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Slight fear of heights
I recently skydived at Langer airfield with the red devils - i spoke to a women there who had jumped that day who was scared of flying and of heights. She killed two birds with one stone.
Get yourself a sponsored skydive (or pay yourself if your rich
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After plummetting from 13,000 feet your fear of heights will have legged it out the back door
Get yourself a sponsored skydive (or pay yourself if your rich
)After plummetting from 13,000 feet your fear of heights will have legged it out the back door
Have to agree with Gunner there, after you've finished the 10 miler you are straight on to the trainasium, no time to shite yourself, if you want it bad enough fear doesn't come in to it, it's all between the ears....Look at it this way, if you are worried now it is understandable as it's the unknown... Besides it's not the height that you are scared of, it's the falling, which to be honest doesn't hurt, it's the bounce the hurts/kills....
Some advice, if you fall off the trainasium or your chute candles over Frog hill, when you hit the ground, grab the grass, that way you won't bounce and it don't hurt!!!!! 
Some advice, if you fall off the trainasium or your chute candles over Frog hill, when you hit the ground,
grab the grass, that way you won't bounce and it don't hurt!!!!! "Every man an Emperor!"
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I know nothing of the Parachute Regiment, P-Coy or the Trainasium. I do however know a little about high and low ropes courses, which also require mental and physical agility at height (not applicable to low ropes of course). The trick is to be confident in yourself. If you think you're going to fall, you will fall - the mind is funny like that. So, build up your confidence, have faith in yourself and your instructors.
But if you do fall, remember to cross your legs and stick one of your arms in the air, this way they'll be able to screw you out of the ground
But if you do fall, remember to cross your legs and stick one of your arms in the air, this way they'll be able to screw you out of the ground
If it doesn't hurt it's not worth doing!
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hi just wanted to let you know I was scared of heights until I joined the QARANC where I was selected to do a jump (behave from the air) rather than be a softie as they said I just clenched my lips!!!!and done it and now I am fine I do abseils and all kinds of things
also on the ground I joined the rugby team just to complete my fears --this one being enclosed spaces --- scrums !!!
good luck and just go for it ---there is more danger on our streets nowadays
also on the ground I joined the rugby team just to complete my fears --this one being enclosed spaces --- scrums !!!
good luck and just go for it ---there is more danger on our streets nowadays
In life you can be like a mushroom kept in the dark and fed lots of shit
don`t let them do it to you
don`t let them do it to you
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First time I did the high obstacle course or climbed the 30 foot ropes during RM training I was scared to hell, but in all honesty you really do get used to it with abit of focus and experience at being at heights. I've also done a few civilian parachute jumps and I much prefered jumping out of a plane thousands of feet up than doing regains 30 feet up in the air. No matter who you join RM or Paras, if you're scared of heights you WILL have to overcome it, even during RM training you do cliff assaults etc. Just don't worry about it.
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Gjimbo it is great that you have determination, but I think you should maybe re-think you're attitude towards training.GJimbo wrote:
but I know I have the determination to get through training with a breeze!
Para reg training is designed to push you mentally and physically to the max, It takes more than just a bit of determination to get through this and I would imagine nobody ever gets through training with a BREEZE as you put it.
good luck with whatever you choose to do though.
cheers.
Hi reflective
I don't know about you, but I know whatever I put my mind to, it is quite possible to succeed. Fair do's, there are some things that just can not be accomplished with determination along, but you can't tell me that determination doesn't help by a long way.
When you have grown up in a strict, military type life, and your lifetime ambishion has been to join the military, whether that be Regular Army, Royal Marines, Navy or RAF I can tell you something, it's gonna take A LOT to put me down and keep me down!
BTW, I have spent the last 10yrs of my life thinking about what I wish to become, and no matter what options have been presented to me, I have always selected the military. Believe me, I have had many options to think about, Police Force, Accountant, Economist, Military Historian, etc. just to name a few.
Fair enough, I admit that I am slightly confused about joining the Paras or RMs (smart man's army), but how many potential soldiers looking for action can definately say which unit see the most action. If I am going to be training for combat half my life, I want to at least see some before I die!
No doubt, some of you are going to reply, "oh, you don't know what it's like to see combat", "trust me, you don't want to see combat", etc. but how many lads currently in the Paras or RMs can actually say they don't want to see combat after so many months of training?
Enough ranting now - guess the testosterone is getting the better of me
I don't know about you, but I know whatever I put my mind to, it is quite possible to succeed. Fair do's, there are some things that just can not be accomplished with determination along, but you can't tell me that determination doesn't help by a long way.
When you have grown up in a strict, military type life, and your lifetime ambishion has been to join the military, whether that be Regular Army, Royal Marines, Navy or RAF I can tell you something, it's gonna take A LOT to put me down and keep me down!
BTW, I have spent the last 10yrs of my life thinking about what I wish to become, and no matter what options have been presented to me, I have always selected the military. Believe me, I have had many options to think about, Police Force, Accountant, Economist, Military Historian, etc. just to name a few.
Fair enough, I admit that I am slightly confused about joining the Paras or RMs (smart man's army), but how many potential soldiers looking for action can definately say which unit see the most action. If I am going to be training for combat half my life, I want to at least see some before I die!
No doubt, some of you are going to reply, "oh, you don't know what it's like to see combat", "trust me, you don't want to see combat", etc. but how many lads currently in the Paras or RMs can actually say they don't want to see combat after so many months of training?
Enough ranting now - guess the testosterone is getting the better of me
I was/am afraid of heights.
In 1980 the SAS abseiled down the walls of the Iranian embassy. At 15, I was so damned impressed that I read up on abseiling techniques, bought the basic gear then abseiled with my friends out of my bedroom window. My mum went beserk when she found out. Having my friends there really helped me steel myself up to it.
I took on a job as a roofer before doing P Coy. At break times, I'd lift scaffold boards and practise running along planks and jumping gaps. I do not recommend that you pull up boards but going up on scaffolding and de-sensitising to heights should help.
I've been up on the Trainasium once and once only. It terrified me. Part of the fear is fear of failure. Perhaps that fear drove me on. I got on with it and the training staff had zero reason to even consider failing me on it. the Trainasium is worse than the Basic Parachuting Course. Later during FIBUA exercises, I found myself precariously negotiating heights.
Today, I climb and abseil still. Climbing is easy - I'm looking up! The first abseil of a session is always scary. After the first, I can do it all day without any increase in heartbeat.
Recently, I've been working on my ladder at roof height. It's been windy and the ladder has been blown down once. It was scary, at first, but I de-sensitised and it's no problem. It's good to be scared enough to be wary - if you weren't, you might take foolish shortcuts.
Have you considered joining an indoor climbing centre? It should help.
Good Luck!
In 1980 the SAS abseiled down the walls of the Iranian embassy. At 15, I was so damned impressed that I read up on abseiling techniques, bought the basic gear then abseiled with my friends out of my bedroom window. My mum went beserk when she found out. Having my friends there really helped me steel myself up to it.
I took on a job as a roofer before doing P Coy. At break times, I'd lift scaffold boards and practise running along planks and jumping gaps. I do not recommend that you pull up boards but going up on scaffolding and de-sensitising to heights should help.
I've been up on the Trainasium once and once only. It terrified me. Part of the fear is fear of failure. Perhaps that fear drove me on. I got on with it and the training staff had zero reason to even consider failing me on it. the Trainasium is worse than the Basic Parachuting Course. Later during FIBUA exercises, I found myself precariously negotiating heights.
Today, I climb and abseil still. Climbing is easy - I'm looking up! The first abseil of a session is always scary. After the first, I can do it all day without any increase in heartbeat.
Recently, I've been working on my ladder at roof height. It's been windy and the ladder has been blown down once. It was scary, at first, but I de-sensitised and it's no problem. It's good to be scared enough to be wary - if you weren't, you might take foolish shortcuts.
Have you considered joining an indoor climbing centre? It should help.
Good Luck!
"No Camera - No Combat!"
