POC - passed

[Deadhead]

Get in! I may well be unable to walk, and possibly have destroyed my left hip socket, but I don't care. I passed. As indeed did Sarastro. 9 made it out of 18.

We're going to write a joint 'my POC diary' in the next week or so, then post it up. Hopefully it will get stickied, as there isn't much in the way of POC info compared to the amount there is on PRMC. I'll post scores etc up at the same time, but feel free to ask questions in the interim.

[Sarastro]

Superb job sir!

But hold on a sec...

As indeed did Sarastro.

...must be an imposter mate, I'm going for Sandhurst Do you mean GGHT? His POC was around about now if I remember right?

[Deadhead]

Really? Curious. Then you have an impersonator, as somebody assured me they were you.

Andy from Bristol RMR, if you could post so we could clear up this matter, that would be handy. And pm me your email address.

[Sarastro]

Well, that's certainly made my day a bit more weird. Hope I don't have any Tyler Durden-esque multiple personalities wandering around...

[Sarastro]

Here you go mate, think I've cracked it:

http://www.mfat.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13041

Bloke named Andy, username similar to mine (Simmo), POC was coming up soon, from Bristol, and seems to be RMR.

[themattmeister]

Nice job.

Looking forward to the POC diary. In the mean time; what were your scores like? What sort of runs and minute/miles were you doing before hand?

[letsrole]

Well done lads excellent news.

Andy didnt see you at Dorset house, had a quick look but had to get the train back.

[Deadhead]

I was running five miles a day, every other day in boots. Less concerned with times than with not stopping. About 100 press ups a day in batches of 20-30, chin ups were 3 x 10, and sit ups I just did whenever I was bored. Looking back on it, my fitness review from the PTI was basically that my upper body was OK, and my endurance/drive and determination was good, but my legs were pretty weak. I struggled a bit with the firemans carries, but finished at the front after the endurance course.

RMFA scores

Bleep 11.8
Press ups 49
Sit ups 76
Chins 10

That apparently gave me a score of 187, but both the PTI and the Capt who ran the course said that wasn't right, must have been a screw up in the math somewhere.

[intro2pete]

Well done mate!

How long were you doing the 5 mile runs for? And were you doing them EVERY day? In hindsight would you have maybe lost a couple of days of endurance for some extra leg power, like sprints or something?

Not that it matters much now of course, you passed! I'll definitely follow your example though if it did the job for you!

Nice one!

[beardo]

Do sprints during your 5 mile runs......

[Sarastro]

...and go across some hills. Working in tough intervals as the terrain dictates, instead of regularly or when you decide, makes you much more adaptable and fitter in practice.

[simmo]

alright there, just to clear things up, havent been around internet since my poc but i am simmo aka andy who was on the poc with deadhead. i got 50 prees ups, 70 sit ups 8 pull ups and 12.6 on the bleep test, just found out the AiB require another bleep test, its like they dont trust the poc as an assurance of physical ability!

[GGHT]

Superb job sir!

But hold on a sec...

As indeed did Sarastro.

...must be an imposter mate, I'm going for Sandhurst Do you mean GGHT? His POC was around about now if I remember right?

Sorry fella, just normal Bootneck for me (hopefully!), did me PRMC in January.

Bloody well done lads who just passed!

[dwarfy]

Hey simmo,

Do you still love fenners?

hows the leg buy the way? i hear you came a cropper on your RFCC a while back.

Its dan here by the way, started RMR with you ages ago, we got some nice "bastards" once because you told me my shaving was fine, when in fact i had a nice bit of cam-cream all over my chin...cheers.

So i see your planning/hoping on going for Officer training once you,ve finished university, hows it all going?

Dwarfy,

[simmo]

haha, yeah its me mate, i remember you and those bastards! yeah managed to cut my leg right open on the tarzan assault which was an arse still got an awesome scar. just did my poc last week and passed, well happy, got my AiB in a month so ive got the gcse maths book out since my maths is gash! As far as i know fenners should be back from a three month stint in iraq soonish but i havent been at the det for a couple of weeks, he passed out in july. what are you up to, rmr still in the frame or are you wating till after uni mate? let me know what youre up to eh?

cheers, simmo