Yes sounds like good advice with the running club and all that although I'm joining an infantry unit and I've been told I to pass the run I have to do it under 10:30 On the selection weekend one guys fitness was so bad he wasn told he would be referred, although I was told I had to get my mile and ...

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I am currently in the process of trying to get fit for Phase 1 Basic Training in the TA - my fitness is not up to scratch in respect to the running my legs could go on and on but my lungs can't make it ...

Do what you need to do yourself buddy, I come from an all forces background and my Mother was worried sick about me joining when I was a kid so I didn't bother, then came back to the idea when I was a few years older, met a girl who also would not have it. Now I am 29 and have come back to the same ...

Sounds good Scouse, how does that work though? I thought you do the phase 1 and then go straight onto the phase 2, is this something in addition to phase 1 before going to phase 2? I am also planning to do phase 1 in a 2 week solid block, how would that one work fella?

All sounds like good info and advice , thanks a lot gents.

I hear what you're saying fellas, but I can't join the regs as I'm too old now, what a pisser!

All my family were in the regs and this is definitely something I've got to do.

I'm just wondering if there is anything in place for a potential TA recruit to do the 12 weeks reg training and then ...

are you kidding mercury or serious?

I am in the process of Joining the TA

Although silly as this may sound I have a slight identity crisis emerging. I know that once you have finished the training you are a fully trained soldier..etc but working on the basis of at the end of it I will not have done regular basic training which ...