Interestingly enough... I got a phonecall the other day after registering interest with the Army Reserves, something I can do part time without having to put my life on hold whilst waiting for the regular army's CSM's kettle to boil before they sit back at their computer. Perhaps CSM's scour this fo...

To anyone interested or curious as to the fate of the original poster: After being messed around for a few days short of a year, I decided to f@#k the whole thing off. I got to ADSC and gave it my all, had a great time and aslong as you put in the hard work and phys then I find that the mental stren...

To ofens and any other poster interested in knowing the fate of the OP; I acted on ofens' advice and subsequently managed a 9:11 1.5 miler at Chetwynd barracks on a pre adsc. I now have a booked adsc in the 29th which im still training for, upping my milage and running a 6 and 8 miler weekly along w...

Thanks for the reply and advice mate! I've been doing hill sprints, sprinting up and having a recovery walk down and it's definitely helped I reckon. I clocked a 12 minute 1.5 miler before I began my cardio training, something I was disappointed with, but a recent time (18th december) saw a 10:11 1....

When I did mine I got something in the mid-60's, I was told it was above average, although I still chose The Para Rgmt as my 1st preference. I know that a score in the 20's (23 if i'm not mistaken) enables you to progress into the infantry, and as far as I'm aware, the Para's aswell. It's tuesday no...

Christ, the replies were quicker than I imagined. One of the things that you will have to do is a mile and half run and there is a time limit on that. Yeah, I aim to achieve a sub nine minute run regarding that, so that I can go knowing in my own mind and be comfortable with my own ability to do it....

Hello to anyone reading this. Lurked on this forum for quite a few months now finding contrasting and varying advice regarding lowering the 1.5 miler run time. I'm 17 years old and working full-time, applied for the parachute regiment and am currently due to sort out all the medical forms and the re...