• Question: what army roles need science

    Asked by epicduckofepicness to Dilwar, Lou, Rachel, Simon, Susan on 12 Nov 2013.
    • Photo: Simon Langley-Evans

      Simon Langley-Evans answered on 12 Nov 2013:

      Quite a lot I would imagine. The army has a need for specialists in lots of areas such as IT, radio communications, ballistics, medicine and engineering. These would be scientific roles that are not about discovery though and are more about keeping things working and keeping soldiers safe and active.

      The defence industry does employ a lot of scientists though. The UK Ministry of Defence has research establishments which do work that look at protecting against biological and chemical weapons, they work on nuclear technology, rocketry, novel weapons that use light or sound, nutrition of soldiers, developing clothing and technology for extreme climates, engineering of stealth vehicles. I would prefer some of these jobs as I hate exercise and the idea of having to kill people.

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      Louise Brown answered on 13 Nov 2013:

      I thought about joining the army when I left school, as a route into science because they put you through some degrees. I used to want to be a dentist, and this is one of the routes into dentistry. Sadly when I looked into it I was not eligable due to a medical condition, but I think it is a really good thing to do!

      My degree in biomedical science can be used to get into the army, as they need people to test soldiers blood/urine/tissue samples if something happens to them.

      I’m sure there are lots more jobs though, not just in biology, but chemistry, climatology, engineering and physics too I imagine!

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