AFC(para) Anyone done this?? help?

kev101 · Post by **kev101** » Mon 26 Jan, 2009 1:21 pm

Cheers mate appriciate that

ParaLad · Post by **ParaLad** » Mon 26 Jan, 2009 5:21 pm

Daggers wrote:Hey yeah i asked my careers officer the same question if i go in as para into afc harrogate will i have to do the 9:18 time to get in.

The awnser is no all people going into harrogate have to beat 14:00 minutes no matter what regiment you join as.

Thanks

Sorry mate thats WRONG as ive just asked online at army careers website and you still have to get the run time at ADSC then you go onward to AFC.

So best get training a bit more

kev101 · Post by **kev101** » Mon 26 Jan, 2009 5:33 pm

Ok cheers again lol.

Daggers · Post by **Daggers** » Mon 26 Jan, 2009 7:29 pm

Sorry mate thay are telling you wrong lol because people who go to harrogate are classed as juniors therefore only need to do 14 mins becuase afc builds them up.

I am telling the truth

ParaLad · Post by **ParaLad** » Mon 26 Jan, 2009 7:40 pm

Well im not sure
i just went onto the website and asked and he said you have to pass ADSC with para runtime of 9min 18
ahh im really not sure .
would be helpfull if someone was 100% syre about this and commented

GoVikings · Post by **GoVikings** » Mon 02 Feb, 2009 9:56 am

Check this link for ADSC times.

www welbeck. mod.uk / Fitness /Website /run.htm (I've put spaces in because I was not allowed to place links in my first post)

It states that Harrogate is 14.30 for the 1.5 run

kev101 · Post by **kev101** » Fri 20 Feb, 2009 2:26 am

I have just done ADSC can anyone tell me when i will find out if im successful in my application to get into harrogate as apparently they have selection dates where it all gets finalized?

Daggers · Post by **Daggers** » Mon 23 Mar, 2009 6:26 pm

Hi guys been a couple of months since my last post on this thread just wanted to keep you updated.

Ive been training with running and walking, i leave school on 12 of june and i am waiting for my medical papers to be cleared by the selection centre, my carrers officer said this can take up to 3 weeks.

I have researched all i wanted to know but theres just a couple of more questions i wanted to know...

When i join harrogate will i be given the maroon beret through training or at the end.....i dont expect it because i know you have to earn it i only asked because other regiments like the rifles...you get given one.

is 30miles walking on the sailsbury plains good in 8 hours because i just wondered if this is normal army training or i done something very good?

Any awnsers appreciated!

just_me · Post by **just_me** » Tue 26 May, 2009 5:20 pm

I found out a few things today and thought I would post them here:
First off the places in the AFC Sept 09 PARA course is full. That doesn't mean people won't drop out or anything but apparently it's full.
Also to clear things up apparently anyone going for Junior PARA will still have to do PRAC, but it is a seperate PRAC course for Juniors (same tasks etc, just it's with other Juniors)

paraprep1 · Post by **paraprep1** » Tue 26 May, 2009 5:31 pm

daggers, why does your tag say your joining the household cavalry if your going para?

kev101 · Post by **kev101** » Wed 27 May, 2009 11:42 am

What is PRAC?

just_me · Post by **just_me** » Wed 27 May, 2009 1:26 pm

PRAC (Parachute Regiment Assessment Course) is a 3 day course for PARA applicants that was re-introduced in April to get rid of time-wasters. There's a topic on it somewhere here.
The senior recruiter at my ACIO told me that Junior applicants would have to do it too but if you ahven't done it and have got I place in AFC (PARA) then I'm not sure

ParaLad · Post by **ParaLad** » Wed 27 May, 2009 5:01 pm

just_me wrote:I found out a few things today and thought I would post them here:
First off the places in the AFC Sept 09 PARA course is full. That doesn't mean people won't drop out or anything but apparently it's full.
Also to clear things up apparently anyone going for Junior PARA will still have to do PRAC, but it is a seperate PRAC course for Juniors (same tasks etc, just it's with other Juniors)

yeah its full . im not going until the january intake now . although i passed selection a couple of weeks ago . so got alot of spare time on my hands .
Carnt afford to get unhealthy like im doing ahah .

just_me · Post by **just_me** » Wed 27 May, 2009 5:38 pm

ParaLad wrote:yeah its full . im not going until the january intake now . although i passed selection a couple of weeks ago . so got alot of spare time on my hands .
Carnt afford to get unhealthy like im doing ahah .

I was a bit disapointed when I heard it but I guess it's more time to get fit.
Have you done your PRAC yet?

ParaLad · Post by **ParaLad** » Wed 27 May, 2009 5:57 pm

just_me wrote:
ParaLad wrote:yeah its full . im not going until the january intake now . although i passed selection a couple of weeks ago . so got alot of spare time on my hands .
Carnt afford to get unhealthy like im doing ahah .
I was a bit disapointed when I heard it but I guess it's more time to get fit.
Have you done your PRAC yet?

nah i havnt done anything like that . im sure we do that after we have been to harrogate .
im gonna start running nextweek again i hope
Im in love with my Xbox360 atm though ah

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