.

Would you fight or just dust off your o level French?

Bonjour

If they were desperate enough to want an old asthmatic designer on the frontline I’d say it’s time to surrender. Maybe I could do some propaganda.

In a call up there would be a basic fitness test - ie no serious health conditions.

They’d then train the fitness into you! Loudly!

Served in the RAF for 17 years, loved it