Originally Posted by abcdefghijklmnop

so what happened the first time round then, if you dont mind me asking?

Well i passed RSC-came back home to an unsupportive family and girlfriend.The girlfriend who i was basically living with at the time decided she didnt want to be a soldiers wife/other half (even though while i went through all the selection process she was right behind me) and my old man was very anti-army even though he said nothing about it during my application (but then again didnt show any intererst either).if the AFCO rang up with details or info for me he wouldnt say they had called or if mail arived he wouldnt pass it on (you can tell when a letters from the MOD cant you)

TBH if i could have gone back in time i would have said F U to the bint and F U to my old man as well a lot earlier

Re-applied as a single lad this time-no distractions!

Ah that's a pain, well good luck I doubt you will need it. I havent had the bird problem, and my old dear only worries that I won't enjoy it when i'm in there. But...discipline doesnt really bother me so I think I'll be alright, camaraderie and meeting new people/going places etc sounds sweet to me.

I went for a walk with my rucksack yesterday but got foiled 20 minutes into it by about 20 cows + 1 angry looking bull. he got up and was givin me the evils when i got within 50 feet so I just legged it back to the nearest stile and headed home! need to find a better route...

i did the 1.5 mile run in 11.29, is it good enough to pass or is it too slow ?

Originally Posted by dillonbob140

i did the 1.5 mile run in 11.29, is it good enough to pass or is it too slow ?

Depends what your looking to join

Signals anything under 12.30

RAC - 12 minutes

Infantry aim for under 10 minutes

Paras under 9 minutes.

It was not that long ago that it was 1.5 miles in 14 mins AS A WARM UP, before immediately doing the 1.5 miles again in under 10.30.

You had to be pretty out of condition to fail it IRRC.

Given that the standards for entry are dropping, why not have a joining time, a pass out time and a trained soldier time?

When doing BFT at my local running track I ALWAYS do it in 9.02 but when running against other people I do it in 8.16.. Weird.. Hopefuly at selection I will get below 8.16. Just run it as if it was a race and only 1st place wins..

And also The Parachute Regiment is now 9.40 not 9.18.

maybe for junior entry but it is still 9.18 for normal entry, as in, straight to Catterick.

Originally Posted by welshblokemiles

For phucks sakes....

How can anyone get through the net doing runs at 12 and 13 minutes?!?!?! When I was doing those times I had a gut the size of Belgium.

That seriously takes the urine - Quincy, I am by no means fit as a fiddle, but I can do it in 10:40, and I'm 14 stone and 5'10!!!

So I'll be damned if anyone here asks "is it ok if I only manage 13 minutes?"

DON'T SETTLE FOR UTTER SHYTE TIMES LIKE THAT, PUSH YOURSELF YOU FAT FATHERLESS!

I did.

here endeth the rant...

LOL I agree

LOL And me

I tend to only do a 1.5 miler every other week as it takes a lot out of you and makes the rest of the training week harder. I realise that I will do more than 1 a fortnight when im in but for now I stick to a couple of 3 milers over the hills I live by and they are pretty steep so keeps me working hard. I also do a 6 mile run once a week to keep the endurance up.

I basically try to do all my running over hilly rough (ish) terrain as if you can do it quickly on that then road running feels like a breeze.

JMHO