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JCAP3 wrote:

GGHT wrote:

JCAP3 wrote:Cheers lads, appreciated!

AJ: we were screaming at each other to "hurry the f**k up, RUN!"

You may as well tape record that for the many, many times you'll need to say it in RT!

Can't wait!

GGHT, would you recommend going to RT less fit than i was on my PRMC? In light of what you said in another post. Also, i'v been ill because of the temperatures and the head dipping bit. What happens if you have flu? Do you just have to get on with it?

Cheers

With the risk of sticking me neck out, for me personally I would say yes.

A better way to explain it would be that RT fitness is based on lots of short, fast runs/sprints with the double marking time and yomps primarily as endurance. So you could train accordingly. I focused on building lots of miles basically distance running and my body being used to that I did lose a lot of CV, as I did literally 2 runs over 3 miles in RT.

I thought that the medical system could be OTT actually, much to the hatred of the training team. Don't forget the sickbay is pretty much run by the Navy as opposed to the Marines and in some cases lads with literally a small cough would be whisked away under the guise of a "chest infection", and on the ward for a week. If your gen ill and your a good lad your training team will ensure you go there. Mild illness
(coughs, colds) are common on camp as there are so many people in the same place.

Hope that helps mate.

Sully wrote:

you get the impression that you are a worthless peice of s**t

But you are mate - you're a nod (as good as) The lowest species on earth and lower than whale sh*t But you won't be one forever. Best thing is dont take it personally mate.

I had stacks of grief from one corporal in RT (ex perce, Napoleon syndrome) and once he dressed me down on a parade for having a degree when I joined up (not too common then) "I've got one of these" says he pointing to his lid. I just looked at him but in my mind I was saying "Yes you cnut, and in 27 weeks I'll have one of those as well so do your worst". The turning point for me came about week 17 but I did have a fair bit of grief in the early days.

I guess its important to remember at any stage when it really gets tough that someone has gone through alot worse but still got their green lid in the end. Anyway its character building....

KJ: Good luck fella, let me know what troop your in!

GGHT: Thats good to hear thanks, though after hearing what happend to Jack its probably a good idea to be careful to avoid a MD. I'v never really had anything serious like asthma before so anything that should happen hopefully wont be seen as serious.

Safety harness on the deathslide? Is that just for PRMC (I don't remember going down it on mine)? Or do the nods have to wear it?

Just for PRMC, no harness on recruit training.

JCAP3 wrote: KJ: Good luck fella, let me know what troop your in!

Thanks pal.

I will be in 938 tp mate, see you down there soon

There's a lot of sense in what GGHT is saying, I think I over trained. I'm not saying just sit back and eat pies until RT starts, just don't worry if you miss a few days. If you feel ill then just stop.

If your gen ill and your a good lad your training team will ensure you go there.

That's true enough. The DS won't know you at the start and its up to you to let them know that you're the sort of person they wouldn't mind watching their back - you'll get a feel for what that means as the days/weeks/months draw on. There's no easy way but anyone who wants to be a bootneck doesn't want or need easy

Good luck

JCAP3 wrote:Cheers lads, appreciated!

AJ: We wern't told off at any stage for giving each other encouragement, the occassional "COME ON LADS!" right infront of the corporals was fine. Even when we were being ordered outside with the corporal counting "5...4....3....2...1", we were screaming at each other to "hurry the f**k up, RUN!"

You have to keep high spirits about you all the way through, interact with everyone you can and help out the lad next to you when its needed. In my opinion this is the most important reasons for why i am joining. As one of the week 29 lads told us, "you can't get through training alone".

Oh right ok mate, just that i thought i read in another diary that they were shouted at. Oh well....

Yeah thats what im all about matey, i'll always help out someone when i can.

All the best JCAP3, i hope to be joining you in a couple of months.

I think the point is that the DS will know if you mean it or if you're just gobbing off to impress them. It could be a cheap way of trying to impress somebody because unselfishness is a big part of being a bootneck. Remember that the DS do this all the time and will have been doing it for a while (and they've done the PR[M]C and they've been bootnecks for a bit - this is where they are experts and they know all about motivation) so they'll spot someone who's just gobbing off for the sake of it.

Yeah thats what im all about matey, i'll always help out someone when i can.

You could become a 'supporter' of the site then AJ? Surely it's been worth a few bob to you? All I get out of it is to waffle on about the old days - yours is a tangible benefit. You know it makes sense

Sully (the Supporter)

On my PRMC you could tell that a few of the lads were reliable but there were some you could also tell that at the moment they didnt really give a shit. Small things like helping someone get their bed made really stood out for me. It should never be about impressing the corporals

Sully wrote:

Yeah thats what im all about matey, i'll always help out someone when i can.

You could become a 'supporter' of the site then AJ? Surely it's been worth a few bob to you? All I get out of it is to waffle on about the old days - yours is a tangible benefit. You know it makes sense

Sully (the Supporter)

Thats a hole i know im going to dig myself even deeper into. Obviously supporters donate money right? My money is used wisely these days and things i actually need. I hope from what i take from this site as in information, i give as good back. Being a 'supporter' im sure you know all about that ey Sully

AJ do you turn your windscreen wipers off underneath a bridge when it's raining? Tight git...

GGHT wrote:AJ do you turn your windscreen wipers off underneath a bridge when it's raining? Tight git...

It's called an umbrella!

GGHT wrote:AJ do you turn your windscreen wipers off underneath a bridge when it's raining? Tight git...

PMSL!! That is f*****g brilliant!

I knew an old fella once who actually used to turn his engine off when going downhill in order to save petrol. The stupid moron didn't believe me when I told him that he was using more petrol to restart the car than he would to drive a mile, plus he would be replacing his started motor in half the time!

No problem mate.

Sometimes i can't wait to get down there again but other times i'm absolutely crapping myself about it