Im 17 and i want to join the british army. My mam said that when we lived in newry i would not have been able to come home as i would put us all in danger, being catholic, and i would not be able to live in northern ireland because of the real ira. We now live in southern ireland and she said that i might put them in danger if people find out i am joining the british army.
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Your Mum is right you could not .without risk. have returned to Northern Ireland after joining the British army. There is still an element of risk by joining if you live in Southern Ireland but it is less so now because many more are joining because of the economic situation When you come home you will have to be careful what you say and to whom you say it. If you join I wish you Good Luck.
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If you are from Northern Ireland and join the army, you will not be based in NI when on duty, you're much more likely to be sent to Afghanistan. There is very little danger to you or your family any more, and certainly not now that you are living in the Republic of Ireland (not 'southern Ireland', there's no such country), unless your family is orinarily involved with sectarian groups like RIRA or the UVF.
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Jeez people are annoying, the stuff about you coming home and endangering your family, is a pile o crap. The Troubles ended in the 90's, after the Omagh bomb, both sided realised how stupid it was. I dont understand the Newry thing, because in general, Newry is predominately, Catholic anyway. But, all the places nowadays are mixed. I mean i live in a mixed town, in a mixed estate and in a mixed family, there's never any tension or anything. I doubt that the people from the South are going to hurt you because you joined the Army. The majority of them don't hate the British, i mean, come on! That's ridiculous, only the really strict Paramilitary ones would. Fun fact: a large number of people from the South joined the British Army in WW2 to help.. Another peice of information, during the Troubles, yes a large amount of British soldiers were killed because they were stationed over here. The army wont be stationed over here, you'll most likely be moving around or in Afganistan. I know plenty of people in the army, who are Catholic, it doesn't matter, nothing has ever happened to them :) Basically, the Troubles are over, we can't keep living in the past. It's over! We are just as safe as any other country, if you want to join the British Army, then do it! it is not going to hurt your family, seriously, it's 2010 for peat sake, we're not in the 70's. Hope this helped and take care :)
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