Blumming'eck lads, this post still active!!!

Nice one mate, made it in one peice then. Good luck to you in battalion, I could be back in training for January if all goes as planned.

Lack of sleep is a big problem at the moment

Para recruit mate, dont quote owt I say to you elsewhere k. I could get into fair bit of shit for it if anyone from base found out I been sayin stuff on ere. Just staying safe. I aint gonna go giving away all the details about trainig. Its upto you lot to experience it for yourself! I can tell you n...

Well mate. you can change yur mind any time between now and when you enlist which will be about 1 week before you join. If you join paras and think yur fit. yeah it will help you out, but trust me you will be as knackered as everyone else. The training here is extremly hard. and the first couple wee...

Im in my 3rd week at basic now

Right, I think I might be able to give you a tip or two here mate, for some of the things that motivate me. Some may not agree with me, but they work for me. Music Carry a small radio or MP3 player with you. Really helps you keep going. Sometimes if a song that I really like comes on, it actually se...

Ahhh right I see

You've lost me a bit there Maroon mate, nevermind

I doubt he was joking around mate. Looking back at the 480 Platton video during operation Steel Eagal whilst learning basic field skills, when putting up the basha, they mentioned about how the bungees they were using there and then were not yet standard army issue. I think by now, several years lat...

Cheers guys, alot of usefull info there. I have now actually got my joining instructions and have since bought all the required kit. For anyone else reading this and going into the Army, yes you are aloud to take stereos and things, but they will be taken off you for the first 6 weeks. I'm taking JU...

Good account there mate! Sounds very much like what I went through back in november. Made a log about it myself when I got back so I would remember it in the future. Ill go through a few extra bits that I did which you may not have done. They may include them in someone elses intake... Friday - Arri...

10stone 4 (144lbs) (height = 5ft 7)

OH MY GOD!!! LoL am I not getting through too you at all? I start PHASE 1 / BASIC / DEPOT / WEEK 1 training in two weeks time. Understand? Cant make it any clearer than that :roll: I did the insight course last Novemeber and RSC back in Feb. I'm 18 years old, and basically im running about 4-5 times...

No, I start training in two weeks. In other words my intake date is in two weeks. Im a civilian at the moment. I go to depot in two weeks.