Update three

After passing P-Coy, This is the last stage, no more physical tests as such and better yet, no more crummy army posts until im actually there and doing it, but this works for me as im clear minded on the task ahead, but yes THE BRILLIANT BIT i get to do this.

Fourth Stage

BPC, Basic Parachute Course, RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.

Not only do i get to come back to the merry old shire for a while and get my pass out parade if i suceed here, i get dumped out of one of these.

(Extract from British Army website)

During the course ill complete a mandatory ground training syllabus whilst the jumps get progressively lower whilst carrying more equipment. The importance of thorough ground training and rehearsals is apparent when it is considered that when jumping at 600 ft a parachutist is only in the air for around 25 second

The course culminates in a night jump with full equipment from 600 ft in 'sim sticks' (Simultaneous 'sticks' of paratroopers exiting alternately from opposite side doors of the aircraft). All of the jumps are made from C130 Hercules aircraft onto Weston-on-the-Green drop zone.

After successfully completing around 8 jumps, ill earn my wings and join the 2nd or 3rd para battalions. currently both are deployed in Afghanistan having recently come back off tour, instant i join, instant i can be deployed with them.

After 2 years, i can try out for the 1st para battalion who support the special forces and SAS but thats all way in the future.

So yeah, Roughly four stages to go, but with all this theres a million different things to think about, little to say theres been a few sleepless nights, its a completely different life. theres good things being its exactly what i want to do and always really have, back to the days of running around the woods with sticks as guns ha, i cant wait to get stuck into it all and be out there although i think thats me being a country bumpkin shining through there with the outdoors, but no matter how hard i try and have tryed, ill probaly never be able to explain why.

Then theres the bad things and well id be here for ever on that topic as would anyone else and well, my tea's gone cold, reminds me if there isnt tea along this journey, ill probaly quit a day or two in haha, so im heading downstairs and then to bed.

night all

xo