Share This Page:

  

Para PJFT is faster

General discussions on joining & training in the Royal Marines.
Jitts
Member
Member
Posts: 23
Joined: Fri 17 Mar, 2006 1:32 pm
Location: Derbyshire, East mids

Para PJFT is faster

Post by Jitts »

I was taking my PJFT for the RM's yesterday and when i'd finished the gym instructer told me that the time Para
applicants have to run it in is 9mins 18secs. Bit of a difference compared to the 10min 45sec RM applicants have
to do it in. Personally I'd have thought that RM applicants would have to do it in a quicker time than the Paras.

P.S. I'm not saying ones better than the other so no comments please :wink:
druadan
Member
Member
Posts: 1966
Joined: Thu 16 Oct, 2003 8:27 pm
Location: Balls deep...hopefully ;-p

Post by druadan »

Royal has an extra few weeks of training to get you to the required standard of fitness tho...which I'd risk saying is higher than Paras, not to start a debate of course :wink:
Stix@CTC
Member
Member
Posts: 139
Joined: Sat 01 Jan, 2005 6:07 pm
Location: RV3 - usually

Post by Stix@CTC »

Para's can do it quicker 'cause they don't get slowed down by having to carry something in between their ears :wink:
It's not how many posts you have made......It's the quality of what you say when you get here.[img]http://www.theheskins.eclipse.co.uk/drum2.gif[/img]
slaphead_17
Member
Member
Posts: 97
Joined: Sun 06 Feb, 2005 10:08 am
Location: (CTCRM) , Lympstone

Post by slaphead_17 »

lol
wato212
Member
Member
Posts: 311
Joined: Sun 30 Oct, 2005 10:51 am
Location: 42 cdo or Liverpool

Post by wato212 »

The royal marines don't set the time the navy do.

Wato.
faddius
Member
Member
Posts: 429
Joined: Tue 19 Mar, 2002 5:02 pm
Location: Ireland

Post by faddius »

Realistically if you are taking the full time to do the 1.5 miles you are not (i) fit enough for prmc or (ii) not giving 100% on the run.
The unwritten RM PJFT score is 09:30. Anything faster and you will be considered a racing snake (they'll look for a really good effort to maintain or improve PJFT standard on the PRMC), anything slower and they'll be looking for a real gutsy effort to improve your time at the PRMC.
druadan
Member
Member
Posts: 1966
Joined: Thu 16 Oct, 2003 8:27 pm
Location: Balls deep...hopefully ;-p

Post by druadan »

Wato, Navy times are higher.
dalo
Member
Member
Posts: 663
Joined: Tue 20 Dec, 2005 6:03 pm
Location: Aberdeen
Contact:

Post by dalo »

I have always been told by the AFCO that even though it says 10.45 you actually have to get it under 9.30 or they are hesitant about continuing you on as fast.
915 trp every womans pet, every mans regret.
Tugg
Member
Member
Posts: 148
Joined: Tue 26 Jul, 2005 2:26 pm
Location: Behind You

Post by Tugg »

Who cares about your initial PJFT!? (no offensive comebacks :) )
But I mean thats f@#k all when you consider the fact your wearing skimpy shorts and trainers.
To pass out you have to be wearing full CS95 including boots,webbing,rifle and daysack and pass the 30 miler which is more than the Paras 20 miler.
If you are saying a Para can run quicker to the galley or 'cookhouse' :lol: because hed be wearing honkin phyz rig then fair one,but i dont think it matters.
To sum it up,all these tests you crack as a civvy are just INITIAL,training techniques will be slightly different between Paras & Marines,but im sure they both get exactly what they need out of you

TUGG
dalo
Member
Member
Posts: 663
Joined: Tue 20 Dec, 2005 6:03 pm
Location: Aberdeen
Contact:

Post by dalo »

I understand that they are initial entry tests, but one step at a time.
915 trp every womans pet, every mans regret.
harry73
Member
Member
Posts: 122
Joined: Wed 03 Aug, 2005 8:04 pm
Location: Mansfield

Post by harry73 »

Come on lads everyone knows the hardest course in the Armed Forces is to train as a Army Chef.

Because NO ONE as ever passed it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :-?
Doc
Guest
Guest

Post by Doc »

Yeh but Harry be fair, along with medics the chefs have the highest kill ratio in the armed forces. :-? :o :lol:
harry73
Member
Member
Posts: 122
Joined: Wed 03 Aug, 2005 8:04 pm
Location: Mansfield

Post by harry73 »

I love the way they dont take the butter out of the "FREEZER FOR PITTY SAKE" intill a minute before scoff. You need a soldering iron to butter your bread. :roll:
para
Member
Member
Posts: 103
Joined: Wed 26 Feb, 2003 7:44 pm
Location: Colchester

Post by para »

druadan wrote:Royal has an extra few weeks of training to get you to the required standard of fitness tho...which I'd risk saying is higher than Paras, not to start a debate of course :wink:
How many women have passed cmdo tests?

P-Coy, many have tried, ALL have failed 8)
User avatar
Ghost
Member
Member
Posts: 210
Joined: Sat 07 Aug, 2004 3:51 pm
Location: England

Post by Ghost »

para wrote:
druadan wrote:Royal has an extra few weeks of training to get you to the required standard of fitness tho...which I'd risk saying is higher than Paras, not to start a debate of course :wink:
How many women have passed cmdo tests?

P-Coy, many have tried, ALL have failed 8)
One, from what I've read in old posts, and she was on her 5th attempt (you only get 3) and had to have certain parts watered down.

Zak :roll:
Post Reply