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Ah ha!

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So you're all hiding here! Came back after time away and couldn't find the ruddy joining and training bit. Got all confused that I had to re register on military forums.

I'm still waiting until January for OASC...
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BOO
doesnt seem to be many people talking on here so i presume others are lost in the world wide web trying to find this.
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Oh, and by the way, i wating for Nov 30th for my basic training to begin.
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Yep its really quite here!
I just got through my filter interview today, am now waiting to here from Cranwell apparently there is about a 4month wait till OASC though!! Is this right?
Looks like I'll be waiting till jan then!
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hey ehg i was given 7 weeks i think from filter to oasc so be prepared for the possibility of it happeneing sooner. good luck and by the way were abouts in west sussex do u live if u dont mind me askin as i live fairly nr haywards heath, anywhere near u?
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EHG wrote:Yep its really quite here!
I just got through my filter interview today, am now waiting to here from Cranwell apparently there is about a 4month wait till OASC though!! Is this right?
Looks like I'll be waiting till jan then!
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That sounds about right, my date is January 10th so you may have some company!
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rogue0809 wrote:hey ehg i was given 7 weeks i think from filter to oasc so be prepared for the possibility of it happeneing sooner. good luck and by the way were abouts in west sussex do u live if u dont mind me askin as i live fairly nr haywards heath, anywhere near u?
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Sorry to be pedantic, but is the text speak necessary? It takes me twice as long to read your posts as anyone elses!
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Hiya Rogue,

I live on the south coast nr Chichester. A bit of a trek from where you are! It would be awesome to get a date sooner than 4 months! But at least it gives me time to totally prepare I guess. I saw that you are a fitness instructor, do you have any advice for shin splints?

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Hey BlackHawk,

What branch/s are you going for? My chosen branches are Pilot & WSOp (ideally crewman). Jan 10th, thats cool! So a tame new years eve for you then?!! :)

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Blackhawk wrote:
rogue0809 wrote:hey ehg i was given 7 weeks i think from filter to oasc so be prepared for the possibility of it happeneing sooner. good luck and by the way were abouts in west sussex do u live if u dont mind me askin as i live fairly nr haywards heath, anywhere near u?
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Sorry to be pedantic, but is the text speak necessary? It takes me twice as long to read your posts as anyone elses!
hey blachhawk, yes you are being a wee bit pedantic but don't worry about it i shan't type txt style anymore, its just that i was in a rush and had to do it quickly. not sure why that took you so long to read but all to their own. anyway im sorry, i wont do it again
EHG, well the best thing to try and prevent shin splints is whilst sitting down, tap your feet but doing it slowly so its a contolled movement. raise your toes as high as you can from the floor whilst keeping your heel on the floor. once your toes are at the top of the movement then hold it for a second. just keep doing this for aslong as you can whenever you can and this will strengthen the necessary muscles to prevent or even treat mild shin splints. also i recomend taking glucosamine sulphate as it helps repair your body and feed your synovial fluid which helps keep everything running smoothly and acts as a shock absorber to all the joints, its great stuff. hope this helps

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OK thats a great help thank you very much! hopefully i will be fixed in no time!!
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splints and waiting times

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Guess I'm not the only person with shin splints then - wasn't happy today when the doctor told me no sport for 3 weeks :cry: !

As regards waiting times for OASC, my filter interview was 12th January (2005) and my letter inviting me to OASC arrived 22nd March and my OASC date was 24 May. I'm now waiting for the result from the October sift. I guess I was pretty lucky when I consider how long other people have had to wait....
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EHG wrote:Hey BlackHawk,

What branch/s are you going for? My chosen branches are Pilot & WSOp (ideally crewman). Jan 10th, thats cool! So a tame new years eve for you then?!! :)

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Pilot & WSO. :)

I want to fly, but being an Officer is important to me.

I know how shin splints feel, just getting over them. Took 4 days off work and just stayed in bed. Use a lot of deep heat and take very strong painkillers. Mine were agony and I couldn't put any weight on my legs at all.
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This is a very good source of info for what happens at OASC:

http://www.pmfhk.cz/Katedry/RTO/TR-034/TR-034-$$ALL.pdf

Describes the process, what the boarding officers look for, and how they decide, etc.
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I have had them on & off for the past year! I cant get rid of them! I have tried everything- I bought orthodics (expensive)!! :-? Had acupuncture, physio, ultra sound,healing & tried different exercises! NOTHING!! :cry: The pain only stops when I give running a break, not good!

That link is a great insight thanks GemmaLS, hopefully my application wont take too long then! I had my filter interview on monday and by friday they had already asked my referees for info, hopefully this is a good sign!
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