I'm in week 6 of training and I've already been given my rail card. We were given ours in about week four. We also got told you get 4 rail warrants a year, Christmas, Easter, summer and a spare one. Our Sergeant said to try and keep that for when we get posted to our unit but you can use that when ...

I haven't got access to a scanner Tartan_Terrier but in in my recruit handbook page 2 (preparation before arriving at CTCRM) it says in the first three weeks of training I will receive instructions on how to maintain kit and in order to do this I will need several items.

a.boot polish and brushes
b ...

I start RT on the 19th of November and in the recruit booklet it says to take a bucket, but my AFCO said don't take one because I'll look like a numpty arriving with one. What did you lads who have already been down there do? Shall I bother taking one? Cheers

I went on PRMC on the 18th of september and it was 1.5mile run as a squad and best effort back.

19TH NOVEMEBR

18TH SEPTEMBER
If anyone else is on this date and has msn PM me your addy.

Great effort Brows. Just goes to show that it is possible to pass POC with out going to university etc. I bet you loved black tuesday haha. I still have a few cuts and scabs from mine 3 weeks ago. Best of luck at the AIB.

well what they said was that if i had passed the whole of POC and gone on to the AIB and failed then i could have gone straight in to RT, but because i didn't i have to go on a PRMC, im confident of passing though because i completed the phys in POC. I rung the AFCO today and they are sending me ...

What made you think the officer side of things wasn't your bag?
I just thought that the pressure would have been to much for me at my age, they did give me chance to go back and try agen within a year but i felt there wasn't much i could improve on. i feel that i would much rather just be one of ...

Hi
Got back last night, i did failed but to be honest im much more happy with failing than I would have been if i'd of passed because i relised that the officer side of things wasn't for me. I failed on the academic side but passed all the physical stuff. Black tuesday was the hardest thing i've ...

Hi all, im James. I've been floating about the site for a while now.
I have my POC on monday. Just thought i would see if anyone has any last minute tips (more POC orientated). I shall report back next week some time with how i got on.
Cheers
Jiml

I have my POC next week so I shall reply to this post when I get back and tell you my findings.

i did the royal navy psycometric test at college. when i got my certificate with the list of options available to me there was only tow things i couldn't do, nurse and something else i can not remember. Im targeted to get 3 average grade A levels. One of my mates who is targeted for 3 A's only ...

You need 140 ucas points, so three decent A levels.

seeing my fitness levels improve keeps me motivated, i'll go for a run or do so many set of however many press ups then say to myself, im going to beat that score this time next week!! I also feel that the fitter you become the more motivation you have to get up and do things.