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How soon are you going over? I have a CSM in my opposite Coy that can instruct CPR.  HE is a member of St.John's for his day job.  In fact he teaches the yearly First Aid/CPR course at my unit.  I can approach him casually and ask what can be done.  No guarantees, but this might help you.

1.  That was exaggerating - it doesn't BACKFLIP, but it changes.  The trade was largely different in terms of mechanisms and ofc the policies, which also change... and it merged from 3 others ...unlike some other trades which may have not changed as dramatically as ours if not stayed the same...

Looks like my naivety has caught up with me again. Reconsidering my opinion, you guys are probably right.  It looks like if you want to make fighting men, you have to put them through some real shitty times, even if it means swimming in frigid waters....... (christ).

That guy was a US Navy SEAL, I think he'd ruin Arnold, but Norris can still push down the Earth, so...

I'm going to have to put my money on Norris.  Although Scwarzenegger was a Strongman champ, Norris pushes DOWN the earth when he does pushups, and can scare the crap out of nearly anyone.  This is, ofc, assuming Arnold does NOT become Terminator, the Turbo Man action figure (as seen in Jingle...

"defence argument that no-one was hurt in the fire" Wait till his wives get him.  :nod:

These ones are especially amusing. What is with that guy's cam job..  ???

Same here.  reading Snaketnk and dangerboy's posts, I will admit they have a defensible argument as well.  Instructing is difficult in itself.  IMO it really is, at the end of the day, time and place, and perhaps trade as well. Yet another dreadful PT experience:  Not knowing my limits on...

Well.  Looks like I'm going for 1 thru 5 at sunny Meaford. Now I wonder who's staffing this one.    Mabye Sgt Big Bird.  :camo: At least I will know what to expect in terms of material.

You will not beleive the kind of things people sucessfully auction off on eBay. I heard of one individual who sold a bumblebee because it was, apparently " the first bee of the summer 06"

I'm speaking on my observations alone and the experiences/opinions my peers have shared with me, again and again.  I've seen lots of great Res teachers but by and large many of my peers share the same view, esp my coursemates for those two courses...every one of my coursemates thought the Reg...

I was on a Meaford Res-staffed SQ and while some of them were good, the other half were exactly that, as if they have something to prove to us.  Unfortunately they didn't know we don't really care about what they had to prove, and that it was essentially a show.  Everyone knows it's a...

::) That also made me shake my head.

Did you not get the memo.  Common sense is frowned upon in the Army.  So is leadership by example, by the looks of that.  Unless they were with you guys on the march the whole time, they should worry about something else and bugger off, and since they didn't, they had no place doing that.. It's...

That depends on what kind of shape you're in.  I joined completely out of shape and weak, and I was at the mercy of some 2CER juniors in Pet on my Basic.  The first day at PT I puked, but eventually (as soon as two weeks later) I kept up.  That was 3 years back.  Today if I'm not sweating and...

I has to go, but I always held it in. One time it was a bit of a struggle.  Thank god I kept it.  :o

I know exactly what you mean and it is total balls.  >:(  (Sorry for the pun).  Carrying someone is fine, having their leg or rifle barrel strike your danger zone all the time isn't fine.

So they want to make it a stress game. That is expected. The difference is that even though it IS difficulty for the sake of itself, as explained, it does have a purpose, to see how you do under stress. But other than that - IMO if you don't have a defensible reason to shout at some one, you...

Good..  The jacking up for nothing kind of leadership is the last thing I need.  This isn't what everyone I spoke to thought about that place, but I figure as long as I behave myself I shouldn't worry about being shat on. Academically, I'm almost done college so I don't think it's much to worry...

A big mistake I used to make. If you want to be unpopular, that's how.  :nod: Regardless of what trade or element you pick you can expect to work whatever hours a week you are needed to. In most places such as a unit it's typically 8am-4pm, in normal circumstances.  If you want normal rest...