the men, im definately in it for the men

try the Reacher novels by Lee Child or the Scarecrow books by Matthew Reilly, not even close to real life but all stonkin good reads

any advice on the best kind to get before RT

Im not sure that even in the military getting enjoyment from killing people is ok, yes you can take pleasure in a particularly good shot, or a well executed operation and yes you can enjoy being a soldier, and you dont have to shed tears of unfathomable sadness every time you slot someone, but if ...

working in a chicken slaughterhouse, cold, lots of bending and stretching, terrible smells, poor wage structure, good prep for RT i think

only passing on what i was told, an this guy had been in long enough to use both the SLR and the SA80, said he much prefered the SA80, i bow down before greater experience and wisdom, i am however hoping never to be hit by any size of round

training corporal told me, more than a few years ago now, that they stopped using the 7.62 because its stopping power was s**t, rounds were just going straight through the target, so 5.56 because it tumbles and makes more of a mess

Damn, some bugger has photo shopped someone elses head on to my body

dont think there is any connection, i can do a few press ups but im like a disabled spider on the monkey bars

well done, second day was my favourite part, i love having to swallow my own vomit, that or throw up in the tunnel, PTI's are the scariest men i've ever met, them and sergeants on the rampage, not sure they would want their names up here tho, use initials, it keeps it a bit vague, and anyone who ...

as a side note, and not something you can do on your PJFT, for your PRMC practice sprinting, and i do mean sprinting, not just upping the pace slightly, the last 200, 250 metres, or as far as you can over the 100 mark, this can make up some pretty handy seconds at the end of the run and looks pretty ...

good stuff, sure we'll all be letting you know what its like, hopefully see you a couple of weeks after us

any ideas on your start date, few of us that passed PRMC on the 13-16 are starting end of april

I have to say i'm joining up because i really want to do stuff that not alot of people get to do, jumping out of helicopters, night time cliff assaults, 9mm pistol on the range, how often do you get those chances as a civvie, not that i dont love my country, but im in it for the experiences

i quite liked the thin red line, whole load of guys i knew in the Kings own scottish borderers went to watch it because they thought it was about the battle of Balaklava, one of their battle honours, boy were they disapointed, i also have an unfinished copy of jarhead if anyone wants it