Hello,

Finally took the plunge and applied to join the army (Royal Engineers if all goes well) and I've got my initial/advisory interview next month, could anyone tell me whats involved with this? What kind of things they will ask you, what areas I should research and anything else you guys think I ...

Finally a question here I can answer :D (I work in this industry)

The plutonium is in the fuel pins and is a byproduct of the nuclear fission that takes place in the reactors yes, however this type of plutonium is not weapons grade stuff and is not sutible for use in nuclear weapons as it has been ...

thanks for that, good info!

Thats alright, I walk from the carpark to my flat up 3 floors with a guitar and guitar amp, big amp (25kg) will have to buy a new amp, to erm, practice carrying!

Seriously binned them?

Cheers am doing it down to a fist too. Half and half i'll aim for then try and do it all. well not yet
half and half on 20

Can you do them say do 15, rest for a few seconds 15, rest for a few seconds, the 20?

And a pressup is it until your chest hits the ground to arms stretched out, or till your chest would hit someones fist if it was on the ground? (Just to make sure)

You may be right, I'll have to talk to a doctor and then the AFCO then i think.

Cheers for the info, got a broad range from, "no" to "it depends" to "you might not even have ezcema"

Not all Eczema means you come out like a red blob when something goes wrong you know :p

And yes I have thought about it and i don't see how mild eczema could present itself as a problem. I can see how if you're covered from head to toe in a rash and need to apply ointment daily or you scratch ...

What dispite being healthy and able to run, hill walk, backpack etc a small bit of eczema is a definate no becouse maybe in 10-20 years i'll develop asthma sometime? Seriously???

Edit, Just been reading, there are different types of ezcema, "Atopic Eczema" is linked to asthma, but the one i think i ...

Cheers for the tip, will give it a shot, The RAF didn't want pressups, damn army!

Hello everyone,

Just a question about pressups, I can currently do 10 good quality pressups, or 15 sloppy ones :) , just wondering what it takes to end up being able to do 50 pressups in 2 minutes? If i carry on doing 2 sets of 10 pressups every night will i get there eventually or is there ...

What about Eczema?

I have a small patch behind my ear, say a CM square, its not widespread and hasn't caused me any problems, any idea about this? I am intending on asking the AFCO when i go of course, just wondering now though.

Oh I get you now, sorry I must of misread it.

Why not go for Officer? You have a degree, so you have the education side, if you're fit enough to join as a Soldier then you have the fitness side.

Charity isn't about letting other people know how much you donated.

Look here http://society.guardian.co.uk/voluntary/story/0%2C7890%2C1140132%2C00.html
before you start having digs at Bill Gates, He's a huge charity donor, possibly the biggest single donor in the world!

Just becouse he's not ...

Beer cures every thing though doesn't it