How do people in the RMR find working shift patterns?

In the industry I am in (Aircraft Engineering), nearly everyone works shift, for me, its looking like 4on 4 off nightshift (starting in May).

As someone who is shortly joining holding troop and then hopefully onto recruit training, how do you ...

In short, no, running is vastly more beneficial than walking in terms of general fitness, although long distance walking (whether yomping or tabbing) is good for you, but has its limits!

To take a quote from a favourate book of mine, Fighting Fit by Adrian Weale:

The only difference between ...

From what I've been told by the recruiters, once your "passed on" from the AFCO (Medical, PJFT, Eyesight Test & Interview) your sorted to start holding troop

Enjoy it mate

I share the same concerns!

Bristol's intake is in September/October, so I have worked my training up to that.

However when I attended the presentation evening we were told Bristol does run a holding troop, and as such I'd be advised to attend.

I spoke with the recruiting Cpl, saying that I dont ...

Many thanks Artist, got it today, very good indeed Forgot all about this till the DVDs arrived today so the cheque will be away tomorrow.

Cheers

Thats the spirit mate!

Enjoy life, get yourself to uni and get a degree, plenty of time to keep yourself fit, you'll have a whole new outlook on life, be a lot more mature (not saying you arnt now!). Perhaps even get back in as an Officer.

Yeah it's not a great situation, but life is what you ...

carfraec wrote:Anyone know anyway that a civvie can learn this?

Yeah, Join the Royal Marines.

I'll tag this bone question on to the end of this thread since it is about RM Officers.

Does anyone know the upper age limit for RM Officer? I've heard 25? Does anyone know if exceptions may be granted to 26? For say, people in the RMR?

Just a thought at the moment, I'm planning to join the RMR ...

I'm also applying for RMR Bristol (Cardiff Det), starting the process now, but with a view to joining summer onwards, so September is ideal, can't spare the time before then really due to it being the last 3 months of university.

Goodluck lads

Many thanks Cheque will be away first thing

Trg, just wondering if you were going to be attending the next presentation evening at RMR Cardiff, I'm hoping to be able to get to it. (With a view to joining in June/July time)

Anyway.....what about the swimming?

Life & my fitness to improve really, the latter is coming on well I feel.

Go see my Fighting Fit post in
the RM Forum, explains that I'm not sure if I will have to relocate in the summer, looks promising from what the boss said today, but depends how fast the penpushers at the CAA work!

RMR

Great reading mate! Sh*tting myself about having to do the same later in the year however!