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Posted: Thu 04 Sep, 2008 2:20 am
by Skeav
Yea get it done mate!

As the lads say, keep your head down, take each day as it comes and make sure you look past the end of your nose and see the big picture. Work f*cking hard, and believe me it will be noticed, probably without you ever realising.

cheers

Skeav

PS and ignore the crying licker in the corner, that's just me :D

Posted: Thu 04 Sep, 2008 1:27 pm
by gunner75
suprised your training up till point of no return mate! dedication eh?
as mentioned good luck and get stuck in, dont be jack and you will be fine. get as much kip as poss and try not to fart about with admin and kit well into the early hours - get it squared away asap but do it right.
good luck

Posted: Fri 05 Sep, 2008 10:55 am
by BIG Hal
suprised your training up till point of no return mate! dedication eh?
too right mate, last training sesh today and off for a lovely meal with my girlfriend tonight. :D .
PS and ignore the crying licker in the corner, that's just me
dont worry mate, we can both cry together when the mean NCO's tell us off.

Posted: Sat 06 Sep, 2008 12:36 am
by Alfa
BIG Hal wrote:dont worry mate, we can both cry together when the mean NCO's tell us off.
Ever heard of the "electric chair"............. nope? You will do :lol:

Wish I was starting with you!

Posted: Sat 06 Sep, 2008 9:25 am
by sky ninja steve
Paratrooper01 wrote:
BIG Hal wrote:cheers guys, good words of encouragement there from all of you...thankyou. BTW, in my joining instructions it says that "you get sent home for 14 days leave and POSSIBLY a further 10 days before joining your battalion". did many of you get those 10 days after depot??
Its a long way off yet....but yes, i got 2 weeks off then i went straight to Brize Norton for 7 weeks and then to my battalion.

Dont take that as gospel though. Some lads in my platoon who went to 1 and 2 para had to do Guard duty for 2 weeks before going to Brize Norton.

i passed out on the friday afternoon had to be at three para guard roon 2 oclock sunday afternoon for induction cadre heheheheh

Posted: Sat 06 Sep, 2008 9:53 am
by BIG Hal
whats the electric chair...sounds like some sort of insane stress position. but i dont know.

I wish you'd tell me what this bloody induction thing is steve... you're making me nervous :-?

Posted: Sat 06 Sep, 2008 10:54 am
by Paratrooper01
BIG Hal wrote:I wish you'd tell me what this bloody induction thing is steve... you're making me nervous :-?
Dont worry about that. you've got 6 months of being joe before you earn the privilege to do the induction cadre. :wink:

Steve...ready for anything 8)

Posted: Sun 07 Sep, 2008 4:37 pm
by sky ninja steve
hahaha its not the induction you want to be worried about its youre initiation on the coy piss up especially if you cum to 1 plt


mwaahahaha

para 01 roger that!!!

Posted: Mon 08 Sep, 2008 9:04 pm
by Rick
you are a lucky man! enjoy!

...what is the Arnhem platoon btw...?

Posted: Tue 16 Sep, 2008 12:02 am
by harryb
Good Luck.....Just Go For It.

Posted: Sat 04 Oct, 2008 10:26 pm
by Skeav
Just to let everyone know me and Big Hal are both still going strong and have both enjoyed Depot so far. Not a lot to say at the moment as the first four weeks are all very basic. I do however have a slightly numb big left toe and brusing on it's knuckle. That's not a serious problem is it? Just from the cold and it'll return to normal soon?

Cheers

Skeav

Posted: Sat 04 Oct, 2008 11:51 pm
by gunner75
its a bit fool hardy to ignore that one mate. a classic symptom of needing your leg amputating if i ever did see one..... ;o)

Posted: Sun 05 Oct, 2008 12:59 am
by Alfa
Good to hear from you Skeav, keep up the good work.

Have you heard anything more about being moved to a more senior platoon yet?

Posted: Sun 05 Oct, 2008 1:45 pm
by Paratrooper01
Skeav, dont worry about the toe. I used to get the grazing on the top of my toes from my boots. The skin will harden.

Mine used to be numb aswell. I think its from a mild case of frostbite. Its never been the same since. Nothing major.

Good to hear your going strong. Good luck with the tabbing etc. hope the legs hold up.

Posted: Sun 04 Jan, 2009 9:52 am
by gunner75
hmmm just lookin back, did he bite from ze windup? me thinks not...