So I'm getting the chance to join our army forces, but...

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  1. SHINOBI03

    SHINOBI03 Well-Known Member

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    Here in the UAE a new rule was made this week: Every man from age 18 to 30 is obliged to join the army forces for 9 months (two years for high school diploma degree). This rule is optional for women, but for everyone joining it's going to be a big thing in their lives since our army forces are well respected and to be part of it even for a short time will be an honor to the participants and the country.

    But for me... I don't think I'll make it, and that's because I have flat feet. The qualifications does not require a certain height or weight to enter, but if you have a physical handicap then you're excused. And flat foot is considered a handicap because it won't allow me to walk long distances before it starts failing on me. And it's... well, really unfortunate to me! I was born with feet issues and there were attempts to fix them but it's beyond repair now and I'll always stuck with suction cupped feet that won't allow me to participate in serving my country like every other man around. I was preparing myself to the fact that I'll live a hardworking life for 9 months. I was having some thoughts of being part of the real men out there, all is gone for my birth defect.

    My father said there's a chance of me joining them, but in more of a technical route instead of the physical like the rest. And while I may be part of it, it's not gonna be the same as in the training fields breaking myself apart till I reach my goals.
     
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    MetalicGrunt Rust Proof Commando

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    As someone who has semi- flat feet and massively high in-step, do not fear, its not as big a deal as some make it out to be, and there are varying levels of "flat" feet.

    I went to my US Army OSUT Training ( Basic and Infantry school all mixed together in a 17 week training period) as "Leg" infantry, meaning I walk everywhere, before I went to AB School and then became "mobile" infantry. Get a decent pair of combat/tactical boots and start conditioning your feet. Then after a few weeks add a backpack and increase the weight during your walk every few days..
     
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    UAE? United Arab Nations? What country is doing this?
     
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    SHINOBI03 Well-Known Member

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    That's United Arab Emirates.
     
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    Haloid1177 Hey, That's Pretty Good

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    Flat feet suck, I completely know how you feel.
     
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    Dark Skull Well-Known Enabler Moderator

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    This.


    It sounds like you really want this OP...so...get to working! :wink: 
     
  7. SHINOBI03

    SHINOBI03 Well-Known Member

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    Sad news. I was deemed physically unfitting to join the forces. Not just for flat feet, but also for the difference in length between my legs. 2cm is a difference believe it or not! If you can't walk without rocking your shoulders side to side then you don't have a place on the running track or to wield a weapon. I guess this is how Captain America felt like for not being fit to join before his Super Soldier serum....

    So where will I go from here? Well, they'll put me on the control side pushing papers starting from next March.
     
  8. KnightSaberAmi

    KnightSaberAmi Nyan Nyan

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    Yeah that's pretty much what I figured, just because you can't take up a fighting position doesn't totally rule you out for sevice. Nothing wrong with paperwork, I've done my share of filing. Just make sure you are the best at what you do.
     
  9. SHINOBI03

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    Wish it was simple. I try to accept this, but I remember the picture my father posted on his Instagram saying "This is my son. He is going to serve the country along with everyone." and I feel like I let down his expectations. Everyone is doing their army stuff as real soldiers, and I'm not with them. I've never been the "typical" boy everybody else has and became an oddball even among my family and this was a golden opportunity to be the same as them, but that's not happening either. My parents are understandable and they're not mad at me, but I still feel a bit hurt inside.
     
  10. Aernaroth

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    Those who sort also serve.
     
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    As stated before, nothing wrong with support jobs - in fact if you do your job extremely well, not only will you be well like among your peers, you will stand out in a good way. There is nothing worse than someone who doesn't care about their job and loses paperwork, but at the same time there is nothing better than someone who makes sure your paperwork is taken care of.

    Just look at it this way... You are serving, which all ready sets you apart from the general public. Take with pride the fact you stepped up to the table, got dealt a bad hand, but are going to make the best out of less than ideal situation. ( I know the feeling when you're told you can't do what you want / have been doing any longer due to medical reasons)
     
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    this there is more than one way to help
     
  13. grimlock1972

    grimlock1972 Optimus, serving up the primest of ribs since 1984

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    look a it this way shinobi, you have the backs of those out there doing the leg work. you help to make sure they got what they need to do their job.
     
  14. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    I think having a support job isn't a bad thing at all.
     
  15. KnightSaberAmi

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    When WW2 broke out my uncle went and signed up and became a clerk I can't remember if it was supply or medical but the point is he could not serve on the front lines because of a badly set broken arm from his youth but he was an abled bodied young man that could still serve and free up another man to be sent "up". Don't sell yourself short you're still in, you still get a uniform, from what I understand.

    Trust me from my brother went through as a infantry grunt, the front lines are anything but glamorous. We'd be talking on the phone via satellite, hear a couple booms in the background, lose the connection, and have a sleepless night thinking,"shit, is a chaplain going to show up in the morning?"

    You seem smart, just trust me on this, you wouldn't be selected to handle paperwork for captains, colonels, and above, as well as a unit if they didn't think you had an aptitude for it, instead you would have been sent home, and told not to come back. So give yourself some credit and have a little faith in yourself.

    Besides when you do the paperwork, you usually get a crack at the leave book first.