I was desperate to join the Armed Forces, but was rejected
8 July 2025
Featured in The Telegraph
UK Defence
There is a view that those joining the Armed Forces will be there till pension age, when in reality, most don’t serve anything like that long. That drives a demand for physical perfection. There’s also an assumption that anyone in uniform must be able to pick up a weapon and fight – but there are probably some areas where you could change that.”