RT (Recruit Training) DATES - post your dates

[highlaneevs]

hia offbeat path, i was in ur room then, we had the balls, wot fun they wer lol, i was at the end of the room on the left, bottom bunk, the aggresive guy, lol., n i live in high lane, tis on the way to buxton, near lyme park if u no where that is m8, add me on msn lads, wd b gd 2 chat. budizgud@hotmail.co.uk dnt ask bout the gay msn adres, lol.

[offbeatpath]

Hi highlaneevs just added you to my msn, awesome news that we got same date...im pumped for rt. Well i was on the bottom bunk below the scot! I was also the proud champ of "Bin Ball" on the first night. I told my mum that way before i told her i had passed my PRMC lol.

[highlaneevs]

ha, ye no who u r, thts mint we got the same date, cdnt even kill a gerbil, stil makes me chukle now pal

[highlaneevs]

offbeatpath, wot is ur msn, cos i accepted u after u added me, but it sent me sum random message, gimme urs n il add it, c if it makes a difference

[TheRabbit]

alright guys, guess who is also starting on the 30th, guess they need a couple of scots to show you how its meant to be done, feckin sweet that we all got the same date

[offbeatpath]

OHHH NO!! I specifically said to my AFCO no scots and a room with a window looking east so i could be woken up by the gentle rays of the sun. only jokin mate great news, youll just have to put up with my sense of humor for a bit longer! Your bunk buddy, Ed

[TheRabbit]

and i thought the physical side of training was gonna be the worst part, now i have mental torture to cope with as well, ach well " humour in the face of adversity"

[highlaneevs]

glad to hear it scot, just hoping tht a few more r in our troop, especially keith, wot a guy. post ur replies n add me on msn whoevr reads this, u know u want to, mite even do a bit of naughty web cam action 4 ya lol, keep dreaming. this is gna b a gd troop, cheers lads

[Rover]

Gentlemen

Congratulations on your PRMC.

But please could we have plain language and no 'text speak'.

Otherwise; QSD. QRK. ZEK.

Rover

[Sully]

Rover,

Re your QST

QSL ZBZ 5'ers

AR

[offbeatpath]

Ok, I have absolutely no idea what all those abbreviations mean?

Understand now, its Morse code. Although translated it doesn’t make a great deal of sense in terms of relevance

[Rover]

Sully

Re your QSL

ZBK1

AR

Offbeatpath

You are on the right track when you mention morse code.
Regarding relevance,

Ok, I have absolutely no idea what those abbreviations mean

Hence the request not to use 'text speak', some of us do not understand that.
It was bad enough trying to chip out a letter on a stone slab using runes!!!

By the sound of things you have the makings of a good troop.
Good luck with RT.

Rover

[offbeatpath]

Thanks Rover, I see the relevance now. Actually quite enjoyed deciphering it! Even though it wasn’t much. Anyway point taken and I always try and make a conscious effort with grammar anyway.

I think we will have an awesome troop too, I just hope that we all last the 8 months without having to go into Hunter or being moved back a troop.

[Sully]

Nice trip down memory lane there Rover.

offbeatpath - good luck with your training. As you probably worked out they are Q and Z codes which save a bit of time when you're on your sigs course carrying a 'bambi bergan' slogging up a tor with a morse key strapped to your leg (pissed wet through, thredders....drip....drip). No morse these days I gather - which probably means more drinking time on the sigs course

There used to be a specialism in the Corps (comms tech) where you would learn morse to something like 25 words per miniute (transmit) and receive and decipher morse in either Russian or Arabic.

Never play a comms tech at poker

Remember - if it was easy everybody would do it.

[ChrisBell]

14th of May.