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Fitness Needed?

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Wat are the requirements for basic training, i have been doing the routines needed.. just dont know how many to do.
My performance is
Pressups (arms straight, chest on floor, head up) 56 - 2mins
Situps 97 - 2mins
pull ups - 14 2 mins
1.5 mile run - 7.34
what else is needed for selection process?
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1.5 mile run - 7.34
Fcuk me! Its not SAS selection. You will breeze it with that time. :wink:
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G! wrote:Wat are the requirements for basic training, i have been doing the routines needed.. just dont know how many to do.
My performance is
Pressups (arms straight, chest on floor, head up) 56 - 2mins
Situps 97 - 2mins
pull ups - 14 2 mins
1.5 mile run - 7.34
what else is needed for selection process?
Thats all you need to get into the basic training of any part of the army.

What are you trying to get into anyway, Paras?


If your trying to get into RM. Test your 3 mile Time, it needs to be sub 20 minutes.
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G! wrote:Wat are the requirements for basic training
G! wrote:G!
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I dont get it?? :-?

But on a good note, brill scores if your telling the truth.
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Long Story, with the anti army thing "it's of a war film, its to do witht he american delta force and the us army" just a comedy film. Erm, no im going for the royal tank corps.
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well i think you can safely say you'll meet their fitness requirements...!! nice scores bud!
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cheers, im just worried u see... because i always wanted to be in the royal marines and was training for a long time, but then decided i wanted to be in the armoured corps. I cant wait to start, thanx for your replys guys :)
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G! wrote:cheers, im just worried u see... because i always wanted to be in the royal marines and was training for a long time, but then decided i wanted to be in the armoured corps. I cant wait to start, thanx for your replys guys :)
Prefer to be behind a thick bit of metal eh?

Makes sense.
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Ever thought about the Infantry? Go Coldstream guards! Sorry shameless plugging there.
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Tom_running16 wrote:Go Coldstream guards!
...if you have a fettish for boot polish and brasso :P :P

Just kiddin' T_R16, Coldstreams are not a bad unit.
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Paratrooper01 wrote:
Tom_running16 wrote:Go Coldstream guards!
...if you have a fettish for boot polish and brasso :P :P

Just kiddin' T_R16, Coldstreams are not a bad unit.
That comming from a Para, i sense you aint got the 'tude of most Para's i know. Being that, what do you think of Guards Para then?
Unless i get shipped to 1st Bn Grenadier Guards in Jan, i will be doing P Coy after the Feb one and serving 2 years in 3 Para.
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...if you have a fettish for boot polish and brasso
Hehe, nah its just the regiment I have been interested in for a long time. Its that or perhaps one of the corp's. I have a while to decided so Im not to fussed. Just working on my fitness now.
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