ShreddySmurf wrote:

Daniel Stuart wrote: Also this is my families bloody legacy lol. So badass
.
.
.

It's somewhat disconcerting to see younger people referring to a WW2 battle as being from "Call of Duty" and referring to a "Crysis" in the Congo :roflmao:...

thats a spelling error ? but As for the cod game I just made tat reference for mygaming ? just copy and paste.

Rule #1 (or thereabouts) of life: do stuff.
Good luck buddy! Even the entrance exams will yield tales to tell and tell you must!

Don't worry jack. I will keep the forum updated on my movements.

Daniel Stuart wrote: Don't worry jack. I will keep the forum updated on my movements.

We'll be expecting it.

I spent a year working as physio for the army and saw many recruits and even older members come in with injuries.

Just some tips to help you with your preparations:

Stretch your hip adductor muscles, nothing like a groin strain to ruin your day. Also, strengthen your lateral hip stabiliser muscles, so your adductor muscles don't get strained.

Make sure your core muscles are STRONG, so you don't hurt your lower back.

Strengthen your scapula stabilisers (muscles between your shoulder blades), more specifically the endurance of these muscles to maintain the correct posture and decrease the strain on your upper trapezius muscles.

Stretch your calves and make sure your anterior tibialis muscle has good eccentric control (when releasing the contraction) so you don't get shin splints.

Do your preparation with a backpack on your shoulders. Gradually increase the weight you have in there, so the first time you run a few miles with a backpack isn't when you start basic training.

If I think of more tips I will post them.

Disclaimer: these are just tips and advice, everybody's body is different.

Joe Moore wrote:

Daniel Stuart wrote: hahaha well I have my own agenda with the military.

Lol , Well don't tell them that just yet , ...... you'd want to spring that on them by surprise , .... when they're not looking hey !

hahah ?

As for the training I am following the royal marines training guide.

But still bear Reinhard's advice in mind. There are a lot of injuries in any basic training program.

singemonkey wrote: But still bear Reinhard's advice in mind. There are a lot of injuries in any basic training program.

Any injury an they ship you out home an u need to reapply

IceCreamMan wrote:

singemonkey wrote: But still bear Reinhard's advice in mind. There are a lot of injuries in any basic training program.

Any injury an they ship you out home an u need to reapply

Yip I know. That is why I am training. I am going to do this. ?

well you need to do what you gonna do...... so i hope your dreams get realised



but i do hope you one tough sob..... and i don't mean physically ....

ask yourself if you can handle the reality that you are putting yourself in a life and death situation since there is actual ongoing conflict ........ this is very real ... not a movie or video game. war is not pretty or fun or even glamerous as movies make out even peace keepers get killed .....

and more than that can you live with the idea that you could actually kill someone ... in a far away country ....war and killing to defend ones home is one thing when your own country and family is threatened and you are drafted .........but when you go looking for it and sign up ....

traumatic stress of either dying or surviving and of living with the thought you killed someone is a reality ........ which some very tough soldiers never recover from ......

think it through before you sign anything ......

Daniel Stuart wrote: I have don't worry. I'm not afraid of death. There is more chance of you dying in a car than in the warzone. You can die anytime in the civilian world.
And as for killing Its not nice but its part of the job. Mentally I am strong. I have been through a lot that would drive a lot of people to drugs or suicide.

I am a strong willed person. I have been thinking about it for atleast since I was 18.

Daniel, have you considered signing up closer to home....the air force, navy, etc ? Even the SA Police ? All of these could potentially offer you a good career....

No I am not interested in the sa army. I want out this country. Even if I only do the army for a couple of years then I can try a music career in england.

Its a big step but I need to do this.

My friends sister is angry at me. She doesn't want me to go.

This thread is getting ridiculous, let's lighten it up a little...

=

I think you meant:

=

Wait. How's that different to the original? ?

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

You guys crack me up.

singemonkey wrote: Wait. How's that different to the original? ?

In the original the guitarist (can't remember his name) uses a Fender Strat not an SG. ?

Good luck with this Daniel. I feel that the old national service in SA back in the day gave a lot of laaaaities direction as common lets be honest, who really knows what they want to do with their life at that age?


Vasbyt...........

flatfourfan wrote: Good luck with this Daniel. I feel that the old national service in SA back in the day gave a lot of laaaaities direction as common lets be honest, who really knows what they want to do with their life at that age?


Vasbyt...........

I actually knew exactly what I wanted to do at that time in my life, I wanted to get on with my manufacturing jewellery apprenticeship...the army wasted 2 years of my life and nearly landed me up at the border fighting Cuban forces in Angola...I was saved by no Kosher food available in Grootfontein. ?

What the army did teach me was how to speak Afrikaans, yippeee. :? ?
It also gave me an incredible view of Table Mountain whilst I got tortured in the 'Wit machine' training area at Youngsfield army base.

There are far better things to do with your life than joining an army and learning how to kill.