Well a little update

Literally just back from my barb test which i passed with a score of 83.

Meaning I can go for the job ive decided upon with is Armourer .

All looks good for now, more fitness and this stack of medical forms to sort out.

There's nothing to it really mate, it's a quick taste of army life thou many people who've done it and joined say it's nothing like.

It's really easy, even the run thou for me i sucked ass at it because i got a stitch on the first part and was in agony but still made it with in my time.

don't ...

Yeah it doesn't take too long for any one to build there fitness up, good choice of jobs. I'm not sure what the run time for those jobs at ADSC would be, maybe over 12 minutes apart from the run ADSC is the same through out.

Having a look at this ADSC DVD now, seems quite good but quite hard ...

It's different for every person, i had to wait 3 weeks, it lasts two days. any ideas on what you want to join?

Going by http://www.armyjobs.mod.uk/, I like the sound of :

Armourer
Vehicle Mechanic
Ammunition Technician

The recruitment officer said to me we could have a chat about jobs once I ...

Yeah jog's a good idea, jog for a long distance to work on stamina, then work on speed it's what i done and it went well

Just had a nosey on google maps and i have a nice country lane with some hills thats exactly 0.5 miles long just down the road so going to give that a go.

Trying to find out ...

kev101 wrote:Yep Thats right don't do it everynight though because you will only burn yourself out

Woke up again with no chance of doing some work down at the gym or I will just end up worse.

Think my legs are a bit better so may take jstagg's advice and go for a jog .

Go for it, swimming, running do it all and do it hard it will all pay off in the long run.

Well I have got myself a membership at my local gym.

Went yesterday and went for it, paying for it today, aiming to go once every 2 days.

Aiming to be able to start running to the gym (approx 1/2 a KM ...

Yeah, selection is a doddle even the fitness stage you don't have to train incredibly loads for it unless your fantastically unfit.

Good idea with the questions, should have wrote that down too lol.

Well I can imagine I am horribly unfit compared to you guys so I think I would struggle. In the ...

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kev101 wrote:Have you started training yet?

No no.

I am purely reading ahead in the scenario that all goes well .

Easy on it people.

I apologize.

Let's get back on track shall we ? :)

In the process of being a little over my head with the amount of details I need to look up, starting most importantly with sorting out myself a proper fitness regime and reading further into the specific roles I may be ...

Howdy, welcome to the site.

nicely done for going to the ACIO, nicley done for getting a barb date even more greatly done going to adsc even more outstanding doing your oath, and feking fantastic joining your Reg. or not we don't mind it's up to you lol. takt a trawl lots of helpful stuff here ...

I am positive Middlesbrough is not that bad !

I lived there for around 6 months while at university with the ex which was not bad at all. Even then we were located on one of the "bad streets", being Union street if anyone knows the area.

Hi there,

I am Michael or "Firthy" just thought i would sign up after using this site as a research tool and ultimatly aiding in my decision to join the army.

Popped into my local AFCO in middlesbrough town center and showed my interest. Trotted off home with lots of info and a date for my BARB ...