update, 9th of jan i enlist and start basic on the 23rd of jan.

Ash

The barb test is easy, dont worry about it, when i had mine booked i was worried, even though i knew it was easy. That is just human nature, it is fine so dont worry about it at all, you all will fly through it.
Depending on your qualifications and availbilty of the trades you will get a list and ...

I dont know you and have not been here to form a decent opinion, but i am going to anyway. I have been using the net for years on various forums, and there is all ways one, mostly alot more than one, but always one. The young 16 yr kis with no real friends searching online for a friend in complete ...

for press ups dont think by just doing press ups or weights will improve you score. Think about it, think about all the different muscles you are using in one press up. Do exercises that concentrate on each muscle you use and do press ups, overall your muscles in your arms and shoulders will get ...

I just got back from RSC and ran it in 11:18, i was unfit at the time and i am lucky that i am quite fit in general, evidently i passed RSC, but we had some idiot there, he was sixteen years of age and he said he could run the 1.5 mile in six minutes!

SIX MINUTES

I sh** you not,

Of course he ...

thanyou for the advice, all noted down. Thanks

What is the selection proceedure for the RMP?
Same as everyone else, RSC, i think a technical test at the rsc e.g math test depending on GCSE results or other qualifications.

- Is there high competition for places in the RMP?
I dont think they take in as often as other units, the engineers have ...

Got my date for basic, on the 9th of january 2006. Royal engineers, so either at lichfield or pirbright. Pirbright being where i went for RSC and passed.

Any tips, anything i should bring with me that they dont tell us to or any tips in general for me?

That is bloody fast...but put him in combats and in the desert for a month seeing no action, tired and hungry stressed and faces a charge at first light, just woken, confused and then see if he can shoot that fast.

Bloody good though!

Of course they can hold there own in combat, maybe not so much when you compare and experienced infantry man with an engi, but that is to be expected. All soldiers are 'trained to fight', all engineers are trained to fight and also in combat engineer training which of course can be useful in the ...

Hey mate, i have to go see a specialist about my heart 'mumor' on the 16th August, load of rubbish hopefully and was the docters error or my nearves playing up. We will see if there is a problem or not, i dont think there will be.
Then i can go back for RSC late august early september and i am ...

Why would you want to know about such a thing, is it relevent to this forum?

All very good here chaps, nice poems.

i wrote this for a class a few years ago, about the fallen soldiers of WW2.


i dont know why they start wars, for the only result is the death of life,
for the sores you bare,you fight,
As i stand at the last hold of you i have, i think how you fought, and shed
your life giving blood, for the good ...

Anyone going to be there, what can we expect from the tests?