the guy above said you're goin for RAF police. You need to be able to read the 5th line down on the snellen chart without glasses or contacts. Thats what prevented me from being able to join as MP.

Show up to the base smart to create a good first impression.

Dont be shy and timid and afraid to speak. speak up as soon as you get there in a non arrogant way. Speak to the other candidates as soon as you meet them to get to know them. this will make the rest of the visit easier and will make it ...

ive dne the 3 day PTI specailist tests.

you can wear whatever you want when turning up, but dressing smartly gives off a good first impression. i wore a suit when i turned up and everyone else was dressed smartly too.

Damn that sounds tough. I'd get well homesick.

According to this site, http://www.army.mod.uk/linkedfiles/atr/ ... gramme.pdf, you only get to go home once for 4 days during the regular army basic training.

Is that true?

I took the 3 day selection December 07

Your 1.5 mile run needs to be closer to 8 mins.
Apparently theyre looking for 90 press ups and 90 sit ups in a minute.
Bleep test level 13.
Swim 50 metres in 50 seconds.
Then swim 60 metres backstroke, 60 breast stroke and 60 front crawl, this must be ...

I took the specialist 3 day test last month.

They'll ask pretty much the same as you were asked in your first interview at the careers office.
So planes, and where they're based.
RAF bases in the UK and around the world.
Current affairs and what news stories have caught your eye.
Might ask about ...

What were the fitness requirements?

First you do a 50 metre timed swim which has to be completed in 50 seconds. (they set some floats 5 metres from the end of the pool which you stop and turn around at).

I don't know where you got that from, they didn't do that last year?

Where is your info from?

I took the 3 day PTI selection ...

Possibly.

I think I'll go find a store that sells them and look at the ingredients. Thanks for finding that.

Thanks for the reply. I wasn't expecting pure milk as in a glass of milk. but my allergy includes butter, cheese etc, plus things made with parts of milk such as lactose, milk protien etc.

I'm sure the rations could include this, such as the chocolate pudding maybe.

They might tell me to avoid ...

The pool you do the swim test in is 30 metres.

First you do a 50 metre timed swim which has to be completed in 50 seconds. (they set some floats 5 metres from the end of the pool which you stop and turn around at).

Once you've done that, you do 60 metres back stroke, 60 metres breast stroke, 60 ...

I wouldnt mind join the regiment but the 9 years service time puts me off, when I could do a combat job in the army for just 4 years.

Does the 9 year service time put anyone else off?

So I have an allergy to milk. Does anyone know if this would stop me from joining the army?

I'm sure the caterers could cater for it, but what about when doing field exercises and we have to live off rations?