Next month, I start my 50th year of regular or reserve/volunteer reserve service. The changes in that half century have been amazing and in 1962/3 I could not/would not have imagined where the armed forces would be now.
I have agonised as to what the future holds for the current generation because I teach cadets and they want to know if there is a future for them. Whilst it is increasingly difficult to offer an unequivical answer, the armed forces still 'hold up' against other walks of life.
So - YES - I would join again if my life was given back to me, with what I know now. However, there are just a very few people who would get a kick in the slats if our paths crossed again!!!!
Old Duffer