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So where about's in the country is everyone coming from. Im from portsmouth and just wondered if anyone was down this way, also what sort of run times and lengths is everyone doing.

hey,
im coming form bracknell, mission but gotta be done lol, im running 5-6miles every other day, feeling bit ill adm so been resting

yeh newcastle here, i was in portsmouth for a very brief period in my navy days on the piss had a wild night at collingwood :S, im doin about 3-4 miles hill reps included 6 times a week then on my rest day i do tabbing but im still unfit as fook due to my intresting diet

I have just come back on long weekend after the pass off the square. The main advice I would give is to not answer back the NCOs or talk or fidget in formation(seems simple enough but some people just do not get it).

Also I have seen many many posts about how to do 100 pressups and to get a sub 8 minute bft etc, when personally what I have found to be hardest is the personal admin, this means getting everything ironed,pressed and immaculate. Some people(such as myself!) are slow with this which means you lose out on sleep which can have an effect on the rest of your training so basically you must learn to iron pristinely in decent time. The only good part is that eventually anyone can learn to iron. As far as fitness goes get a 9 minute ish bft and try doing hill runs between 5-8 miles and make sure that you do not fall behind the main group, you do the runs in 3 ranks and believe it or not the hardest place to run is at the back because people fall behind and this pushes you back and you have to sprint to keep up with the pti. Also if you want to be able to do 100 pressups make the mistake of calling a WO2 corporal and pretty soon you will discover(as I did) that this is possible! And don't wate money on those stupid protein powders, save it for waterproof bags,scotchbrite and masking tape.

Keep webbing, bergans and your helmet taped up and make sure your water bottles are full at all times when you have the opportunity.

Another big one is DO NOT fall asleep on stag, even on the intro excercises you will get charged and I'm not sure about the tactical excercises but I'd hazard a guess that they are even less forgiving. Some people reckon it is a worse crime than an ND.

And finally the big one(which I forgot to mention) is be switched on and "start sparking", this means to be aware of what is going on at all times, to concentrate on what the NCOs say. Do not get caught bimbling about when you are supposed to be rushing to get things done. This has been quite hard for me as before joining I walked around in a daze allot of the time and if I wasn't interested I wasn't listening. Needless to say I am learning but I made the big mistake of getting myself noticed within the first week by being told to cut sideburns and assuming that they wanted them cut to German helmet level, this made me a minor celebrity!!

Anyway that's weeks 1-6, the NCOs are quite easy to function with, as long as you do what they say when they say they will leave you alone most of the time.

Heyup mate!!!! It's the lad from bedspace opposite you!!! I won't put my real name on here..your locker admin has improved a lot though!!!!!

All the above is true, fitness is important, but arguably more important is effort and determination, there's a lad on our course who is at the front of every run but jacked when we were an hour into a 2200 corridor session (sweat dripping from the windows!!)..not good to see, when else will he jack, in Afghan?

Anyway, keep those sidies high, see you on Sunday

Frickin hell, now that's something!! That particular lad is a bit pissed off with me now but hey.

Thanks for the advice lads always good to hear from currect troops in training and there veiw on things. Hear is hoping that all your advice helps us in the weeks to come.

Sandy don't be mean.
We all know it's your boyfriend.

Sandy, how could you be so cruel. I have a sneaking suspicion you're going to be on their training team.

If thats the case, should I keep quiet about that "incident" involving a hungry guv'nor and a small child. (READ: Private Golden)

Im from portsmouth

So am I mate

Not that it will mean a tinker's cuss to the likes of Sandy, but that is what he is there for Enjoy....