Thanks for all the information matey one more, What do you think in terms of fitness e.g. amount of miles to run, 1.5 mile time, press-ups, sit-ups and heaves is a good standard for when I arrive their in order to compete in the competitions that might come up? Also do you get to choose a sport to d...

Fair play, cheers for them answers chap. Yeah im increasing the miles I run and the amount of miles I do my interval and fartlek training over. One more question, if you could've trained for anything before you got in what would it have been?

Cheers for the answers, also if you don't mind matey, Im running 5 miles comftably at the moment,my best 1.5 mile run time at the moment is 10minutes 28 seconds, I can do 48 press-ups, 60 sit-ups and only 7 heaves at the moment and im told to expect selection at the end of august, im going for the G...

What's the longest run you've done so far and what week you in? Also what do your pt sessions consist of at the moment? Do you see the Guards about the place aswell by anychance?

Thank you

fair enough chap all insight welcome.

Is anyone joinging the Grenadier Guards and if so are they going on the look at life on the 5th august?

If not has anyone been on this look at life? If so whats the crack?

Cheers lads

I've just bought ground truth from amazon it has been dispatched today aswell so hoping for that within the next few days, like i said just reading up on 3 para book. But im going to have to get that sod that aswell i think.

Cheers matey, yeah I will have a gander now, I've just bought Ground Truth today so that should arrive soon also just refreshing the noggin with the first book on 3 para, and have even had a crazy thought today........... I might apply for them instead of engineers because I heard you can still get ...

Yeah I came across the follow up yesterday im going to buy it tommorow, aswell as heart of a soldier this being about Rick Rescorla also a former para and Im thinking about the circuit aswell. Anyone had a gander at these?

But that's the main point mate, most of the guys on here (including myself) haven't done it, so the AFCO should be the first stop aswell as a little research. Noticed your from nott, how fars your application?

Fair enough and I respect your opinion, but the post about the wind was freeking hilarious, also I don't do arguing with chaps online because I never feel that hard sitting behind a computer, so ther is no point as you have highlighted arguing with me because I am a decent chap, if I do say so mysel...

I bought it after the PWRR sniper book, this is also a great read, but yeah I agree im 21 far to immature at 16, but even lads my age are to put it politley pt Goldens bleeding double :lol: I just want to make sure that when I get to my basic training I can compete with anyone, more so myself I mean...

Now first and foremost Im not wanting to join the parachute regiment, I am joining the engineers and through what im about to tell you it has shaped my reasons to want to be a para engineer once I get the chance to do the AAPC. Their is a book in all your main retailers called 3PARA by Patrick Bisho...