Joining the British Army with Aspergers

My son wants to join the Army, however from what I've read, they generally don't accept people with AS. Apparently they might let you if you have it mildly (which he does), if you can get your GP to say that you'd be OK in the Army, and an Army assessment agrees, but from what I've read, they usually even turn people with mild cases down. My question is, how likely is it that he'll be allowed to join? He only has it mildly and it doesn't really affect him at all. He really wants to join and he'd be very upset if he couldn't. Obviously, I'd rather he didn't, but there's no talking him out of it.

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  • Army recruit person will want to see his diagnostic report to assess whether he can cope with “everything” as a non autistic recruit? 

    how do you feel about moving to Australia? As they actively recruit ASD persons particularly in cyber security! It is possible your son could directly apply just like thousands do for civilian jobs Blush Australia- it’s worth checking out..imagine if he can get in…all the cheap holidays you will get Blush

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  • Army recruit person will want to see his diagnostic report to assess whether he can cope with “everything” as a non autistic recruit? 

    how do you feel about moving to Australia? As they actively recruit ASD persons particularly in cyber security! It is possible your son could directly apply just like thousands do for civilian jobs Blush Australia- it’s worth checking out..imagine if he can get in…all the cheap holidays you will get Blush

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