well sandy , il be the one with big ears and the raf symbol tattooed on me neck, i know il probarbly be ribbed for it , i had it because my liking for the quadrophenia style, a mod thing in other words ,i.e the jam and the who.

the only thing i would do now is phone the parachute reg careers line , most of the time it goes to answer phone but keep trying or leave a message, just explain whats going on , dont get me wrong they see people coming through the door everyday at acio and they probs are a good judge of character ...

you are told that 3 choices have to be made, my 2nd was gren guards and 3rd the staffs now the mercian reg, for some strange reason its as if they dont want people going para, they also told me i was a nice lad and paras werent for nice lads its for delinquents and thugs and there all cocky idiots ...

let them know your 1st choice is paras , theres nothing they can do to stand in your way as far as i know, they gave me the same bullcrap

is there any recruits who could give me any info on what i need to swat up on before i get to catterick and when do they basically question you about history and army rolls, plus further medical, i was also going to go in smart suit and tie ,is this appropriate or not also what will i be doing ...

hi, i can honestly say no one at aco wanted me going para, they drilled it into me that they were being re structured and just going to be a standard reg, when i still said i want the paras they told me i wouldnt make it and to go through the artillery to get in, my recruiting officer tried his ...

hi ,they havent told me anything about which battalion il be training with, one guy did say something about mixed capbadge entry, and ive cut down from 30 to 40 a day to 10 to 15 ciggys. il keep you all updated anyway.i know im gonna give it my all ,im too old now to start throwing towells in and ...

Hi everyone, im a 29 year old guy trying for Para, missed a few chances when i was younger due to being in debt, tattoo on hand and a petty offence, nonetheless i got accepted for Para 2 months ago after 6 months of battling a misdiagnosis of recurring subluxing shoulders, it has been a real battle ...