the associations to the state, and not an independent body with specifically trained personnel. This would eliminate (one would hope) some of the understandable doubts regarding ulterior motives from the state. Sorry to witter on so much - I have had a lot of literature about this, and it appears th...

Fook me, that's a bloody articulate post from you, good sir Doc! (I know, you're not a sir, you worked for a living etc :lol: ) I have thought a lot about this, and as an atheist it is a little easier for me to reach a conclusion. I say this not to undermine the religious aspect, but when suicide is...

I've just finished the Divisional Officer's Course, so I know this one! As stated above each base has a Learning Centre in which you can study a great wealth of subjects - GCSEs are certainly catered for. On ship, there should be a nominated Educational Officer who can arrange tuition for you (for w...

Well done When is your AIB? It is a challenge from a different perspective - I have never and will never do a RM POC - but AIB is still quite daunting (so I hear from some of my green colleagues). To be honest, the two most difficult parts are the practical exercises and the discussion exercise - th...

Gotta agree with Wholley on this one. Such feeling and antipathy are present all over the world, and the mouthpieces for such feeling would sell their parents for such TV coverage. The biggest disappointment was Fox - firstly for showing such a diatribe, then allowing the interview to continue when ...

Thanks Harry & Doc CTC though? I already have the physique of a submariner! And the last time I even mentioned marine a Major sprung out of the background ready to press me. When I politely repeated 'it was sub marine sir' he nearly filled me in :o On a more serious note, they've filled their qu...

Eddie's dead? Shit, I did miss that :) Of course I loves ya Doc, and Dartmouth was conquered in the whole of 7 weeks. Nearly vomited on HRH The Duke of York though at the Passing Out Parade. Have found out that I am going to be a MO(SM) in the New Year. Prior to that I have to do a stint in A&E ...

Good afternoon, hope you are all well. Just been trying to catch up with everybody's posts whilst I'm on leave. Rather difficult given Doc's ebullient and numerous posts! Is there anything pertinent I've missed from the last 7 weeks that I should catch up on (I've heard of Mike Baldwin's passing awa...

Just seen this, so sorry for the delay, but (twoleftfeet) have you seen the recent changes in the structure of the Army's system re: MOs? Basically, they are angling towards the RMOs being fully qualified GPs, and so as an SHO equivalent you would not be based with a regiment in your 3 years 'fun ti...

Hi, I am due to go to Dartmouth tomorrow and I just wanted to say thanks to everyone on the board for helping me prepare/understand a life in the military a little better. Having few friends in the forces meant that I found it hard to come by 'alternative' info regarding the lifestyle etc. But graci...

I'm sorry "shadowcreaper" is that an extremely sarcastic post? If so, congratulations, because you had managed to get my blood boiling!! If not, please learn (quicky) that it is not just 'old folks' that need to read/understand text speak - I am from the "txtspk" age, but prefer ...

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Weight (in kg) / height (in metres) squared = BMI

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I met Prof. Sir Harry Kroto (who won the Nobel prize along with his team for discovering buckminster fullerene) a few years ago at Manchester University - he was accepting a Dalton medal, and giving a speech. He spoke of the applications of fullerenes, esp. Buckyballs, but never once did he mention ...

I recently read somewhere that the Army are looking to raise the entry BMI for males to 32 from 28 for some regiments/roles, finally accepting that it is a flawed measure. However, this means that all 3 services will (officially) frown upon anyone with a BMI greater than 28. However, it can be done,...

Hmm, never seen Lyme disease, but I always put it as a differential diagnosis on rheumatology patients!! As for hidden and suppressed, our great leader Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, recently highlighted the need for the awareness of Lyme disease given global climate change. As a result ...