It's hard to say this without being biased, but with reference to chunky's post about these martial arts not being helpful in 'real life', just about the only martial art which is actually useful in a no-holds-barred fight, is Jeet Kune Do.

This isn't a bite aimed at the martial artists out there ...

Yeah MatthewL was doin just fine as i left, seemed to be gettin the grasp of it.

Yeah those training sessions were a bitch, but not as intense as an Msc circuit in the lympstone gym!

The nice chaps at CTC said i could go into hunter but if i came out and sought civvy help, the process would move along quicker...
It felt hard watching my troop coming back in off their first ex, carrying bergans etc, while i was sitting in my civvies ready to go...
Hope my next troop are as sound ...

Well that has severely put a dent in my self esteem, i get through the first week of admin and bulls**t and the emotions that go with it, only to be medically discharged at the start of week 2 with a f**ked back :cry: .

It's not a permanent problem, once i get physio/chiropractor treatment and rest ...

Well this is it..... My last ever post before embarking on the journey through Lympstone!

Thanks to everyone for the advice, anecdotes, jokes etc etc....
Very much appreciated!

I'll keep you posted on my progress whenever i can, and i'll be thinking of you all when i'm in Peter's pool in winter ...

What date do you start basic?

Rugee put me down for 3!

Vincenzo, you need to chill mate, no-ones biting your head off...
Maybe i'll bite your head off and maybe i wont, in fact i think i'll leave it to your training team!

Detremental ? sounds like a big word Matt , i prefer words like damaging, or bad!

May as well say as much as i can on here as i will be keeping my mouth shut for 30 weeks, as of monday...

'Worn out'? thats dressing you up a bit isn't it Bill ?? :lol:
See you when you get home....

Matt, a friend of mine is interested in the corps and wants me to keep a diary/journal of our day-to-day training, so that would be ideal... We'll talk business in Exeter on judgement day, if we meet up ...

Thanks for all the kind words fellas.
I'll keep an eye out for you.

Thanks mate, there better be one waiting for me after pass-out!

Alright mate nice to hear from you!
First off condolencses for your nan mate...

Looks like our troop is gonna mainly be consisted of our prmc!!
So far, i know there's me, you, will, steve, bird,Wee-man,ali and tom all goin... I can see this bein a lot of fun!!

Look out Exeter!

P.s. Check your ...

Fevernova and Tom, read up fellas!! It says further up the page that he cant send you the doc due to being in bording school....

AND if you read even further up again, you'll see there's a website for you to try.

N.B. Bit of initiative fellas!

Bet your findin it hard to chill in Dubai?! I've heard it's quite hot there this time of year