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Guys, I just can't do it. It's a big dissapointment for me to admit this... I really wanted to serve our country in the armed forces. I started the recruitment process just over a year ago. After a few months of intense physical training I realized I had too many bodybuilding injuries /natural problems to really make it through BMQ.
What really got me was my ability to run without killing my feet/ knees. I have hypermobile feet which means my arch collapses from lack of muscle strength. I didn't have the cash (have to support a family somehow) to pay for new orthotics. On top of that I have lingering back injuries which have aggravated my very mild scholiosis... And to pile one more piece of crap on I broke my elbow cycling as a teenager and it's never been the same since, resulting in some nasty bodybuilding injuries. (Despite years of physio)
I've just realized, I may be able to be physically fit still and work around my lingering problems, but not fit enough I think for the military. (Maybe if I won the lottery I could pay for the medical care to get me fixed up proper to join.) I've decided to focus on my mathematical career by getting a M.Sc in Statistics and focus on the actuarial exams to become a professional statistician or a Fellow in the Casualty Actuary Society.
I just had to get this off my chest. For all of you whom physical issues are not a problem for you, good luck in joining!
What really got me was my ability to run without killing my feet/ knees. I have hypermobile feet which means my arch collapses from lack of muscle strength. I didn't have the cash (have to support a family somehow) to pay for new orthotics. On top of that I have lingering back injuries which have aggravated my very mild scholiosis... And to pile one more piece of crap on I broke my elbow cycling as a teenager and it's never been the same since, resulting in some nasty bodybuilding injuries. (Despite years of physio)
I've just realized, I may be able to be physically fit still and work around my lingering problems, but not fit enough I think for the military. (Maybe if I won the lottery I could pay for the medical care to get me fixed up proper to join.) I've decided to focus on my mathematical career by getting a M.Sc in Statistics and focus on the actuarial exams to become a professional statistician or a Fellow in the Casualty Actuary Society.
I just had to get this off my chest. For all of you whom physical issues are not a problem for you, good luck in joining!