Got a weekend in Colchester coming up in two weeks and was wondering if anybody has been on the Para Insight Course so can give me an idea of what to expect or what the course consists of.
Any info at all would be great.
Thanks
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Tuggers1986
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For a weekend in Colchester, you`ll find this very helpfull,
http://www.colchesterguide.co.uk/
Hope that helps
http://www.colchesterguide.co.uk/
Hope that helps
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Its a good crack mate, you do fitness tests like the 1.5 mile run and push ups and sit ups in 2 minutes aka the PFT. You'll also do a few team building tasks and a few fun things like a short assault course and a log race. I did mine a couple of years ago so they may have changed a few things, but basically look forward to a bit of graft and a lot of laughs. Have a butchers in the para forum there's various threads on insight courses.
Harry... "Yea intelligent input darling, why dont you just have another beer then?"
Skeav
Harry... "Yea intelligent input darling, why dont you just have another beer then?"
Skeav
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Oi watchit 
I knew you before you were famous
Drop us a line mate, about how life`s treating you lately
Have you met Paratrooper01 yet, btw ?
Probably best not to
Take it easy mate
I knew you before you were famous
Drop us a line mate, about how life`s treating you lately
Have you met Paratrooper01 yet, btw ?
Probably best not to
Take it easy mate
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Skeav, use the time wisely mate
Improve your technique in hair gelling application, facial treatments, and maybe consider having your back, crack and sack waxed
Then try for a creative writing and video operator`s course and a full-on wardrobe makeover.
See Green Ronald for more info
Improve your technique in hair gelling application, facial treatments, and maybe consider having your back, crack and sack waxed
Then try for a creative writing and video operator`s course and a full-on wardrobe makeover.
See Green Ronald for more info
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During Gulf Two we sent chad "Red Cross Parcells" to Bootys and in one of mine I sent some glow-in-the-dark sex lube
It`s water-based so it could be used as a survival aid, it glows in the dark so it could be used as a cyalume replacement, it makes an interesting hair gell and finally,if you get lucky with a camel......
It`s water-based so it could be used as a survival aid, it glows in the dark so it could be used as a cyalume replacement, it makes an interesting hair gell and finally,if you get lucky with a camel......
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Did the insight course this weekend so for anybody wanting to know, this is basically what happens.
Picked up from Colchester station at around 18:00 and taken back to the barracks. When you arrive you're given some kit (overalls and a water bottle and boots if you haven't brought your own) then you're shown to your room and asked to make your bed and sort your kit out. After that they give you a packed lunch (sausage roll and a few biscuits) and you basically just wait around for a few hours waiting for all the other lads to arrive. You do the bleep test after that at around 9pm and are expected to get over 10 to pass. After this you do icebreakers which is basically standing up infront of everybody and talking about yourself and your hobbies and interests for about 3 minutes. All you have to do is tell them who you are and your interests and make them laugh and you'll be fine. If you have any sisters bring that up as the staff LOVE to hear about it and it will no doubt get them laughing. After that its straight to bed ready for the long hard day ahead.
SATURDAY
Get up at 6am and sort your kit out and put the overalls on then go for breakfast. After breakfast you're taken to a field for your 1.5 miler and press ups and sit ups. Before all this you do a "warm up" which was probably one of the most demanding tasks of the morning. After the warm up it's max press ups and sit ups in 2 minutes then about an 800mtr jog with the group. (supposed to be 1.5 mile but i think they decided to make it a bit easier after the gruelling warm up). Then its out for the 1.5 mile best effort. Once this is done you're back into the mini bus back to one of the camps for max chin ups. We was supposed to do a 150mtr jerry can carry but didn't for some reason.
You then have three 20 minute lessons showing you the kit the para's use. The weapons and the parachute and reserve chutes they use. Then you go for scoff (lunch) and back to the blocks to get your boots on ready for the assault course.
After eating it's straight onto the assault course. before doing the assault course you do some command tasks which is basically problem solving in a group whilst they assess your leadership capabilities and how well you can come up with ideas or solve the problems you're faced with. You then get to do the assault course. At first they walk you through it showing you how to cross each obstacle and then you do it 2 or 3 times racing in pairs before you get put into sections and do it one last time as teams. After this everybody is pretty f*cked but overall it's a really good experiance. After this you go back for something to eat and then go back to the rooms for a shower and getting ready to go to the naafi and have a chat pint and a chat with the instructors to ask any questions you have for them.
The next morning you get up nice and early again and are aching from the day before and jump straight into the mini bus off to do the log race before breakfast. This is carrying a 60kg log between 8-10 men over a course of 1.5 - 2 mile. Then its back for breakfast, Back to the blocks to get everything clean and clean the rooms before going for interviews with the staff who tell you how you've done.
Then back to the station to go home after your hard weekend. All in all a really good experiance and insight into some of the physical and mental attributes you need to join the infantrys best.
Picked up from Colchester station at around 18:00 and taken back to the barracks. When you arrive you're given some kit (overalls and a water bottle and boots if you haven't brought your own) then you're shown to your room and asked to make your bed and sort your kit out. After that they give you a packed lunch (sausage roll and a few biscuits) and you basically just wait around for a few hours waiting for all the other lads to arrive. You do the bleep test after that at around 9pm and are expected to get over 10 to pass. After this you do icebreakers which is basically standing up infront of everybody and talking about yourself and your hobbies and interests for about 3 minutes. All you have to do is tell them who you are and your interests and make them laugh and you'll be fine. If you have any sisters bring that up as the staff LOVE to hear about it and it will no doubt get them laughing. After that its straight to bed ready for the long hard day ahead.
SATURDAY
Get up at 6am and sort your kit out and put the overalls on then go for breakfast. After breakfast you're taken to a field for your 1.5 miler and press ups and sit ups. Before all this you do a "warm up" which was probably one of the most demanding tasks of the morning. After the warm up it's max press ups and sit ups in 2 minutes then about an 800mtr jog with the group. (supposed to be 1.5 mile but i think they decided to make it a bit easier after the gruelling warm up). Then its out for the 1.5 mile best effort. Once this is done you're back into the mini bus back to one of the camps for max chin ups. We was supposed to do a 150mtr jerry can carry but didn't for some reason.
You then have three 20 minute lessons showing you the kit the para's use. The weapons and the parachute and reserve chutes they use. Then you go for scoff (lunch) and back to the blocks to get your boots on ready for the assault course.
After eating it's straight onto the assault course. before doing the assault course you do some command tasks which is basically problem solving in a group whilst they assess your leadership capabilities and how well you can come up with ideas or solve the problems you're faced with. You then get to do the assault course. At first they walk you through it showing you how to cross each obstacle and then you do it 2 or 3 times racing in pairs before you get put into sections and do it one last time as teams. After this everybody is pretty f*cked but overall it's a really good experiance. After this you go back for something to eat and then go back to the rooms for a shower and getting ready to go to the naafi and have a chat pint and a chat with the instructors to ask any questions you have for them.
The next morning you get up nice and early again and are aching from the day before and jump straight into the mini bus off to do the log race before breakfast. This is carrying a 60kg log between 8-10 men over a course of 1.5 - 2 mile. Then its back for breakfast, Back to the blocks to get everything clean and clean the rooms before going for interviews with the staff who tell you how you've done.
Then back to the station to go home after your hard weekend. All in all a really good experiance and insight into some of the physical and mental attributes you need to join the infantrys best.
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It wasn't too bad. Basically running around in a circle going from sprints to light jogs and then sprints again. Speed going up and down all the time whilst punching out to the sides then infront of you and things like that. I think maybe he carried it on too long as most of the lads were completely nackered after it. We were all having a joke about how hard it was. It's nothing too hard though.tom163 wrote:Yeah very good view into the insite course mate. How bad is this warm up? I though warm ups were to get ready for the main exersice.
Overall the weekend was really good. Aslong as you give 100% in everything you do then the staff will be happy because that's all they're looking for really. You're expected to work hard but it's worth it because it's a good weekend and you get to meet alot of good lads.
Yeah, was there any lads on the insite who could'nt run the 1.5 in 9.18 and if so did they pass?Tuggers1986 wrote:It wasn't too bad. Basically running around in a circle going from sprints to light jogs and then sprints again. Speed going up and down all the time whilst punching out to the sides then infront of you and things like that. I think maybe he carried it on too long as most of the lads were completely nackered after it. We were all having a joke about how hard it was. It's nothing too hard though.tom163 wrote:Yeah very good view into the insite course mate. How bad is this warm up? I though warm ups were to get ready for the main exersice.
Overall the weekend was really good. Aslong as you give 100% in everything you do then the staff will be happy because that's all they're looking for really. You're expected to work hard but it's worth it because it's a good weekend and you get to meet alot of good lads.
Cheers Tom
