UNPREDICTABLE wrote:So if i can get to 13 iv got a good chance of getting through training?

If you do rubbish on your apptitude test you need at least level 11 or they will kick you out on the day.(they inform you of this before you run)
I was one of the smallest on the course and I watched big muscle men leave on that day.
I saw about 15 people leave on the first morning of tests (most of them were w@#k anyway), even a bloke who played for Brighton Youth Football club.
I run my heart out and scored 12.2, I could score 15 from fresh. The thing is they get you warmed up before you even start the PT tests, when I say warmed up I mean out of breath, hot and sweaty and dying for a drink.
The maximum on the day was 13, I suppose it depends how strong your troop is but I was suprised to see them stop at 13.
We had this short musclebound black PT running with us until level 7, then he parts and you have to pace yourself. As soon as he left quite a few people sped up and wasted energy.
One of the sayings was "My Girlfriend can run level 12 without breaking sweat" - Maybe all marines share a marrige with Fatima Whitbread
The Air in the Gym is as dry as a bone and it really effects you, I cannot even exagerate how much fluid you need.
Also, I know this is a given but don't eat right before the tests, I watched some bloke chuck up a Mars Bar into his Bib
