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Thought I would say a quick hello to every one on here, as it has been said the computers have been f@@ked down here for a while.

Good to see every one is getting on and loads more joining up, well all is fine down here at sunny Lympstone! , had week 9 gym pass out today, what a hang out I was well knacked, it was going quite well but due to our performance we ended up getting a couple of extra camp circuits( which I hate) and although 95% of people managed 4 rope climbs we only got an average pass, which was a bit of a downer especiallly as we we were all knackered afterwards!

Start of week 10 on Monday and exercise Hunters Moon( hope the weather gets better!) then a long weekend and a couple of weeks on the range followed by Easter leave.

Well done to all those who have passed a PRMC recently and good luck to those who are waiting to go on one.

If any one has any questions on the first couple of weeks I will be more than happy to help.

Laters John.

Are the rope climbs done with any weight ?

Sticky Blue wrote:I hope that helps

clear as mud...

Initially you won't carry weight. Later on you will do rope climbs with fighting order (32lbs).

What is fighting order? I keep hearing about it. Is it just webbing with everything in it?

beardo wrote:What is fighting order? I keep hearing about it. Is it just webbing with everything in it?

benw said in his reply above, Its 32lbs and also a rifle over your sholder isnt it ?

Fighting order means your webbing and rifle, the webbing should be 21lbs and i think an Sa80 weighs about 9lb.

You start off on bottom field with nothing and as you progress they build up the weight ready for BPT pass out.

ok thanks

Sticky Blue wrote:

Rugee wrote:i think an Sa80 weighs about 9lb.

As I was never tested on the SA80 on any progress test I think it is about 8.3...

Stix,
With your length of Service you must have tested out on a Brown Bess

wholley wrote:

Sticky Blue wrote:

Rugee wrote:i think an Sa80 weighs about 9lb.

As I was never tested on the SA80 on any progress test I think it is about 8.3...

Stix,
With your length of Service you must have tested out on a Brown Bess

Sticky Blue was actually tested on the (S)ingle (L)ong (R)ifle. And if I remember rightly the safest place to stand was right in front of him.
Oh the memory of the waves crashing on the shore at Kingsdown ranges and the leisurely runback to North Barracks along the seafront. Bliss.

Thought SLR meant self loading rifle

(S)elf(L)oading(R)ifle.
Still have one.Kingsdown?How old are you?

wholley wrote:Kingsdown?How old are you?

Lets put it this way....my first beret was still wet the day of 41's disbandment parade (the last one)