If you want an idea of what you're letting yourself in for on PRMC, click http://www.matswebsite.com/rmpics to see lots pictures of the assault course you'll be doing.
Cheers;
MaT
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Dear Mr Cronkilla
If as you say you are a bit dodgy with hieghts, you had better try and get a grip of it now before you join.
When you start the cliff climbing phase of training (which is a fair way into the training sylabus) you don't want to have to bail out because you're scared of hieghts and have wasted all that time and effort getting that far into the course.
When you get to a unit some of the climbing and absieling from choppers will make the stuff you did in training look like childs play.
So if you feel that way I suggest trying to join a local climbing club or go to a Gym with a rock wall. Working at hieght is all about confidence in yourself.
I used to find hieghts a bit off putting when I was young,then I started climbing when I was 16,after that I had no problems
And when I joined up it was just one less thing to worry about,and became fun.
All the best
SH
As the old saying goes,"hieghts don't hurt you, its the sudden stop at the bottom that
hurts"
If as you say you are a bit dodgy with hieghts, you had better try and get a grip of it now before you join.
When you start the cliff climbing phase of training (which is a fair way into the training sylabus) you don't want to have to bail out because you're scared of hieghts and have wasted all that time and effort getting that far into the course.
When you get to a unit some of the climbing and absieling from choppers will make the stuff you did in training look like childs play.
So if you feel that way I suggest trying to join a local climbing club or go to a Gym with a rock wall. Working at hieght is all about confidence in yourself.
I used to find hieghts a bit off putting when I was young,then I started climbing when I was 16,after that I had no problems
And when I joined up it was just one less thing to worry about,and became fun.
All the best
SH
As the old saying goes,"hieghts don't hurt you, its the sudden stop at the bottom that
hurts"
Don't forget that once in training it is the compounded physical training which wears you down, ie not what you are doing but wat you did before and what you have to do after in quick succession. and of course the added Full Fighting Order (FFO) which is 45Lbs and a weapon to lug round. The FFO of course is designed to fit snug 
and not stress those shoulders or hips 
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Didnt know that, thats much less than i was quoted for 2 jumps with a cocky looking intructor behind me.On 2002-03-08 16:52, Jonny wrote:
If you fancy having a go at parachuting then contact the army or check the army website.
I spent a week with the RA and did two jumps although there should have been 5 (british weather). It only cost £60 as far as i remember and everything else is taken care of by the army.
