Haven't made a post for ages because we've been fairly busy with the optag and admin for op herrick. We start deploying around sep/oct time. On summer leave now thank christ, been shitters every night for over a week so might have to stay in tonight :P no farkin chance. jumped in the pond at the top...

It depends on your training team, phase 1 will definetly be pussers only, phase 2 you might be allowed your own warmers kit but that'll probably be it. I garuntee that you wont be allowed assault vests and gucci boots. As for quality kit after you pass out, don't get your hopes up, I think you might...

_T.K_ wrote:Yep leaving short stay in civvi street, going back to ctc and Final Ex!

we did ours first week back after xmas leave, farkin honkin.

Neil 1955, i've seen an aacc down on the bottom field and i garuntee that they get it just as harsd as us, however their was alot who didn't deserve to be their. The USMC were even worse.

edit - sorry about the spelling, totaly shiters.

In all fairness to sonne he's made some good posts and seems switched on.

ash - don't let the vids put you off, have some balls about you and go for it.

I cant say wethere trainings softened up over the years because i've only just done it, but the thing about training teams needing permission to thrash you , i think is bollocks becuase we got thrashed on exercises, ranges etc and im sure it was just there and then because we pissed the training tea...

Ex - nods as in guys that quit or guys that passed out or both?

Theres a few of each i think, i only passed out 6 weeks ago.

I no i have only been training for a month and i no bein a recruit is nothing like being in a unit. i come back from easter leave and been home nearly a week, and i cant wait to i get down there again and carry on training. its so boring, just nothin good in civvie street at all. there are so many ...

My only grumble with the SA80 is the position of the change lever it always gets knocked on to automatic. And couldn't the safety have been better placed aswell, i don't like having to take my left hand off the rifle to put it on safe. I never got a stopage in training but i did see one spectacular ...

Have you looked into trying to get on an all arms commando course? i don't know if the RAF can get on them, but if you can it would help your phys and soldiering skills.

Shrek The Royal wrote:Corps is mega short of VM's,

Serious? i thought it was a 6 - 12 month wait?

I passed for duty with 901 tp the kings squad yesterday.

Best day of my life, well worth 32 weeks of shit to get there, just a shame the day went so quickly

we made a right mess of the drill display, one DL called us the worst king squad he had ever seen.

Off too 42 on monday.

Word on the nodvine is that he's staying

In phase 2 you get to ditch half that crap, i think i carry about half of that and we have to keep a packed daysack un der the top flap.

There are Royal marines medical assistants but it's not a huge branch and has a huge waiting list, 2 years i think