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Billy_C wrote:Don't knock the fella! Before i moved to a different part of the army i was scared of heights but i was so embarresed of bottling a jump during parachute training in front of my mates I just did it! If you want to join the para's that much then u'll jump no matter what! Im sure anybody with their wings will tell you they were at least a little scared on their first few jumps.

Billy

Oh yeah, the other part of the army nugde nugde wink wink

So many SF posting on this forum, no wonder I can never find any black maskers, your all wearing it over you eyes

You seem so sure of yourself! Im sure you have a very sophisticated SF background..... no no...... lets make that a 'sophisticated military background'. If you even have one haha

Nice to meet you

Billy

Jump Freak im all for conquering fears etc.. but id conquer it then apply.. you understand which im sure is what most people do.. but goodluck to him

Billy_C wrote:You seem so sure of yourself! Im sure you have a very sophisticated SF background..... no no...... lets make that a 'sophisticated military background'. If you even have one haha

Nice to meet you

Billy

I am not SF , so lets not try and make out I said I was eh? one would have thought after 18yrs in the army under your belt you would know what corps I am from my name

You carry on telling (no sorry not so subtly hinting) everyone that will listen that you a black ops underwater knife fighting ninja. After all everyone in the pubs probably sick of your tales of derring do with the regiment and you may even impress some gullable kids who are looking for you for advise.

It's kind of like the fact that everyone on rememberence day there are more and more sandy berets popping up, wasn't anyone in the army a normal blue beret crap hat, if not who made the farking brews

I think you should read between the lines! I have never said I served with the regiment have I!!!! When i have stated 'i moved to a different part of the army' I am not at all hinting at SF because there are many parts of the British Army, I have just served in many parts.

Not now you've been exposed

But you were hinting at it earlier.

I guess 3 commando brigade have moved to Ipswich then? Would that be anywhere near Bixley Farm estate?

If your a so called commando, send me your service number and I'll check it out!!!

Kind Regards

Billy

I am not from ipswich that was a joke.

I think you've been pinged!

So you claim to be in 3 commando brigade and your name is'ubique', the royal engineers motto? Hmm strange

Artist or Wholley quote me on this?

Billy

Yes, I am sure if you weren't a walt you would know that there were Royal engineers in 3 cdo.

pfft, for a PI you not exactly on the ball are you!

Anyway, since i seem to have upset the locals I'm off.

No I know that IM NOT a walt

my proof:

service years : 1981-1998

service number xxxxxxx

regiment: Grenadier Guards

Ourevoir

Billy

Both of you just drop it for now, I don't know whos a walt, neither does anyone else, both of you think its the other; the mods will check it out I'm sure, just get back to the original thread until the mods sort it. Thats aimed as advice for whoevers the real deal and so here to stay.

MarkBunt wrote:Jump Freak im all for conquering fears etc.. but id conquer it then apply.. you understand which im sure is what most people do.. but goodluck to him

Agree there, seems risky to apply, got through all the associated hassles, complete training etc. then find out you can't jump. I've never jumped though, or joined up, but I have conquered a fear of heights, its easier when you don't have all the pressure I found, not at the momment of going where you need the pressure to push you, but when building up, if its just for a little personal challenge theres not as much weight on your mind as something major that everyone knows you're going for. In a civ environment you can be surrounded by people which'll spur you on for the final push, but without the pressur ethe whole way out, as you can keep it quiet, let enough people know to stop you backing out, but not so many that it constantly plays on your mind. I think if you knew what was coming up without having conquered your fear that would be playing on your mind the whole time through training.

Sorry about that chaps, I was slightly frustrated!

Anyway........... its definatly easier to conquer the fear of heights when not under pressure. You could try a high ropes course, thats how my daughter conquered her fear?

Billy

Yeah high ropes is good, thats what my sister first did, I started by doing zipwires when I was young, absolutly loved that so carried on doing things like that from then on. Love doing things in which I'm just hanging there from a rope, swinging around, flying forward, dropping down, whatever. Still for me though I look as parachuting out of a working plane very odd . I'll probably try it some time.

I found when I did tried to conquer my fear when I allowed them to clip me in tie off etc. I was terrified, when i asked just to look at the kit and checked their knots (stupid because I didn't have an *****ing clue what they should have looked like!) checked I was clipped etc. I felt so much better doing it.