tasha in uniform
 

tasha pic messaged me a pic of her in uniform last night, she's at atr winchester, i din't think i'd not see her for so long, them bastards own ya ass.:(

I'd get used to it fella, unfortunately she'll be doing 6 month tours in the desert before you know it. I'm RAF and I've done nearly 2 years on detachments in 12 years service...

i bet she din't expect that at 16 in the logistics core, i bet she thought getting her nvq in catering was cooking a few burgers in the uk lol.:eek:

I wouldn't worry, she wont be going anywhere till she's 18. I got out last year.

cheers, where did you do your training matey.:)

The Tech Foundation colledge at arbourfield. Was a school leavers thing cause was only just 16. Did 6 years and that was plenty for me, only did 1 tour to afghan in them 6 years so its not bad for everyone, just pot luck.

I joined at 16, 23 years ago I've 6 tours of Northern Ireland, 3 of the Balkans, 1 Gulf war, 1 invasion of Iraq and 3 tours of Afghanistan under my belt with no major injury all at the sharp end so to speak so don't worry that much when she does go not that me saying that will help much because you will. My mum refuses to watch the news or read the paper when I'm away in case she see something she doesn't want to, just remember her mates will be there to look after her when she goes away.

cheers mateys,:)

One of my mates who went in the mob trained at Winchester, he went to AAC. He got an award, as he didn't find the training too hard. It was funny him and a few others who went in to the services found the cadet camps easier.

As for the detachments to conflict areas, thats what the game is about. Unfortunately alot of people forget this when they sign on the dotted line.

she seemed ok when we spoke to her earlier, she should piss the trainig with how much she has done from being 5 years old, she has'nt done much running copared with the sit ups oress ups and weights that i gave her to do, but she can go out and do 14 miles, then some uphill sprints, then she came in and did some curls then 500 sit ups, and the last couple of years i went a bit sft on her and let her get a bit slack, but she still went out and did all that about 2 months ago, she went out and beat the pt instructor over the 1 1/2 mile run the other day, 10.05 mins, not record breaking quick but not to bad.

Thats pretty damn good! Im only a PE teacher and ex Great Britain international Hurdler and that sounds fit to me!

by the way did you see me on Gladiators Shaun?

Gota agree, personally the time away was the only time i spent in the army that was worthwhile, thats what we were trained for and it felt good to be doing the job. After that being stuck at barracks was just mind numbing.

Thing is the fitness does play apart, but it's only a part of it. Along with that is all the discipline bullshit which ranges from calling people the right names, to ensuring that your room is spot on clean and to just a change of lifestlye. Nowaday's it's a lot easier than before purely because of the governance that's in place. But it's all retrospective, kids get it a lot easier these days, so they still find it a struggle.

As long as she keeps on top of things, and don't let difficult things get to her, before she knows it training will be finished. This time for her will go very quickly.

no mate, i'am a tight bastid and only get free view lol, can't get gladiators, i bet you have a copy though;) .

[quote=30psi;27527] kids get it a lot easier these days, so they still find it a struggle.

don't worry mart, tasha has had it far from easy with a bastid like me for a dad, probly the way i had been treat by my dad rubbed off on me.:(

like i said earlier matey, its good money and good training, i joined in 2001 and left in 2006, only managed two tours of iraq. but as of the 20th of october i shall be a member of the british army again! woohoo and i cant wait. going back to my old regiment at my old rank too.

what rank was you oscar ?, me and stell booked a bed and breakfast this morning ready for the parents day , also booked a 7 seater to travell down in and booked the dog in the kennles, just got to get a sitter for the ferrets now lol.

Having done training postings a lot of new recruits aren't as fit when they report for training as they were when I joined and training has been extended to take this into account, but that's the playstation generation. You don't get beasted as much either, but then I was told that by the Sergeants that trained me told us the same thing and no doubt theirs did the same. It's a different Army to the one I joined then you didn't expect to go to war a tour of NI but that was it I've done more soldiering in the last 7 years than I did in the previous 16.
Just tell Tasha to keep her head down and work hard, whatever she does try her hardest as it's not coming top it's doing your best and improving that the DS will appreciate most, someone who is good but doesn't try never goes down well but most of all enjoy it not that that is easy at time the DS will make sure of that.

ok, i'll see if she intends to stay in.

Shaun, i was a lance corporal