Personally no. I am carrying on a tradition, following my grandfather who served both in the First and Second World War and a great uncle who served in the Second World War. My father served for a little while as well. No, it would not have discouraged me from signing up. I did it on my 17th birthday. I joined as young as I could, and I've loved every minute of it. I'm sad that I'm having to be released medically, but I would not have changed anything. I would have probably submitted my claims much earlier if I knew it was going to take this long so that I would have some benefits when I retire, but now I'm about to be medically released and I'm still waiting.
On November 16th, 2020. See this statement in context.