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Ok im might be joining my local army cadets next year who can tell me what its like in the army cadets?

Just a suggestion, if you really want to be serious about this. Think Very carefully about maybe going reserve or national guard. By doing so, you will be able to stay closer to home and have your parents there to help you keep stability. A lot of things will catch you off guard with this lifestyle. Hopefully you dont have hearing sensitivity, cause loud noises come in bundles in military life.

Well, I am going to give my two cents here. First, might I add, you are only twelve (don't mean that as a insult). Becoming a sniper sounds more something a kid your age would fantasize about; sure, it might sound cool, but is it a type of occupation that fits you well? First, have you had any experience handling with guns (I mean beyond what you might play in video games (not exactly a great example to base it off from), but real weapons). As a communication operator, that might be a all right possibility.

I have heard from a friend of mine (who just join the Military) that overall the military is somewhat lean it on such conditions as Aspersers Syndrome at the moment (It's what I was told, but I don't if that exactly true or not). In reality, you would have to ask yourself, could you handle basic training and all the mental and physical tasks you would need to do? Are you able to work and interact at least decently with other people when needed? Can you work well in situations where there a lot going on at once and remain your focus? I won't necessary say working in the military with Asperses Syndrome is the best place to be employed in, but it can be potentially possible. I don't want disencourage the idea, but want to give a small idea what you might want to carefully consider.

depends from country to country i think,but i managed to get into the army(officer training,can you believe it,an asperger leading the army:p)
if you want you can fake your way through every test,but once you're in,you feel the social pressure,i had to bail out in just 3 days:(

so believe me,it's way too exhausting,it seems a nice fit with all the rules and discipline,but never underestimate the social pressure...

I agree with sacrip's assessment for the most part. I was in a combat arms unit in SOCOM. I wouldn't necessarily recommend combat arms to someone with AS. Teams are very integrated and tight with each other by necessity. You will have to constantly be proving yourself to your team until your "accepted." Leg units were quite a bit looser, but still had this aspect to some degree. As far as Sniper is concerned, that is a selective qualification and difficult to pass. A large amount of that job's responsibility is recon. You have to have an excellent memory for detail and be able to communicate that detail to command. If you can do that and are able to estimate range accurately, then you may be able to do it.

That being said, the military has every job (MOS) that is in the civilian world. I can't believe you couldn't find something that you could not just do but be successful at. I would suggest at some point in your High School days to start preparing for the ASVAB exam. The higher your score on this test the more positions you will qualify for. I would also recommend talking to someone who has recently been in or is still in the forces. Reason being is they will know the game and can help you with getting through red tape and paperwork among other things. Things like waivers. I was not aware there is a rule excluding people with AS. I was in a while ago well before I had ever heard of Asperger's. I'm not sure about lying about your condition, not that it wouldn't work because they're not going to check, but if they don't ask don't tell and there are waivers for everything. One of the worst things, for us at least, is military promotions are done by a board that you have to go in front of. You do get prepped for them though.

Lastly, don't believe anything about the military you see on T.V. or in the movies or their own recruiting.