I don’t see an issue seems to be a lot of gatekeeping on age where there didn’t used to be.
We allow it for everything else like buses HGV’s here’s the steps to get into a tank.
"Training for the role
Step1
Your initial military training teaches you how to be a soldier, covering everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.
If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do a 40-week basic military training (long) course at Harrogate.
If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the regular 14-week adult basic training.
Step 2
You head to Bovington, Dorset, for 20 weeks of specialist training to develop your technical skills. You will complete your driving licence (if you don’t already have it) and then move on to your tracked vehicle licence (the H licence) before getting to grips with driving the 62-tonne Challenger 2. You will also learn how to maintain and fix the Challenger 2 as well as use the radios."
I don’t see an issue seems to be a lot of gatekeeping on age where there didn’t used to be.
We allow it for everything else like buses HGV’s here’s the steps to get into a tank.
"Training for the role
Step1 Your initial military training teaches you how to be a soldier, covering everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.
Step 2 You head to Bovington, Dorset, for 20 weeks of specialist training to develop your technical skills. You will complete your driving licence (if you don’t already have it) and then move on to your tracked vehicle licence (the H licence) before getting to grips with driving the 62-tonne Challenger 2. You will also learn how to maintain and fix the Challenger 2 as well as use the radios."