Going for a spot of PT on a Tuesday night

**3_Peco_Seconds_GO** · 10-03-2010, 16:55

Or not as the case is ...

H&S has gone too far now .. cant even go for a spot of PT if the PTI hasnt turned up ... fecking livid ...

Sorry just had to get that off my chest ...

**msr** · 10-03-2010, 16:58

You can always take part in voluntary sports ;)

**EX_STAB** · 10-03-2010, 17:10

I would venture that training time is generally too precious to be spent on PT aside from any PFT/CFT required for MATTS etc.

Physical fitness of the TA soldier is something he needs to address in his own time, certainly under current budgetary constraints.

**3_Peco_Seconds_GO** · 10-03-2010, 17:12

Originally Posted by msr

You can always take part in voluntary sports ;)

thats was my suggestion till someone said nope H&S .. and as said person was several ranks above me so a "feck off fat knacker" was even an option for reply ..

Bloody annoying bollocked if you do ... bollocked if you dont ...

**3_Peco_Seconds_GO** · 10-03-2010, 17:17

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

I would venture that training time is generally too precious to be spent on PT aside from any PFT/CFT required for MATTS etc.

Physical fitness of the TA soldier is something he needs to address in his own time, certainly under current budgetary constraints.

Appricate that, however as no other useful training was planned .... at least a spot of PT would have been better than having several people not having a clue what to do next ... and as our group only seem to have the pft to do for MATTS made sense to me at least ..

**MrTracey** · 10-03-2010, 17:19

Originally Posted by EX_STAB

I would venture that training time is generally too precious to be spent on PT aside from any PFT/CFT required for MATTS etc.

Physical fitness of the TA soldier is something he needs to address in his own time, certainly under current budgetary constraints.

Similar to regulars on Wed afternoons?

**Neuroleptic** · 10-03-2010, 17:19

Why not do the ETL course? Useful to have a few people in a location with that qualification.

**3_Peco_Seconds_GO** · 10-03-2010, 17:23

Originally Posted by Neuroleptic

Why not do the ETL course? Useful to have a few people in a location with that qualification.

What is the ETL?

**Bravo_Bravo** · 10-03-2010, 17:52

Everso Touchy Lancejack.

**The_Duke** · 10-03-2010, 17:52

Eat The Lot.

It is a specialist course for TA Corps units, sponsored by Greggs.

**Bravo_Bravo** · 10-03-2010, 17:54

Fibber; Extra Territorial Lounging

**Tom9748** · 10-03-2010, 17:54

Originally Posted by 3_Peco_Seconds_GO

Originally Posted by msr

You can always take part in voluntary sports ;)

thats was my suggestion till someone said nope H&S .. and as said person was several ranks above me so a "feck off fat knacker" was even an option for reply ..

Bloody annoying bollocked if you do ... bollocked if you dont ...

Person several ranks above you was talking out of his hoop,with rank comes knowledge,my arse.

**Bravo_Bravo** · 10-03-2010, 17:55

So you can do PT in Army time sans PTI?

**The_Duke** · 10-03-2010, 18:00

Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo

So you can do PT in Army time sans PTI?

Yes. If you are stood down by the chain of command at the end of training on a Saturday and decide to go for a run, that is PT in army time sans PTI.

Conducting organised, mandatory PT without a PTI/ETL present is not acceptable. Neither is telling the blokes that you have no training planned for their 2 hours of attendance on a training night but suggesting that they can go off for a run/play 5 a side if they want to.