'My army dream was ended by childhood eye surgery'
'My army dream was ended by childhood eye surgery'Image caption, Lewis Jackson has been blocked from joining the British Army on medical groundsByNathan HeathBBC West InvestigationsPublished1 hour agoLewis Jackson cannot remember a time when he did not want to join the army and…
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| Publication time | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:19:10 GMT |
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'My army dream was ended by childhood eye surgery'Image caption, Lewis Jackson has been blocked from joining the British Army on medical groundsByNathan HeathBBC West InvestigationsPublished1 hour agoLewis Jackson cannot remember a time when he did not want to join the army and continue a family tradition of military service going back to World War One. That dream was shattered, though, when his application was rejected on medical grounds."Serving my country has always been a dream of mine and I never considered that I'd do anything else," said the 21-year-old.Jackson, from Cirencester, was turned down by the Army because he had cataract surgery at the age of three.A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesperson said: "Service in the Armed Forces is physically demanding, so it's right that we…
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