Potential Royal Marines Commando !!!!

[sniffpipes]

How y'all doin, im new to the forum, nice to meet you all and hello.
My interest in the forces.............currently in training for Royal Marines but im 32 (33 in November) so i gotta get a move on !!!!!!!!!!!
Takin it one step at a time..........but just doing pretty damn quick steps if your with me !!!!
Anyone with any useful info please share it !!!!

[Hughser]

Welcome to the Forum.

How far are ya into the process at present mate, also whats your current run times, pressups, situps and pullups scores like?

[sniffpipes]

Cheers for the reply mate, To be quite honest im not in the process at all yet, ive been trying to get in touch with my local AFCO but its been a bank holiday weekend and there's been no answer today, anyway, as far as run times etc are concerned........sit ups=83 in 2 mins, push ups=45 in 2 mins, pull ups=7 but the running needs alotta work, just done my first run tonight 1.5 miles in 14 mins.
Now.........i know that i gotta shave alot of minutes off the mile n half.....and i will, and i also know that im cutting it fine on the time front too but i reckon i can do this.......im gonna keep pushin hard and hope my fitness levels increase quickly and hope i get through the initial interviews and medicals nice and fast, hopefully get a quick PRMC start date and as long as PRMC passed, commando training date and start............all in 7 months (33 on the 29th Nov !!!!!!)
Be honest..........im i livin in f***in' cuckoo street or do you think its do'able !!!!!
Let me know mate. Any input is much appreciated, gotta keep my feet on the ground and be realistic ya know !!!!

[Hughser]

Your running will cut in half quite quickly, upperbody strength tends to take time to progress, and you seem to have that in the bag.

Best results I got were from doing five 70% effort runs a week, keep that going for about 2 weeks, then start throwing in sprint runs over 1.5 miles instead of your other runs. It will really cut down your time.

The only problem with this is getting back into distance runs can take its toll on you for the first few runs - this is due to the fact you are now running at a faster pace.

Should get you to where you need to be definately before your deadline.

Best of luck mate =)

[sniffpipes]

Cheers for that mate !!!!
VERY useful info, i got so much runnin to do over the coming weeks and months.
Do you have any idea how long it takes from first AFCO contact to PRMC start.....roughly ????
Im hoping to get in touch with the AFCO tomorrow (if they answer the f***in phone)

[Hughser]

It depends on the AFCO, try and press them if you think they are going to slow.

[sniffpipes]

Yeah, i intend on pushin em as hard as i can as i dont have time for dickin around really, anyway.....thanks again for the tips mate, will keep you informed of progress.

[marinewannabe]

good luck fella , awesome determination there , sure you'll do it just keep it and all your times will improve although to be looks like your ready on everything part from running just keep at it . All the best fella.

[sniffpipes]

Marinewannabe !!!!! Thanks for the vote of confidence mate, its good to get some feedback from others who have either been there already or are in the same boat as me.
Cheers.

[wetanddry_51]

Yea good determination mate! Just remember :-
Dont let any nobbers at your local pub try and put you off, they are jealous, fat, lazy and not worth your time.
Dont be scared to rush your afco. Let me know how you go. Any q's pm me, i have lots of experience of the recruiting process.

[GGHT]

Yeh same here mate if you have any questions re PRMC or Phase One of Recruit Training. This is an invaluable site and you can find every answer you need here with a combination of the search button and asking.

[marinewannabe]

yeh same here fella any quiestion you have about prmc or early stages of r.t just send me a p.m

[sniffpipes]

Thanks lads !!!!!
You may all regret being so damn nice cause i no doubt will have a whole s**t load of questions over the coming months.......so keep your eyes on your PM's.............its likely to be me !!!!!!!
Shaved another 30secs off the mile n half, breathin out my arse but quicker than yesterday none the less.
STILL no answer or reply to my message from my local AFCO, but will keep on tryin em.
Thanks again lads !!!!

[Jock]

Maby you should go down to the office?

I sent a letter to my AFCO in Edinburgh but didn't get a reply so I went down. The recruiter knew who I was as soon as he read my name.


Cheers,
Jock

[sniffpipes]

You're right mate,
But im not gonna get the opportunity to get down there until next week now, but if i aint heard anything from em before i get chance then i will take a trip there soon as.