hello people im back !!

[tin4tin]

hi thought i would see if the forums are still going and im happy to see that they are. well what a year for my self finally in the army now but i would say its not all been plain sailing .

i started my basic training way back on the 21st of feb at atr lichfield. i joined lennox troop in 28 sqn. i got to week 10 and i injured myself on the cft (which you have to pass). i had torn my ankle ligaments. so off i went to rehab (biff) troop. at atr lichfield this is falklands troop. i spent 12 weeks in biff troop and finally got back into with deane drummond troop of c sqn. i joined them in week 8 when they were on nbc. i finally passed out on the 4th if august 3 and half weeks off before i start at gib barracks so anyone wants to ask anything shoot away

[Valkryja]

Hey TT,

Well done! havent met you, but welcome back anyway.

Em x

[tin4tin]

thanks

[harry hackedoff]

Well done Tin, good effort after the injury. Once you`ve settled down to life in the REs whack yer chit in for the All Arms Commando Course
Royal will teach you, amonst other things, that there are actually seven Ps.(No cutting corners see, we do things properly )

See your lot share Ubique with the Gunners. In the REs it means" Everywhere" but in the RA it means "All over the place" as in untidy, an admin vortex

Prior preparation and planning prevents piss poor performance

[tin4tin]

cheers harry

im putting in for 59 when after i do bomb disposal first want to make sure im fit enough first to do aac cant wait to do it i really want that green beret. my main prob is my swimming im a real weak swimmer but passed the swim test ok. my 1.5 mile is 8:37 best time and i love tabbing (been told im mad) and i love going on exercise i especially loved sennybridge even tho it did rain all the time except for my birthday. so i hope i get the green beret within a year aslong as i dont get anymore injurys!!

[Artist]

You could have just joined Her Majesties Royal Marines and done the Assault Engineers Course after earning the Green Lid.

No fair does. Well done. Without the Royal Engineers Perce would be buggered big time. Bootnecks just do it themselves.

Artist

[tin4tin]

i was gonna go for the marines but i wanted a trade at the end of my career i could go straight back into civvie life thats the only reason i joined the re's

[Artist]

Fair one on that tin4tin.

As it was I left the Corp as a fully qualified printer. Well a printer anyway.

Artist

[tin4tin]

but i have been thinking of joining the rlc so i could do ammo tech thats the main job i wanted to do but it was too full up at the time of rsc so i decided to join the re's. but seeing what i went through in basic i will stick with the re's now plus i really wanted to be in the engineers anyway

[Artist]

tin4tin

Without the RE's a lot of things would stop dead in their tracks.

Artist

[GD]

Well done young fella. Good to see somebody actually going and doing the job.

[tin4tin]

shame alot of my generation dont join the army cause it is probably the best career or life around i love it even tho i did get have over 6 months of basic training. just hope i get through phase 2 without any problems

[GD]

Just keep your mind on it and don't spend too many nights in the canteen then you'll sail through.

[tin4tin]

nah the canteen will only be used on a friday and saturday night i can assure you with that in the week all it will be is admin and best book i expect

[GD]

Keep it up mate. After you've got your courses passed you can spend all the time you want in the Naafi