FAO: Hyperlithe

[JimmyC]

Updates dear girl, updates!!

How's Halton going? Just being nosey as im applying as a loadmaster!

Take it getting in seems easy now?

[Hyperlithe]

I passed out from Halton on Nov 30th, did a week of standby guard duty followed by a week of actual guard duty, then started at Cranwell on the 19th, having had NO LEAVE AT ALL!!!!!
(Is it just me who thinks someone's got a grudge against aircrew? Everyone else got to go home for long weekends and stuff, or went straight on Xmas leave..)

I wouldn't say getting in seems easy, it was pretty difficult at the time, never expected to get this far! I struggled at Halton, cos I got injured the first time we ran in boots and bergens down at RGDT (That's the Regiment phase to you) and had a bilateral groin strain from which I'm STILL recovering. (Ok, less of the rude jokes please...)
But Cranwell is at least 2 gears higher, and I've only done 2 days. Without wishing to put a downer on anyone, there's only a 60% pass rate for this course. Good news is, the people who repeat it have a 97% pass rate.
Seriously, don't stress about Halton, don't worry about trying to impress anyone while you're there, just do what you have to to get through. I won't tell you it's easy, cos it isn't, but there's no reason why you should fail!
Good luck!

[JimmyC]

Thanks.

Best of luck at Cranwell .