MSI64 wrote:Are you still banned????

If so then yes you get a choice of Infantry Infantry and Infantry!!!

If not then you have to declare it but shouldnt affect you joining

I get my licence back in a few weeks.

Just so you know lodgi, I think your a spoon for drink driving in fact I know you are.

I'm sure your a nice guy, but your 5th on the list of people who shouldn't be allowed to drive any form of vehicle again.

Shouldn't be allowed to drive again? Thats stupid. Yeah It was a daft thing to drink ...

I was arrested and banned from driving for 12 months last year for drink driving. Would this have any effect on an application to the army?

thanks for the replies lads. I had a feeling it would be some what easier anyway. But what are the differences apart from the phys? What are the field excercises like? Do you do any range work?

IS there anywhere I can find out about basic training>?

lodgi

Hi there. I did 14 weeks of RM training in 2007. I decided it wasn't for me and I'm at college now doing engineering. But recenly I have been looking at the REME with a view to joining next year when I finish college. My question is: Is army basic training similar to phase 1 royal marine training? I ...

It was basically because of my girlfriend. I was missing her a lot and didnt see how i'd see her much more even if I passed out at the end. Also, I hate to admit this, but I'm quite a lazy person by nature and we'd just come off exercise, and I was thinking 'theres no way im going on another ...

I was a recruit with 948 troop at CTC until I left in week 15. I was just wondering if anyone on here was part of 948 and if they know who ended up passing out. It would be really interesting to find out.

lodgi

I left RT last year at week 15. I think about training a lot and often wonder if I made the right decision. I left in the end because I was missing the girlfriend too much. I knew that if I passed out then I would see her even less than the odd long weekend in RT. I hated most of RT, especially the ...

Unlucky mate.. what happened??

I get pretty threaders with it aswell mate.. wanted to hand in my chit many a' times.

Did you pass baptist run?

- Andy

I just felt like it wasn't quite what I wanted. I felt as though I was doing it for the sake of it, for the challenge rather than for the job ...

I got to week 15 in training and decided it wasn't for me. I had a lot of good times in those short 14/15 weeks and It was hard to leave all the lads but I know its the right decision. I just thought Id post a message, as I used this site a lot before I joined up.

I'd be happy to answer any ...

He's right mate. I mentioned to my careers advisor about a little bit of knee pain I had fealt only once when running and they made me go and see a specialist in portsmouth which added 6 months onto my joining process. And I didnt even have anything on my medical records. It's hard to give advice to ...

maritime_marine wrote:I start training soon and was wondering what happens in this camp circuit?

You have to run round the road the goes round the camp. It's about 800m or half a mile. Its horrible.

5 mile run was the longest so far, not a balls out pace though. A couple of 4 mile runs as well. 1st distinguished pass in probably at least 15 years. 8) . Knew there was a bloke from Taunton just trying to remember who you are Doughnut...

947 might have the first distinguished gym passout for ...

nice, you say PT easy? what stuff they make you doing then at the current moment??

I wouldn't say easy, but it's just what you train for, you don't train at ironing your bed sheets or folding your socks so that they have smiley faces at the end. We've been doing stuff like circuit training and ...

Heyup lads and lasses. Just on weekend leave after foundation. It feels like its been years since I was on here. As you can tell by the topic subject I've just finished foundation module of training. It's been, how can I put it......................................different. I hated the first two ...