AustralianArmyCadet
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I am 16 years old, and I am considering a number of jobs to do when I join the Australian Army and the one which I think I would enjoy the most is joining the Australian Armoured Battalion. However, I am a bit worried I might not be accepted because of my height.
I am fairly tall for my age at 1.93 meters (That's 6.3 feet), and I weigh in at about 90kg (198 pounds). Fortunately, I seemed to have stopped growing since I have only grown about half a centimeter in one year, so all I really need to worry about (In my opinion) is my weight, since the ideal weight for my height is about 80-85kg but I should be able to fix that up in a few months.
The armoured battalion is appealing to me because my Father & both my godparents drove T-55 tanks in Europe during the Cold War, so I guess I am sort of influenced by them. I talked to my godfather about it, and he says that I probably wont be accepted because I am too tall to fit comfortably in the tank.
At the present time, Australia uses the M1 Abrams tank, though I THINK we might still use some Leopard 1's for training purposes only. I want to ask anyone here with any sort of tank experience to help me out on this. The M1 Abrams is a lot bigger than the T-55, so hopefully my godfather is wrong but I am still worried about my chances of being accepted.
Any help would be appreciated :salute2:
I am fairly tall for my age at 1.93 meters (That's 6.3 feet), and I weigh in at about 90kg (198 pounds). Fortunately, I seemed to have stopped growing since I have only grown about half a centimeter in one year, so all I really need to worry about (In my opinion) is my weight, since the ideal weight for my height is about 80-85kg but I should be able to fix that up in a few months.
The armoured battalion is appealing to me because my Father & both my godparents drove T-55 tanks in Europe during the Cold War, so I guess I am sort of influenced by them. I talked to my godfather about it, and he says that I probably wont be accepted because I am too tall to fit comfortably in the tank.
At the present time, Australia uses the M1 Abrams tank, though I THINK we might still use some Leopard 1's for training purposes only. I want to ask anyone here with any sort of tank experience to help me out on this. The M1 Abrams is a lot bigger than the T-55, so hopefully my godfather is wrong but I am still worried about my chances of being accepted.
Any help would be appreciated :salute2:
