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Posted: Mon 28 Mar, 2005 10:51 pm
by Bliartheliar
Its fairly simple stuff. I found the mechanical comprehension the hardest part although everyone else there thought it was the easiest. Practice makes perfect.
Posted: Wed 30 Mar, 2005 5:31 pm
by lew
Well I passed my medical and interview today. After a 2.5 hour wait at the docs surgery in Chelmsford I had the most through medical of my life
Interview was by far the easiest interview I’ve had
EVER!!! few corps dates, questions about friends’ family, interests etc.
Got to book my PJFT now and then it’s the big one.
lew
Posted: Wed 30 Mar, 2005 8:14 pm
by wato212
well in mate, pjft is easy no worrys there.
Posted: Wed 06 Apr, 2005 12:24 am
by slaphead_17
yeah I had my RT last Friday (1st April) I PASSED so I was happy enough. They send you through a practise test in the post,
don’t fall for the same thing I did because I only got one question wrong on the practise paper but the real one is much more difficult and the time frame to do it in is very short. I didn’t get time to finish all the questions in any section. They didn’t tell me until afterwards that if I would have failed, I couldn’t re-take it for another 6 months. There was twelve of us in there doing the test and only four of us passed to get the jobs we wanted and three of us where going in the marines.
I’ve got my interview on Monday so I’m looking forward to that. (I just need to look into the corps history a bit better) but apart from that I feel confidant about it.
Posted: Wed 06 Apr, 2005 8:26 am
by lew
Well medical and interview went well, although I feel a little cheated on the interview front, I book bashed like never before to learn all the VC's, training syllabus and important dates etc that the book has to offer, I wasn’t asked one VC got stopped half way through the corps history with the words "that’s fine mate you seem to know it all" and the training wasn’t even mentioned
Medical was ummm............. interesting, seemed to take forever and i have a separate injury sheet
the doc didn’t seem to think my answer of "I’ve led a full life
" funny when he asked me how I managed to keep hurting myself.
Things are finally happening now, got my PJFT 5 days time, WOOHOOO!!! Then onto PRMC shortly afterwards.
Lew
P.s. one little piece of advice with the interview, ok two really, relax be confident, don’t be scared to have a little joke, and wear a suit and tie, first impressions and all that aye guys. Ok that was more like 4 but you get the point.
Posted: Thu 07 Apr, 2005 7:57 pm
by Bliartheliar
And make sure you get there with plenty of time handy. It helps you to relax and prepare yourself mentally. and have something to eat. Theres nothing worse than having your stomach rumble in the middle of a conversation.
Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2005 2:21 pm
by slaphead_17
wooooh I passed my interview today. It seemed to go on forever. I’ve got my medical 28 April (wait till my small ankle problem has gone)
slaphead_17
Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2005 2:32 pm
by wato212
Well done, not long now. It seems years since i had my medical, anyway good look with everything.
Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2005 5:55 pm
by rod2dodge
my cpo told me after my interview that he had interviewed a guy the day before who, on being asked for the royal marines moto, said "who dares wins!"... saw him at the medical the following week, slightly red faced telling us the same story.
Posted: Thu 28 Apr, 2005 12:33 pm
by douguk
hey guys,
just wondering, what stuff do they test you for at the medical?
Posted: Thu 28 Apr, 2005 12:37 pm
by lew
Everything
anti one liner counter measures deployed.
lew
Posted: Thu 28 Apr, 2005 1:16 pm
by douguk
wow, quick reply lew- you must've been waiting for a post to reply to!
...."everything".... well that pretty much answers my question and shuts me up in one go... counter measures and all!
Doug
Posted: Thu 28 Apr, 2005 5:32 pm
by beardo
Just out of interest, whats the difference between the medical at the AFCO and the medical at CTC when you start foundation?
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Posted: Thu 28 Apr, 2005 10:18 pm
by Chris
From what i have been told by people i know who have passed PRMC it is alot shorter at CTC they will ask you about training and go into more detail about the history they also ask about why you want to join.
Posted: Wed 04 May, 2005 4:33 pm
by druadan
Medical at CTC isn't really a medical, it's just making sure you're up to date on all vaccinations and so on; you seem to need a couple more at CTC than as a civvy, though I can't remember what they were...despite being jabbed countless times before I went to Vietnam a year before, I still needed a couple of extra injections at Lympstone. You also get a medical examination; any problems found are treated after wk15 (basically when they're fairly sure you're gonna stay in!).