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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm fine. When it was a kid I was in a car crash and broke my wrist, and it never healed right so I actually couldn't hold a gun as I can't get my hand to go into the correct position.

I could probably hold it with my left had but I'm not going to bring that up.

[–] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

There are many roles in the military that don't require a gun. The military also has more sophisticated standards for assessing a person fitness to serve than they did in WW2. There are infantry members missing legs now.