Any one who know what they are will know how fun (in a sarcastic voice) they are, I had the joy of being introduced to Bast*rd beasting/phys today (allong with a great deal more of other phys) which was interesting to say the least. especialy with 5 lads shouting it at the top of your voice with little old grannnies walking by:lol:
Started training with Dave a Royal Marine who works in Nottingham AFCO, any one who has a simular opportunity with their AFCO I would definitely say do it.
He takes you through the same physical training/ beastings as down on PRMC and durning RT, not to sure if its available at at all AFCO's but worth asking I would say.
Beastings are given to recruits when they seem not to take in what is taught to them by their training teams. For myself and my fellow Recruits we were rarely beasted in training because we all wanted to be Bootnecks so we took in the advice given to us and learnt from it.
Most of my training team were ex NI, Aden, Borneo and various other small war locations plus nearly all were ex Singapore ratings who had spent time at the pointed end. We cocked up we got shite. If we did as we were taught we lived not a bad life, so we had to get up at 0600hrs every morning, so we would spend most of the night getting our kit clean ready to get it dirty the next day, so we did it over and over again? We learnt and we passed out as Bootnecks.
Beastings? Learn, Take in what is taught results in negative beastings, cockup, get cocky.............Have a nice day.
To be honest I didn't know what elese to call it, I'm not guessing just thought I'd would share what I had been doing and make people aware of AFCO's doing fitness training, didn't want to touch a nerve
The so called bas*ards were given to us for some of the group not doing the correct pressup positions. I wasn'tt complaining at all just found it a little amusing when doing this in front of old dears walking their dogs, no guesswork what so ever.
Being a bootneck is a lot about respect for all kinds of people (mere mortals as well as fellow bootnecks) and if you check out one of the commando principles or whatever they call it nowadays it clearly says "humility". I remember one of our DS an original hard bastard explaining to us the value of respect and the fact that a bootneck will be the person who helps an "old dear" across the road - before thrashing us to within an inch of our lives.
When you've done it a bit and lived with it for while you'll feel less of a need to draw attention to yourself - especially in such an offensive and childish manner. Unless you're out of sight of course and it's anything goes
Sorry to have a go, you've had a good phys session and good on yer for choosing the Corps but upsetting old ladies isn't what 'real men' do.
Agreed though - if you can track down an old knacker bootneck to do some phys with it'll help....your phys needs to be up to scratch but being a bootneck is a cultural thing more than anything else
Good effort vwtam. Good luck with the PRMC... don't mind me too much - I'm just jealous I'm settled and happy these days but it would be great to do all that again and get amongst it Believe me, a bit of phys and a bit of discomfort is a very small price to pay to be a part of it all.
After a conversation or being told to do a various task, I then get told "10 press ups please".
A typical conversation may follow thus:
"Can you go and pick up your stuff in the sitting room please?
"Yeah, ok, I'll go and do it now"
"Hang on, where do you think you are going? 10 sit ups please!"
His method is relativly simple. Claims he'll have be banging them out in no time at all. I hear other instructors have their customers do something called circuits in a gym or they do them at their own lesuire!?!?!
Motivational encouragment is based on the principle "It's not punishment, it's for your own benefit". Reasures me the programme will only let me progress in strength, technique and stamina. Nothing else.
After a conversation or being told to do a various task, I then get told "10 press ups please".
A typical conversation may follow thus:
"Can you go and pick up your stuff in the sitting room please?
"Yeah, ok, I'll go and do it now"
"Hang on, where do you think you are going? 10 sit ups please!"
His method is relativly simple. Claims he'll have be banging them out in no time at all. I hear other instructors have their customers do something called circuits in a gym or they do them at their own lesuire!?!?!
Motivational encouragment is based on the principle "It's not punishment, it's for your own benefit". Reasures me the programme will only let me progress in strength, technique and stamina. Nothing else.
I THINK it's beginning to pay off.
That's really interesting actually, I like the sound of that.
Think I'll give that a go myself. Cheers David.
AJ
"First with your head and then with your heart. Don't stop."
At least your doing them I suppose! How long do you think a could circuit should last for?
Wish I could have a chin up bar! But becuse my house is old, the door frames are small and I'd just end up hitting my head on the ceiling! Have to practice over on the bar above the swings in my 'park' (lies, there is only swings and a bench ). Annoying!
I remember my training team always going on about how about how they couldn't beast us anymore like ye olde days due to "elf and safety" so they tended to save it for the field which is the last thing you need on an exercise. When on camp it will be pressus/tuckjumps/etc by the dozens, outside the accom block usually. When in the field anything, crawls through gorse, stress postions with weapons firemans carries up hills etc
They vary in degree of severity, and there isn't always a reason for them, despite what the Corporals will come up with. A favourite is to beast the whole troop for one lads cock-up, although thats usually after several warnings.
I had the joy of being introduced to Bast*rd beasting/phys today (allong with a great deal more of other phys) which was interesting to say the least. especialy with 5 lads shouting it at the top of your voice with little old grannnies walking by:lol: 
Believe me, a bit of phys and a bit of discomfort is a very small price to pay to be a part of it all.
). Annoying!