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20 Mar 2014, 2:03 pm

http://www.army.mod.uk/join/20157.aspx

yay i can join.

so by he looks of it they do not check sensitivity so that's good for me.

by the looks of things this is a vary recent change.



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20 Mar 2014, 2:27 pm

Sorry to burst your bubble.
http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/AFCO_Form_5_Application_Notes.pdf
Page 7.
Uhhhh...maybe they just haven't updated this yet. But, well, I dunno (maybe you're just following this closer than I am, and they have actually changed it).


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20 Mar 2014, 2:34 pm

Maywynn wrote:
Sorry to burst your bubble.
http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/AFCO_Form_5_Application_Notes.pdf
Page 7.
Uhhhh...maybe they just haven't updated this yet. But, well, I dunno (maybe you're just following this closer than I am, and they have actually changed it).


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20 Mar 2014, 2:38 pm

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As at 21 Mar 11

So... (your point is???)...is that form out of date or not then?


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20 Mar 2014, 2:39 pm

Maywynn wrote:
mmcool wrote:
As at 21 Mar 11

So... (your point is???)...is that form out of date or not then?

out of date.

st least this will mean i can get into the army.



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20 Mar 2014, 2:44 pm

You have to pass physical fitness tests yet. :)


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20 Mar 2014, 2:47 pm

mmcool wrote:
Maywynn wrote:
mmcool wrote:
As at 21 Mar 11

So... (your point is???)...is that form out of date or not then?

out of date.

st least this will mean i can get into the army.

Playing the devil's advocate here: where does it say explicitly that it's out of date?
(I was told once at a careers fair that they have some kind of inquiries number that you can ring. Have you tried that?)


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20 Mar 2014, 2:50 pm

Maywynn wrote:
mmcool wrote:
Maywynn wrote:
mmcool wrote:
As at 21 Mar 11

So... (your point is???)...is that form out of date or not then?

out of date.

st least this will mean i can get into the army.

Playing the devil's advocate here: where does it say explicitly that it's out of date?
(I was told once at a careers fair that they have some kind of inquiries number that you can ring. Have you tried that?)

0845 cost me 35p per minute.



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20 Mar 2014, 2:51 pm

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You have to pass physical fitness tests yet. :)

i'm vary fit as long as theys no sensory based tests i should be ok :)



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20 Mar 2014, 2:54 pm

In the U.S. military, I lied about not having Asperger's, but still struggled. They said that I had poor social skills, poor attention, poor organizational skills, and poor tolerance of stress, in addition to the whole lying part.


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20 Mar 2014, 3:00 pm

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0845 cost me 35p per minute.

Fair enough, then.
I dunno. Other militaries don't allow people with autism in, so I don't see why ours should. It's not a matter of being equal and fair and nice, I think it's more a matter of efficiency and having good soldiers. Which, considering some of our traits, we may not be, e.g. sensory issues, freezing/shutting up when nervous (that would go down well in a gun-fight :!: ).
That said. You think it (autism) is allowed (in the British Army). So, I guess, power to you. Good luck.
(But, for risk of sounding like you parents/teachers, in case they do reject you, make sure you have other options standing by.)


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20 Mar 2014, 3:02 pm

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In the U.S. military, I lied about not having Asperger's, but still struggled. They said that I had poor social skills, poor attention, poor organizational skills, and poor tolerance of stress, in addition to the whole lying part.


mines would be:
poor fine motor skills
poor social skills
poor tolerance of stress
high chance of meltdowns
Extremely sensitive to light
senstive to noise
stuttery speech (sometimes even when not stressed and sometimes can not get words out)

could be worse



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20 Mar 2014, 3:08 pm

mmcool wrote:
mines would be:
poor fine motor skills
poor social skills
poor tolerance of stress
high chance of meltdowns
Extremely sensitive to light
senstive to noise
stuttery speech (sometimes even when not stressed and sometimes can not get words out)

could be worse

As I said:
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I think it's more a matter of efficiency and having good soldiers. Which, considering some of our traits, we may not be, e.g. sensory issues, freezing/shutting up when nervous.

Especially, the sensitivity to noise and light.


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20 Mar 2014, 3:09 pm

Maywynn wrote:
mmcool wrote:
mines would be:
poor fine motor skills
poor social skills
poor tolerance of stress
high chance of meltdowns
Extremely sensitive to light
senstive to noise
stuttery speech (sometimes even when not stressed and sometimes can not get words out)

could be worse

As I said:
Maywynn wrote:
I think it's more a matter of efficiency and having good soldiers. Which, considering some of our traits, we may not be, e.g. sensory issues, freezing/shutting up when nervous.

Especially, the sensitivity to noise and light.


i just want to serve my country.



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20 Mar 2014, 3:14 pm

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i just want to serve my country.

I realise and understand that and I also realise that I'm playing devil advocate's to the point of almost being mean/bullying about it. So I'm going to stop. Power to you about whatever you do with you life, man.


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20 Mar 2014, 3:18 pm

Maywynn wrote:
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i just want to serve my country.

I realise and understand that and I also realise that I'm playing devil advocate's to the point of almost being mean/bullying about it. So I'm going to stop. Power to you about whatever you do with you life, man.

and is they a way to join the army as a solider and refuse pay?
as i know i cost this country over £100,000 more then the average person and hate the feeling of costing the country so much.