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Posted: Wed 11 Feb, 2009 5:33 pm
by gpw2009
There is always one bloke like that, we had a few! They do get weeded out most of the time though.
Best thing to do mate if your not 100% concentrated on training or you had distractions. You have to give 110% all the time, if not you will only suffer in the long run!
The medical forms always take the longest....
Hows your training going? By the sounds of things, the selection has changed a bit since I did it!
Posted: Fri 13 Feb, 2009 12:19 am
by _Mark_
Training's ok, i've had bad shin splints, kinda gone (ish) now, so i've not been able to do much running in the last 4 weeks.
Dont know if selection has changed since then though, hopefully get to find out sooner rather than later.
Posted: Fri 13 Feb, 2009 8:38 am
by Tab
At one time it took ten weeks to train you as a soldier , another two weeks Abingdon and then you were in the firing line.
Posted: Fri 13 Feb, 2009 9:42 am
by gpw2009
Yeah know what your saying mate, the sooner you get selection out the way, sooner you get to Depot.!
At one time it took ten weeks to train you as a soldier , another two weeks Abingdon and then you were in the firing line.
Scarey thought that.... and the instructors say there isn't enough time to teach you, and CIC PARA is 26/28 weeks long!
Posted: Fri 13 Feb, 2009 4:11 pm
by Tab
Well at least we did not have to learn all that PC crap, also I think we were fitter as youngsters in those days.
Posted: Fri 13 Feb, 2009 6:39 pm
by gunner75
that pc crap extended to not being able to lift more than one filled sandbag at a time (apparently 25kg is classed as heavy).... did we take any notice - no we did not.
Posted: Fri 13 Feb, 2009 7:15 pm
by gpw2009
I think there is alot of things that you get tought now that you really don't need, or it could be done in a 5 minute chat with your section commanders , not a 2 hour power point presentation!
also I think we were fitter as youngsters in those days.
Possibly.... but the finished product is still the same. As in P-Company is still the same, and so are the Commando tests.
Posted: Fri 13 Feb, 2009 10:28 pm
by _Mark_
Tab wrote:At one time it took ten weeks to train you as a soldier
Maybe someone should tell the Americans it's not supposed to be done this way anymore.
Posted: Sat 14 Feb, 2009 9:15 am
by Tab
Mark What has America go to do with the training of the British Para's
Posted: Sat 14 Feb, 2009 10:13 am
by _Mark_
Tab wrote:Mark What has America go to do with the training of the British Para's
Nothing
Posted: Sat 14 Feb, 2009 11:01 am
by gpw2009
Think Tab was on about the training of the 'British' Army a while ago _Mark_
Am I right in thinking that everyone did the 10 weeks, then went to thier Battalions, Regiments, Troops or whatever and did what is known as 'Phase 2 Training' there?
With regards to the Yanks..... the quality of blokes is plain to see for all!
Posted: Sat 14 Feb, 2009 3:02 pm
by _Mark_
Yeah i know, maybe i should explain things a bit better, seems no-one got it
The Americans 'sometimes' act as if they had only 10 weeks training.
It was a joke....
Posted: Sat 14 Feb, 2009 5:11 pm
by gpw2009
It was a joke....
I see mucker....... er.... got any better ones?
(a new thread looms possibly??)
They do only have 10 weeks by the way too mate!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Sta ... l_training
Posted: Sat 14 Feb, 2009 11:14 pm
by Tab
During WW2 the Americans cut their training to the Marines down to about seven weeks, from there they went straight to the front and got on the job training thanks to the Japanses
Posted: Sun 15 Feb, 2009 8:44 am
by gunner75
the original baptism of fire I thinks....