Mike, I know how you feel mate since this was my biggest fear before joining, in basic terms you will probably need to be able to read at least until the 2nd line on the eye chart (From what I can remember!). There is definitley no stigma against wearing glasses at CTC although I would advise you to...

Dave,

When I was in training 05, it was the last three weeks in August for summer leave. I never made it to Easter hols, only summer and Xmas.

Cheers
Braywick

That's my troop on Sky news, we were down the bottom field for 2 hours giving them endless footage of the assault course!

If you look closely you can see me on the ropes and the fireman's carry, BPT passout on Monday!

Alright lads just come home on LWL after passing Baptist run last week.
Things are still going well although bottom field is giving me problems..

Good to hear all the lads are doing well in the early phases of training, anyone heard anything from Beardo?

Yeh they like a good scream from time to time, it's the strikers that will give you the most grief not your troop PTI..

slaphead_17 wrote:whats troop superior when its at home?

On Gym passout your troop has to do a variety of tests to pass out of the gym, you can either get a pass or a superior pass.

beardo wrote:yeah we did it just last week, before we came home

How was it?

beardo wrote:ah well, it takes something special to be troop superior *cough* 898*cough*

Bastards!

Have you done running man yet?

I thought I'd say a quick hello before the next round of drinking begins, summer leave is hoofin! 8) Just come off hunter's moon which wasn't too bad, lost 11 originals already but we've gained 9 backtroopers. Gym passout was an absolute bastard, and we missed out on troop superior because we f@#k u...

Well done mate, what are you going to be doing at CTC?

Well done to Styles too, seems like only yesterday we did our PRMC together..

I was on God's acre with them a couple of weeks ago, and they were getting a thrashing from the adjutant for not knowing their corp history.

Alright mate, I start training on the 27th and I was just wondering is foundation as bad as people make out? Also I think there is a lad in your troop who was in my prmc, carn't remember his name he came from Canada. Enjoy training mate. Wato. A lot depends on your DL, he is with you pretty much al...

Hello lads just thought I'd let you know how it was all going. Enjoying training so far but we've been given a bit of a thrashing this last week. Phys session yesterday was out of this world, and I'm sure that's how they are going to be from now on!! :( Admin is the thing that pisses you off the mos...

Alright mate I'm in 900tp, saw you boys get your beret, real inspiring stuff.

Which one were you then cy?

Congrats Lew!! I spoke to one of my mates from my PRMC on the phone today (he failed on my one but passed later). He is in week 2 of recruit training now (900 troop) and admits that foundation is shit. But he said that he has spoken to others on the latter stages of training and they said foundatio...