Hello everyone,
I recently completed my CFAT for infantry officer and passed. I was however, told the ROTP program wouldn't accommodate the degree I was interested in taking, and could not attend RMC due to a GPA below the preferred level. I decided to switch my app to enlisted. Lately I have been quite paranoid as it feels like I'm signing my own death warrant, and have tried everything to ease my mind to no avail. I talked to a family member who served as an infantry soldier in the Brittish Army, who said I'd be more likely to be shot at a gas station in day-to-day life. He also said he'd be more paranoid about never being deployed, as apparently that can happen. I might add being an infantry soldier has been a dream of mine since being a young boy, but now that it's a possibility I'm a little bit shaken. Call it fear of the unknown. I suppose my questions would be, am I truly signing my own death warrant ? Would I be likely to deploy or more likely to never deploy ? Do we lose a lot of infantry soldiers ? Are these worries of mine rational ? Can i be an infantryman with a wife and children ?
Any information helps and I thank you all for your time and candor.
I recently completed my CFAT for infantry officer and passed. I was however, told the ROTP program wouldn't accommodate the degree I was interested in taking, and could not attend RMC due to a GPA below the preferred level. I decided to switch my app to enlisted. Lately I have been quite paranoid as it feels like I'm signing my own death warrant, and have tried everything to ease my mind to no avail. I talked to a family member who served as an infantry soldier in the Brittish Army, who said I'd be more likely to be shot at a gas station in day-to-day life. He also said he'd be more paranoid about never being deployed, as apparently that can happen. I might add being an infantry soldier has been a dream of mine since being a young boy, but now that it's a possibility I'm a little bit shaken. Call it fear of the unknown. I suppose my questions would be, am I truly signing my own death warrant ? Would I be likely to deploy or more likely to never deploy ? Do we lose a lot of infantry soldiers ? Are these worries of mine rational ? Can i be an infantryman with a wife and children ?
Any information helps and I thank you all for your time and candor.