Females Joining up.

[Zoe]

ha!! Fair enough, i didnt think of that....
OK OK males are far superior.

But its funny to watch us try..... puff puff

[kelly696]

I also have another big problem....my boobs lol, they bounce all over the place, ok they are not real but it is so embarrasing when you see people staring.

[ParaLad]

I also have another big problem....my boobs lol, they bounce all over the place, ok they are not real but it is so embarrasing when you see people staring.

Maybe if we had some pictures we could all agree

[SandyTheGuvnor]

I also have another big problem....my boobs lol, they bounce all over the place, ok they are not real but it is so embarrasing when you see people staring.

2 Options Sports bra or get the implants taken out.

[kelly696]

I do wear a sports bra lol, I have already spoke to a doctor about getting them took out.

[SandyTheGuvnor]

You are sorted then

[Zoe]

Oh dear!
:multi: :multi:


I dont have that problem....

[MSI64]

Wouldnt Surgery to have them removed defer you for 12 months????
I think it might!!
Check with your Recruiter before you do

[gpw2009]

disparaging comments from silly boys does no good for the morale of any female training to achieve it

The remark was about the time limit, not a female joining up, sorry if I offended any of the chicks on here

I suppose not everyone is built like potential Paratroopers either eh Hyperlithe, that's why we have to do it in under 9.18...??

[confused_bolton_boy]

[Tab]

Sounds like you should be selling tickets when you go for a run, the entertainment value must be enormous

[bored_stupid]

Actually no I wouldn't.
Women are built physically differently from men, they shouldn't be expected to be able to do the mile and a half in the same time.

Well that was a bit of a surprising reply, I wasn't expecting they "I'm a little woman" response.

You're right of course women are built differently than men, but that doesn't mean that women can't be fit. We're not talking about tabbing with a bergen, just running in shorts and trainers and there's no physical differences which mean a girl can't put in a decent time on a 1.5 mile run.

If a girl wants to join the Forces then they should be prepared to put in the effort to get their fitness up. I'd be more than willing to bet the reason the Army has the 14min time for girls is because they would have too many failing if the run time was lower and that's not a good thing.

Women are more than capable of getting fit and putting in decent times and a girl shouldn't really have any problems running 1.5 miles in say 12mins if they train hard enough. 14min is seriously slow, you could actually walk a good part of it and still come in under the time limit.

Making allowances for the fitness standards at the very start sets the wrong tone for the rest of training in my opinion and if you're going to take the opinion that they'll improve during basic training then why bother with minimum standards at all.

[MSI64]

Its not just Women who have 14 minutes RLC/RAMC and some others have it too.
Its a minimum requirement???? I keep saying this.
For the people who say there should be one level Please tell me where that level should be set??? 9mins perhaps 10mins maybe???

I like many old and bold on here used to run the 1.5 miles in boots and combats rather than trainers? try it some time

I also ran my 1.5 mile in basic in 8.15 and this was consistent throughout my basic training, so do I have the right to say anyone who cant do it in in 8.30 cant join???

Your 1.5 mile at ADSC is to see what your capable of. If we didnt have the 14 minute mark then yes we would have less applicants but please remember that your time for your 1.5 mile goes down to 10 minutes thirty when you join the Army proper.

[kelly696]

YAY, ran 1.7 miles in 10 mins last night. I had a stitch for most of it and it killed but I kept pushing it and pushing it. I strapped my boobs down with black nasty lol only joking I got a new sports bra and its fab.

[confused_bolton_boy]

I like many old and bold on here used to run the 1.5 miles in boots and combats rather than trainers? try it some time

I know this is about females joining but I noticed you said this.

Does it actually make a difference if you run in boots rather than trainers? Does it help? And when you go to ADSC what do they make you wear? I ask this because I have a pair of old German Para boots that I wore when I was going through my "punk phase" lol. I don't really have the money to splash out on new trainers, so would wearing the boots be just as good, if not better?

(apologies if I'm asking dumb questions, I just don't know much about the army training process)