Guess whos back early...

[SNiDE]

Hello mate, getting back into training after that experience is difficult I know, I'd take a few weeks out and do something fun before starting again. Well done for looking at it positively, you now have 6 months to really get your run times down and work on your other scores. One good thing to come of this, if you put in the effort and go back meaning business a second time, you know you really want it.

[Chris Gray]

Well it's off to the careers office I go, although for the mean time my minds more on the marines. I don't want to leave it behind if you understand.

Stinky have you considered entering some running races. If you have got a bit of competition around you your bound to push yourself alot harder and your running will improve a hell of a lot more.

Have a look at http://www.runnersworld.co.uk it has a nice easy search function for finding races which are local to you.

[Stinky]

I'd take a few weeks out and do something fun before starting again.

No time for lying about, I have already done that to much.
Thanks Chris Gray.
I never actully saw the other 2 MFAT members there. I went into the other rooms asking for any MFAT members and they all just looked at me in confusion, one asked me what I was talking about.
That reminds me of the time I first walked into my room, I was face to face with some guy with a diffrent accent. Neither of us could tell what the other one was saying

[AndyG321]

Hmmm maybe we should have some kind of distinctive marking when we go down like RAC members have their badges on the front of their cars!
Tattoos on the forehead maybe? hehe

[lodgi]

Stinky, did u only fairl by 15 seconds? Did they tell you that?

[jay999]

Sorry to hear that buddy. Sometimes though its not the failure that nakes a man but the way he deals with it. If you want it bad enough give youself a weeks rest get yourself a proper training programme and train hard. Get yourself in sme cross country type races or try and find an RMR holding troop or something to get some more phys in. Thats what i am planning to do.

[jezb]

Fair play for posting up your experiance on here - hopefully it will help others.

In six months you can do a hell of lot, and at least now you know what the enviroment is about down there.

Stay focused and work hard. Good luck.

[mfat_man]

Stinky

You may have not passed, but at least you tried... People respect that.

A lot of people talk in this world and never do anything. Aim to become a "finisher", someone who finishes what they start!

Learn from it, now you have a good idea what went right and wrong

[Brian-]

I decided to go home and wait the 6 months because even if I had continued and only had to wait 3 months, I would have probably delayed it to 6 months anyway.

So... if you were going to wait 6 months anyway, why not stay? Doesn't make sense, but oh well.

Cheers for the pancake story..

Hope you do better next time.

[Scouser]

Good effort Stinky, you can do a lot in 6 months so make the most of them. Have no doubt you will make it through it in the end , going back a second time says a lot about a person, I hope you make it mate. Seems like your trying to take the positives out of the experience which is the best thing to do, Good luck for the future,
Ben

[designervision]

Sorry to hear that mate!

Like the others said, it really shows that you want to wear the green lid and when it comes to it you will probably be amazed at what you will achieve!

Good luck with your training and in six months time!

Sam.

[Sully]

Good effort?

Sorry to be harsh but this is a failure and worse than that it is a wrap. I don't think people here should be congratulating failure - especially when it involves not achieving the bare minimum required before you even start training.

Try again by all means but you knew what was required and worse than that you apparently went home early (yet you only seemed to have failed the PRMC by 15 seconds ). Think seriously about your attitude and whether next time you're wasting a place like you did this time.

[eagleeye]

Nicely said Sully harsh but fair.
Sorry Stinky
Eagle Eye

[Stinky]

Yes, my time was 22.44, but I rounded it off to 15. Actully, I have been having some other thoughts and my mum seems to agree with them aswell, not that I will always go with her desion. I have 6 months to wait, and I already waited 8 months since my application and my PRMC, so I have been thinking about trying for the GUNNER SPECIAL OBSERVERS. That way I will be using the 6 months by getting into the army, where I can see if I like it, and then if I want to continue with it, do so, and join the marines at a later date. If I went down to the AFCO, will they like this idea? It's just a idea so far.

[lodgi]

I can't see them going for it to be honest. They won't want to train you as a gunner special observer if your planning on leaving as soon as you can join the marines. Look into other careers in the armed forces by all means, but gunner special observer's are close to special forces, i think artist said in another post that you need to pass AACC and P-Coy, or am I getting my wires crossed?. It's not like joining the cadets anyway.