One thing tho, after the 3 miler, they kill you with those press-ups. 10 - 1 holding after every set, the guy next to me got to his last one and couldnt push up anymore, i was like wispering to him trying to give him determination, but he really couldnt push up, he was in the down position for ages ...

Ah i see, yeh then it probably was a bit different back then.
But yeh i have some friends going as officer, i dont agree with it really, i think everyone should start from the bottom, but nm really, so long as they do their job

No it is possible to join as an officer, even on the forms you fill in it asks you to tick a box, commissioned or non-commissioned. Are you sure he wasnt saying that its better to go in and earn your commission, cause you gain more respect by earning rank instead of going in as an officer.

The 3 miler has no hills at all, its basically all flat. Slight raise in the ground but its absolutely nothing! and of course you cant walk, but the PTI doesnt sprint off and say beat me back, he runs it back so that he comes in within exactly 22.5 minutes, if your infront of him you know your gonna...

Mate i wouldnt worry about the 3 miler, they are not looking to see who comes first in the run back, what they do is your run in a squad for a mile and half, then he stops you and says ok off you go, and you all run back, he runs back aswell and he lets you know that as long as you stay infront of h...

So i guess you would be talking about this advert... http://www.smugglersite.com/05/directors/comm/zacharias_limits.html But that advert is overated! lol, it shows like that water tunnel being god knows how long, ive done it on a 'RM look at life' which i did with my college and its so short you get...

Nice post darren, not looking forward to 5 mile runs, i get so puffed out after a 3 mile run!
But yeh i start on the 21st of Feb too, im not sure what our troop number is but my ACFO has told me briefly but i cant remember i have 839 troop in my head for some reason tho.

yeh easter leave is march 25 - april 10.
My date is the 21st of Feb, which is 5 days!
So i do the foundation phase then get 2 weeks off! heh!

i never really thought about it that much i just breathed lol. But i tried doing some just a minute ago and i found myself breathing in as i pushed up then i would go down, push up again and as i go down the next time i let the air out. Then i push up and breath in again. But thats not like a set ro...