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RMR or ARW?
Posted: Sat 08 May, 2004 4:05 pm
by matthewl
Rite lads !
I would realy appreciate some advice from the Old and Bold here both British forces and Irish.I have recently left the Royal Marines in the later half of the Commando Course due to an unfortunate run in with a RN doctor! However I have formulated a cunning plan to get my lid, aided by the RMR who have unofficialy agreed to let me go straight in at the RFCC (Reserve Forces Commando Course); with the possibility of transfering to the regular Corp .I was also however considering applying for the Irish Army in the hope of going to the ARW? But I would like to Know how often ARW selection courses run and any general info readers may have ?Also as an ex-Royal from N.Ireland how would I be accepted ? I realy want to soldier Full time as a professional and Im bored out of my mind in Civvie street ! So any advice/comments are welcome !
Cheers Matt
Posted: Mon 10 May, 2004 2:59 pm
by GARRYOWEN
Join theTA instsead, Matthewl.
Posted: Mon 10 May, 2004 9:34 pm
by rabby
Considering how far you have come in training with Royal, surely you would want to finish that. Especially if you can get loaded on to an RFCC. Thats all it would take, 2 weeks and there you go, Green Lid. I have absolutely no clue about the ARW so I'm not going to comment.
Oh yeah, and we all know what you are going to say about Garryowen's idea of joining the TA!
Posted: Tue 18 May, 2004 7:05 pm
by GARRYOWEN
Hey Rabby , dont knock it til you try it.
Posted: Mon 24 May, 2004 6:37 pm
by faddius
If you had to quit RM cos of med you might have difficulty getting into Irish defence forces as their med is seriously a pain in the ass strict.
Posted: Mon 24 May, 2004 9:22 pm
by mutter nutter
The Ranger's are an SAS/SBS type unit, they are not like the RM, the selection course is notoriously difficult, and the less said about the chicken the better
Posted: Tue 08 Jun, 2004 12:25 pm
by Padre
Speaking of chickens I heard of someone on selection who had to look after the chicken for the month and then kill it ,you might ask what`s the harm in that?? only that the man and the chicken have formed a bond after so long together so it makes killing it all the more harder.Mutter I think that was you`re story.
As it goes they can`t kill you or make you pregnant.
Posted: Tue 08 Jun, 2004 4:14 pm
by HavocIRL
Padre wrote:Speaking of chickens I heard of someone on selection who had to look after the chicken for the month and then kill it ,you might ask what`s the harm in that?? only that the man and the chicken have formed a bond after so long together so it makes killing it all the more harder.Mutter I think that was you`re story.
As it goes they can`t kill you or make you pregnant.
Who'd you hear that from?
Posted: Mon 14 Jun, 2004 12:30 pm
by Padre
I think it was mutter nutter ,it was on another forum.
Why do you ask?
Posted: Mon 14 Jun, 2004 1:31 pm
by HavocIRL
It was me actually
I heard it from some guys my dad used to work with who were ex rangers. A lot of mind games are played on selection, I could tell you some of the other ones besides the chicken one but you probably wouldn't believe me.
Posted: Tue 15 Jun, 2004 4:24 pm
by Padre
havoc sure give us a few more stories Im dying to know,I heard aswell thers alot of claustraphobic tests,being submerged underwater masked with your nose and mouth covered by the instructiors hands etc;
Posted: Tue 15 Jun, 2004 6:29 pm
by HavocIRL
My favourite story is the one on what they do on the last night to you.
They tell you that you just passed the course and your a Ranger. They then take you up to the pub which just happens to be a good 2 hours drive from the base over hilly terrain(You'll find out why). Everybody then proceeds to get completely shitfaced. The instructors joke around with them saying stuff like "Sorry for kicking you in the stomach that time" and so on. The instructors make sure that absolutely everybody is pissed by the time the bar closes. When the bar closes the instructors gather everyone around so they can make an announcement. The grim news is that if they don't make it back to the base by dawn they fail the course. What occurs now is a procedure known as shitting the pants. Everyone scrambles to the door and proceed to run as fast as they can(Whilst drunk) across the country throwing up alot whilst doing so. The instructors have made sure there are no cars in the parking lot either because apparently in the past some recruits have broken into them and crashed them a couple of miles down the road. Anyone who doesn't make it back in the allotted time fails. Sounds like a laugh don't it.
I won't say anymore as I don't want to remove the surprise for MatthewL. I'll just say that if you do have a phobia they will exploit it every chance they get.
Posted: Tue 15 Jun, 2004 6:42 pm
by Jagger
Hehehe, same thing happens to me each saturday night, except it's self inflicted. RUnning home while drunk is my speciality!!
Posted: Wed 16 Jun, 2004 4:10 pm
by matthewl
Rite Lads!
Alcoholic SF a true Irish speciality !
So what your saying is I need a new trainning programe......
Dont eat for a whole day ,
Down 2 3liter bottles of cider,
Then go for a 5mile speed march with the local drunks!
Now I see why they always hang around are park its an ARW overt OP??
Cheers lads.......
Posted: Wed 16 Jun, 2004 4:22 pm
by Jagger
It's so overt ..it's covert!!!