Look At Life Course

Mephis · Post by **Mephis** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 12:51 pm

hey guys

Ive just been told i have to go and do a look at life course. i thought this was just the RMAD but as i read through the forum people are saying its just one day(the RMad) where as the LALC is a whole week.

has anyone done one of these or is booking in to do one?

In_Training · Post by **In_Training** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 1:35 pm

Never heard of this one matey, sounds ominous...

JCAP3 · Post by **JCAP3** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 1:44 pm

There are "Look at Life" courses down at Lympstone but i'm not sure how many days it is.

smudger289 · Post by **smudger289** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 1:44 pm

yeah heard of this...there is a post on it somewhere, i heard tho that you sit and watch an actuall prmc , someone posted they were pissin um selves (LALC) at potetnials on the prmc, dont know why tho

JCAP3 · Post by **JCAP3** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 2:17 pm

smudger289 wrote:yeah heard of this...there is a post on it somewhere, i heard tho that you sit and watch an actuall prmc , someone posted they were pissin um selves (LALC) at potetnials on the prmc, dont know why tho

Yeah, that was mentioned in my PRMC diary. There were lads watching our PRMC on a "Look at Life" course (the Corporals were taking the piss out of us. I think thats why they were laughing)

AndyR · Post by **AndyR** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 4:25 pm

hey. . . i went down on a look at life a few weeks back now, it give a look at life whilst your going though training. the guys in charge arent shouting at you, they like to have a laugh, but the course is designed to show you what you will be facing. the course lasts a week, arrive down there on a monday for about 3ish, and leave at about 11 on the friday.

i have been on 3 of them now, and have my PRMC coming up on the 27th of this month. the one i have just done has confirmed that my fitness is nearly there, just have to tweek a few bits. . . but i am well on my way to doing that!!

you do the endurance course (just the 2 miles) the assault course, 3 mile run, and what would be gym test 1(bleep test, press ups, sit ups, and pull ups)

you do basic introduction to weapons, have a few basic lectures about the marines, and you get to watch the whole of gym test 1 and we watched the last bit of gym test 2 of a PRMC, which i believe JCAP3 from this site was on the same week we were down there watching!

i recommend doing the course if you havent already been down there, its a fun week and allows you to see if its what you really want to do

Andy

AndyR · Post by **AndyR** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 4:27 pm

And yeah JCAP3, we were laughing cause the corporal in his lovats, was cracking out some good sarcastic comments about all of your group. . . he was a legend!!!

Andy

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 6:08 pm

Sounds good. How do i get on that?

JCAP3 · Post by **JCAP3** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 6:12 pm

AndyR wrote:And yeah JCAP3, we were laughing cause the corporal in his lovats, was cracking out some good sarcastic comments about all of your group. . . he was a legend!!!

Andy

He was alright yeah (the only one

).

Artist · Post by **Artist** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 6:30 pm

If it helps blokes to make up their minds then I am all for it.

Artist

AndyR · Post by **AndyR** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 6:33 pm

if you go down to your careers office, and ask someone from the RN/RM to sort you out a place on a look at life course, then they will get the paperwork out for you!

Andy

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 6:54 pm

Man! I have to go back there? I havn't had a good experience with the careers office today! lol

Mephis · Post by **Mephis** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 7:10 pm

thanks guys

im a bit bummed with that then, it sounds like a schooly thing for like 16-17 years olds (no offence) i just want to get on my PRMC but when i say anything to my AFCO hes just like its all good practice which hes right but i kind of just want to get it done and out of the way lol

o well onwards and upwards

AndyR · Post by **AndyR** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 7:43 pm

yeah. . .you will find that it is a quite college related thing, it is mainly only college groups that go there. . . but the first time i ever went, i went on my own! it is better going on your own, because you dont have to follow any rules in the evenings that are set down by the lecturers!

but never the less it is still a good experience, but i know what you mean i want to get on with my PRMC, but i really had to wait untill around this time to do it because i have to finish the end of my college course which is in the begining of july!

Andy

Mephis · Post by **Mephis** » Tue 13 Feb, 2007 9:39 pm

ye but i have nothing to finish so im just waiting around training

and im 21 so ... hum lecturers

so what attually happens then the student get a different day or i have to be part of the students?

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