They don’t want me!
May.31, 2006, filed under Miscellany
They won’t let me join the TA. I emailed them and asked.
Apparently, apart from being a tad too old, missing an eye is a real issue. The personal weapon issued is the SA80, which ports to the right, so lacking a right eye means I would not be able to use my issued weapon.
I would not have been able to get into any of the armed services ever.
This makes me miffed. There’s nothing I hate more than being told I can’t do something. It makes me want to stomp into an army recruiting office and accuse them of discrimination. I may be 33 but I’m a damn sight fitter than many 18 year olds. I may be a girl but that’s never stopped me doing anything. And I may be missing an eye but what’s wrong with a Kalashnikov? Other employers have to make efforts to accomodate people with particular needs (I am NOT disabled) so why shouldn’t they?
What do left handed people do, for fuck’s sake?
Come on. It’s not like the TA is an elite fighting unit. I’ve seen Spaced. It’s full of accountants and fat men with Robot Wars obsessions playing at being Arnie on weekends. I can do that.
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