After the amount of training you'll have done before going to free fire or other zones, you'll be doing just fine.
Like everything it takes a little time to get sorted out and to see where the land lies. Change is always a shock, good or bad. Just enjoy it while it lasts.

After the amount of training you'll have done before going to free fire or other zones, you'll be doing just fine.
Like everything it takes a little time to get sorted out and to see where the land lies. Change is always a shock, good or bad. Just enjoy it while it lasts.

Good luck to him - toured there twice in mid 80's myself with R. Sigs.

Good luck to him - toured there twice in mid 80's myself with R. Sigs.

Read the posts carefully and you'll find I answered a query by someone wanting to join the TA.
As someone asked a reasonable question I gave a reasonable answer from my experience - when a unit is in the field they have an A2 echelon, REMFs - included in that is the medical section which has a link ...

No, like a good squaddie, I carried ample supplies with me. Having been in the field for weeks on numerous occasions (1988 on exercise or support ops for more than 6 months of the year) I had the stuff with me. It's not difficult to be prepared when you know what the score is.

I suffer from a whole range of allergies, inc. hayfever and one anti-hystamine pill and a nasal spray do the biz for me. Whenever we were in the field (Germany or UK) this stuff would go in my survival kit on my webbing.

Keep training - keep running and lots of aerobic stuff. If you have the basis the PTIs will give you the incentive to get a lot, lot better.

I served alongside 2RGJ in Germany (86-88?) and found them to be the most aggressive, fight orientated people going. If they couldn't find another squaddied from another regt to fiight, they'd take out a civvie. If no squaddies or civvies, they'd fight themselves.
When they were posted out they ...

I served alongside 2RGJ in Germany (86-88?) and found them to be the most aggressive, fight orientated people going. If they couldn't find another squaddied from another regt to fiight, they'd take out a civvie. If no squaddies or civvies, they'd fight themselves.
When they were posted out they ...

Both my brothers served in RN - I served Army and whatever the calling, I personally think that both are singlies jobs. RN seemed to be a lot more cushy (you also get to see loads more unless you're in a regt/corps with a "Soldier requires passport" on the posting order).
I for the most part ...

Both my brothers served in RN - I served Army and whatever the calling, I personally think that both are singlies jobs. RN seemed to be a lot more cushy (you also get to see loads more unless you're in a regt/corps with a "Soldier requires passport" on the posting order).
I for the most part ...

Good luck and watch out for the phrase "Stag On"!

Good luck and watch out for the phrase "Stag On"!

Many thanks to all of you for your kind comments!
I left about 10 years ago - I couldn't settle in UK - not enough scope (or sunshine for that matter!
John Major was still i/c (and as for Tony & gang...!) and I moved to Cyprus to start with. Spain followed and then Cyprus again. I moved to Spain ...