scared bout fitness test!!!

[misssunshine]

im really lookin 4ward 2 joinin the navy next year but im a bit scared bout the fitness test.
im relatively fit but i do smoke.
is this gonna prove a BIG problem. i smoke bout 10-15 a day.

[Sticky Blue]

Smoking can be a problem... it all depends on how fit you are! How far can you run and at what sort of pace/speed/time you do it in. Try stopping, it will be easier to stop now that when you are 20 or 25.

[Tab]

In my day life was all beer and fags, the army used to give them to you free at one time, they came up with rations along with beer and the rum.
Heavens alone knows how we managed to fight, if you were not on at least 20 a day the rest of the unit looked upon you as a bit odd. Yey we all managed to keep fit and pass any test that they threw at us.

[Artist]

misssunshine

I don't think you need to worry unduly ref fitness. As long as you do what is asked by the Navy you should be OK.

Some Matelots I've met were not just a bit overweight but obese. An RS (radio Supervisor/petty officer) on Fearless went by the name of "Golfball" he did not play golf.

Jack seemed to do phizz if he was bored. They were never ordered to do any sort of phyical activity. (a fair few did mind) Most of the seamen had a job that involved a fair bit of hard graft. I joined the RM's at 17 and within 4 days was smoking 20 a day. Everyone did then (1973). I smoked throughout my service and still managed to do those things Royal has to do.

Aye Artist

[davo141]

i thought the 20 a day was a myth my mate made up!!

hes doing BT now and said hes must have smoked more than 20 fags everyday and he doesnt know why...blimey!

dave

[Bigwig]

I should'nt worry about the naval fitness test. What do have to do? most likely walk from 1 end of the ship to the other and then get down on your knees for 5 press ups before a speed scrub of the deck. (:roll:)

[mattt_h]

you can come train with me if u want when u see my dust youll wonder why u smoke any

[Sticky Blue]

5 press ups... now I know you are taking the mick Sayuing that though, the field gun is on at the moment and there are some right big lads (and lasses!) running the gun this year.

I should'nt worry about the naval fitness test. What do have to do? most likely walk from 1 end of the ship to the other and then get down on your knees for 5 press ups before a speed scrub of the deck. (:roll:)

[stinkypinky]

missunshine,what are your stats,ie-age wieght etc,you shuold have no probs,is the fitness test tri-service or is it different ????.2.4 km in 12:30 -13:00 should question no ones fitness ,a 50 year old jimmy saville used to do 9 milers with royal

[Oakers]

Come on own up, which one of you cruel ba$£&*ds told the poor girl that the Navy do any PT?

It's not funny y'know misleading her like that, you could seriously damage her if she starts doing any type of phys.

Don't you listen to them sunshine, they're just winding you up, the Navy don't do any PT ever, not even the PTI's.

[Sticky Blue]

Oakers.
Of course sailors do PT...

"Right you orrible lot, round the capstain. Monster Phys session today moi luverlys. Fiddler, start orf the 'Hornpipe' boy."

Diddle, dit, dot, dah, diddle, didle, diddle, diddle, diddle dit, dot, dah

[Oakers]

I stand corrected Sticks....



I've actually seen matelots do that and it is highly amusing

[Sticky Blue]

Not as funny as our lot doing it. States tour in 85... a team was selected to wear the silly hat, stripey shirt and baggy pants. The selection process was tough... if you fit in the rig, you are in the team!
As the tour started one of the lad put an eye patch on to do the Hornpipe. The band started playing and they started dancing. We didn't see them until they did the first 'skipping round in a circle' bit. As they came to face us and we saw him, the laughing started. Well, royal being royal soon started joining in. Next a hook hand, blacked out teeth, scars, pony tails, longer pony tails, two pony tales. trousers swapped so one had massive pants on and the other V neck shorts. We were there for 3 months touring and by the last show it had gone from a hornpipe dancing green rub into Long John Silver and his formation pirates. The last show had, parrots stitched onto shoulders wooden legs, cutlass', two eye patches, pirate hats, two hook hands... the yanks thought it was normal.

[Oakers]

I'd have liked to have seen that Sticks.

I miss bootneck antics.

Everytime I try anything at work I just get frowned at

Tried to put a pack of kippers in the bosses air conditioning grill but the rest of the team wouldn't have it so I had to wrap.

Do you know I can't even get naked and dance in the office! Bloody philistines

What am I supposed to doon a Friday afternoon when there's no unit phys if I can't get my kit off and do the bootneck shuffle around the office?

[barryc]

Stickies last reminds me of the May celebrations at Eastney back in 1968, when some bright Orficer decided that the Sigs Training Wing, Trials and Demo team would do a dance around the maypole. Mutiny was in the wings until a keg of beer was offered as inducement, to be consumed after the second day's performance. Needless to say the keg was comprehensively broached before the first performance and a happy group of signallers clad in semi-Morris dancing gear started to skip around the maypole. If I remember aright it was the trousers worn by one R Pennell that slowly descended, like the Union Flag at Sunset. A very apt description as it happens because the result was an impressive moon. The crowd of civvies loved it and the incident was added to the repertoire for day two (with more beer to assist of course)

Barry