No longer the newbies on camp

Foxtricks · Post by **Foxtricks** » Thu 18 Dec, 2003 9:22 pm

Well the last time I wrote a letter I had just finished foundation..... (oooOOoo memories) hehehe.... My troop has now completed week 6 and it is still relatively large..... 55 down to 43 now and a couple thinking of seriously leaving after christmas...... The tempo of things has picked up and is going to hit us even harder after christmas.... The monday we get back we go straight on exercise Marshal Star or 'piss wet pain' and lots of crawling up steep hills and thorny bushes..... hmmmm can't wait :puppydogeyes: ..... Things are going good and all... I think the troop is doing quite well but there is a few mincers in it always late or getting bollocked for something or another..... Have not met up with Danny yet but I know a few people in his troop so I will ask around.... And Danny 'Don't tie your shoe laces in a revolving door'

Jason The Argonaut · Post by **Jason The Argonaut** » Thu 18 Dec, 2003 9:30 pm

Welocme back Foxtricks good to see you are enjoying it. Is it any thing like you excepted it to be ?

rabby · Post by **rabby** » Thu 18 Dec, 2003 9:43 pm

Its far better, he hasn't has a mud run!! Though I don't know if anyone will now, its not PC. Shame, I'd like to do one, just for the novelty value of course

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-Danny- · Post by **-Danny-** » Thu 18 Dec, 2003 9:58 pm

Ahhhhh finally out of foundation, and on christmas leave at home relaxing now with the feet up with a decent cup of tea, Foundation isnt that bad lads pretty easy to be fair, But we do have our sh*t sheilds on still

i havent had a decent nights sleep yet either!! hopein one for tonight. Yeah foxtricks you will have to come around and try to find me because i dont where i am looking for you. I think where being chucked in block D when we get back im not sure

ive had a cracking laugh so far though loving every min! Started with 48 still have 48 but theres two guys who are wanted to opt out already. Cant wait to crack on with the real training. Cya around guys,

Danny
867 Troop All The Way! (The Last Troop Ever To Do The 30Weeks) Making History

Jordiman · Post by **Jordiman** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 9:30 am

Who was that very short guy in your troop about 5 ft that got chucked in the tank

-Danny- · Post by **-Danny-** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 11:01 am

Ben New (Yoda) All our troop i think has been in the tank now its nice and cold! Your body just freezes up in there and you cant breathe you just have to swim for your life!

Foxtricks · Post by **Foxtricks** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 11:47 am

We did our first wet and dry danny.... Hhehehe I am sure you will love that.... I aint looking forward to Marshal Star though....

Danny we are in B block... I know where D block is so i will pop over when i have a spare 2 seconds or so....

Like danny said Foundation isn't to hard and you learn how to iron basically

ahhhhh the comforts of foundation..... what memories.......

Now it is Front Support Place all the time.......

Anyway enough of the moaning its good to be six weeks in and hopefully one day i will be an 'Underwater Knife Fighting Guru'

Aye Foxy.....

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 11:49 am

Foxtricks is it ture what i've heard about the training team givin you shit loads to do on your weekends off so there's no chance you can get home just to see if they can break you ?

Foxtricks · Post by **Foxtricks** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 11:55 am

As for a mud run we are going to get one i think after quick cover (first wet and dry) we had to deservice the kit and lay a kit muster for the following morning and still had a full day of work that day back.....
No one got a wink of sleep and a lot of people were messing up all day.... The training team got pretty pissssssssed offfff to say the least..... I think we may be getting our dues soon enough... hehhehe

Aye Foxy....

-Danny- · Post by **-Danny-** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 12:48 pm

Have you been in the tank yet foxtricks? The hardest bit in foundation is all the admin, You really need to be on top of it. We have our final inspection on monday when we get back, I should pass my locker is all folded up to globe and laurel. The Hardest bit i find is making the bed! Bed blocks, What a nightmare

Foxtricks · Post by **Foxtricks** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 1:19 pm

buddy up with someone when you get to your grots...
Me and a mate can do mine and his bed in about 4 mins now.... (and they are imaculate not just thrown togeather)
Work togeather with a good partner and you will reap alot of time,,, and as you know even seconds count in this game.....

Hope you have a good bunch in your 6 man rooms that can realy help.... We have 5 good lads and a nobber!!! We just give him shite all day and try to explain the importance of helping others etc.... He is slowly coming around but still a nobber.....

have fun cheers cheers

Foxy.....

Contractor · Post by **Contractor** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 1:29 pm

Bed blocks, What a nightmare

Ah, memories. Due to lack of time a recruit with me used to cheat

Build the worlds best bed block and never touch it again i.e sleep on the mattress only with the bed block under the bed ready for inspection next morning. Lazy lot Pongo's.

-Danny- · Post by **-Danny-** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 1:31 pm

Yeah we have a good troop section except for one guy, Theres 12 of us in the troop section and its gets split in half i just hope i dont get put in the same room with the lad im on about, He doesnt do anything, He cant even do push ups i havent got a clue how he passed the prmc. When he isnt putting in the effort which he rarely does the whole troop gets it more! its making life harder for us all, i just hope the traning team can see that

dan · Post by **dan** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 4:57 pm

Ah, the heady heights of week 6.

I remember it well, scaring foundation lads with warped (and imaginative) tales of punishment and the mistaken belief that we'd cracked the 'hard bit' of training. Sadly, experience has taught me that I know very little indeed, regardless of how far i've come...there always seems to be someone just that one step ahead of you to come out with the scare stories...the 'hard bit' is only cracked, I believe, once you're out on civvie street.

Enjoy Marshal Star matey. To the lad in foundation, we nearly wet ourselves when your troop were stood to attention in the drill shed shouting, 'One and two!'. Bless.

Aldo · Post by **Aldo** » Fri 19 Dec, 2003 5:14 pm

He doesnt do anything, He cant even do push ups i havent got a clue how he passed the prmc.

They probobly only keep him in so they have an excuse to give you a right good beasting. Ah well, well done and good luck for the rest of training.

PS keep giving us wannabes the updates (need all the tips we can get)

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