Never Too Old? Hardly.

There are alot of clichés in this world, but the one I despise the most has to be 'you're never too old to try anything'. Sure, you can aim for a law degree in your late fifties, you can even climb everest in your forties after a life of non-events and you could even sail single-handedly around the world on your sixtieth birthday.

But when it comes to the Military, there are limits. It's one of the few jobs in this world that is legally ageist, and rightly so. When it comes to the Regular Army, I'm already too old. I should've joined up 10 years ago when the thought initially crossed my mind. As for the Territorial Army, I've got another six years before I'd be forced into some kind of 'retirement'.

I've made the decision that it's now or never. I have to do this for myself, or I know I'll always regret it. I'm going to the BMF meeting tomorrow, and I'm going to keep at it. I would've kept at the gym but it got so boring by myself, with nobody to motivate me. It honestly wasn't a fad, I really was enjoying it, I was looking and feeling better than ever.

I reckon if I work at it, I could have my application in by the end of the year. At the end of the day, it gives you skills, you get paid, you get to be part of a group, a team, a unit. I miss that. Having friends is all well and good but it's nice to know that there will be people who will truly have my back in many aspects.

What may shock you, if you're reading this, is that I plan to keep all of this a secret. Only  select few know that I'm attending a free tester meeting at BMF tomorrow. Even fewer will know that I intend to keep going, no matter how difficult and absolutely nobody will know about my intentions of signing up to the TA once my fitness level is up.

That's why I won't be posting this blog on my Facebook or my Twitter. Hopefully you've found this blog because you've googled for a blog relating to such things and if that's the case well I welcome you -- please leave a comment and say hi!

Anyway, I won't ramble on. I'll be updating on specific things:

1. What my BMF meetings were like
2. My progress towards enlisting in the TA
3. If successful, my time in the TA

Watch this space and keep your fingers crossed for me!