Hi, there are very few roles where soldiers are required to 'fight on the front line'. Unfortunately however, it's what most people think about when they think 'army'. Only 33% of the Army is made up of the Infantry (the main soldiers who 'fight on the front line'). Combat is really a small part of what the army is made up of whilst Combat Support and Combat Service Support make up the rest of the army. As a physio you would be classed as a Professionally Qualified officer (PQO) - which means although you go to Sandhurst, you do a short course so you understand the army, know how to handle a weapon, live in the 'field' overnight. Other PQOs are padres (they don't handle a weapon), Doctors, nurses etc. As an Army Physio your job is to be a physio - there are lots of other people who will know far more about 'fighting' and 'battle' and as a professional physio, your role is to be just that- a physio as not everyone can do that. So, in short - no! You wouldn't be required 'fight' - unless you were really in the wrong place at the wrong time!!! Hope that helps.

18 October, 2021 19:10