I've just done Topoint rememberance parade in my No.1s it felt amazing. Only 5 days till i pass out, im so excited.

I've just joined the Royal Navy and im loving it. Just about to start week 4 and I cant wait to pass out.

The only bad thing is that I cant see my kids until after i finish my training.

I would recommend RN to anyone, its a secure career, you get a pension and you see the world.

Reading the navy site, and you do the initial fitness test in the first week, buit you do the shorter timed run in week 5

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.5448

Im going next week, (16th sept )
Bit nervous but very exited, gonna miss the kids and fiance though

had a while away from the forum, my intake is sept 16th, i was supposed to have my aquaint on july 2nd but work wouldnt let me have it off then they sack me for being signed off sick.
My fitness is lacking as ive had a gym rest since my pjft in march

the "interesting ship" is a 1/10th scale trimaran for testing. I watched a short doc' about it and even though its 1/10th scale its longer than a destroyer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGPpG6H8 ... ed&search=

Im not even gonna ask what you were doing to find that!!??!!??

Same problems mate, but im going for mine clearance diver in Royal Navy. I was doing the run in 13min at the gym and on test day the treadmill spead was 14.2, I had it down to 9min something with 200m to go when i went dizzy. You must eat properly, I wasnt and I am paying the price of having to do i...

goldie ex rmp wrote:A switched of tom will always have a map as a secondry!! if all else fails i can look at which side of the tree the moss grows lol

Heres a test for you: what if all the trees have been cut down to a knee high stump and the remaining moss scrubbed off??

It says at the end of his book about the drug running. Some of the facts are bound to be spiced up, how boring would it be to read a book set out like a diary

Ill look out for that book

A few A-Zs and you cant go wrong. Ive heard of duplicate roads, and what if the satalites crash when your in a unfamiliar place?

Not by Strength by Guile: The Amazing True Story of My Life in the SBS by Pete Mercer

Black water by Don Camsell

These are two books Ive recently borrowed from the library and wasnt able to put down. they should give you some idea

I also carry a biro, and can do more damage with that. The knife is for opening packages etc. its kept in the small hip pocket on my jeans so itd take to long to get it out if being attacked.

http://www.meanandgreen.com/index.php

Just another military supplies site you folks may be interested in