Troop 880 - 19th July

[TABBER]

Alrite boys, few of us here have this date.
Make yourselfs known....

[Rugee]

Lads sorry if i miss informed but we'll be 881 troop after all as i think 877/878 have been aumalgamated. (Spot the knobber)

Yeh i'll been there on the 19th with my big bag and brown trousers, ready for the off.

Cheers Ian

[TABBER]

haha, no worrys rugee, as long as we end up in sum troop or other.
mach: glad u r m8, im more just coming to terms with the fact 8 months or so of life is gona be fukin shit.

hows training bin goin?
wen du boys prmc?

[davo141]

hey lads, geuss what...yep im in 881...880 .. blame Ian! I geuss we'll find out soon enough!

its just started dawning what we have let our selves in for but yeh i am more excited than anything...

It is going to be a very shitty 8 months!

ahh well all for royal!

Davo

[Andy]

Hiya lads,

yeah ill be down there on the 19th. I did my PRMC on the 24th of may.
5 days left. It's certainly gone quick. I'm starting to say my goodbyes now and God I hate goodbyes.
A couple of friends of mine did foundation, then got backtrooped-the whole troop! because their intake was too small.
How big is our intake does anybody know? Don't really fancy doing foundation twice.

[davo141]

what time do you all get to CTC? i get in at around 1420hrs.
I know Ian (Rugee) is the same? Should all meet up at exeter if where on the same train!

Scores we getting at the moment?

65 -70 press ups, 12 pulls unknown sit ups 3 miles in around 18minutes over sanddunes and hills for over a mile so rather respectable.

Cheers, davo

[TABBER]

Should be in at exeter bout 1340. Did my prmc apr 25th. Had to give myself a couple of months to finish up some work and squeeze a holiday in, beers to be drunk, etc.

Training aint so bad, mainly bin doing circuits and short distance runs. Bin being as tight as possible on form and that. Had a nasty screw kick ive finally managed to shed.

mite be an idea to compare kit lists, I was planning on taking nothing more than wat was on the list. what u lads got in mind....

[davo141]

i got the usual PT rig, suit, 2 civvie jeans and te-shirts, toiletries

i've got flip flops
bungees
outdoor shaving mirror
mag lite and filter
green flannel
two dusters
boot polish
sewing kit
scissors
clothes brush
iron
padlocks
shaver and shaving oil - king of shaves
letter writing material
note book for taking nots in lectures etc
hangers
shirt clips for keeping shirts folder

theres a load of other that evade me at the moment

also...washing in the field, we will use soap wont we but i am unable to find anywhere that sells them in metal dishes, are these available from the naafi?

cheers, davo

[druadan]

Davo, try your local military surplus store, I remember seeing some in there. Certainly my local one seems to get some really odd stuff from various militaries as well as the usual 98 pattern stuff. I'm surprised you can't find them in normal walking/camping shops.

[Gunn]

Lads the kit lists the AFCO give you is a waste of money, they give you your issue High Tech trainers, PT kits, etc... You can buy special waterproof pads for notes etc... down there, they give you padlocks, my mate spent over 100 pound on kit for the same lists you have and got it all issued, he wasnt too pleased.

[davo141]

bollocks!!! looks like my dear old mum wasted a pretty penny then..supose it cant help having more or something?

always find a use for padlocks and what not.

cheers gunn, any more nuts of wisdom?

Davo