PS is definitely a big time joker, hardly a day goes without
some crack from him... He is really good. Some of the 1 Guards
recoursee are with us, and he never fails to make them laugh too.
PC is very ambitious, but he hardly mixes around with us, even
though he gives us prep talk.. He wants us to grab all the awards
available.
The nice thing is that the bikers from the driving course also came
along with their platoons. Armour and Brigade. Nice to know friends
in so many places...
Here is something strange that happened to me. On Thursday, we went
for a 6 km fast march. I was the rear scout with my usual signal
load. Strangely speaking, I had no problems walking while the
others were struggling (no signal load!) to even catch up. I am not
a very strong walker. Does this have to do with walking at the back
(slip stream or something?)
On Friday, just when we added combat rations to my already crazy
load (I now know what it means to "stuff a kitchen sink into a
field pack...") I started to get nightmares from the load. Why the
difference? We only added a day's worth of combat rations, and I
start to struggle with my signal set. What can I do to reduce the
stress on my back? I've tried to tighten my SBO such that some of
the weight rests on my hips, but it does not really seem to be
working...
But I must say, this first week is rewarding... The leopard crawls,
worm crawls in FBO have really given me a new respect for the human
mind. Nobody wanted to drop out at all, even though the load was
breaking them. It is really a sight.
I think Power PT is a reduced version from what the previous
batches would have done, cos nobody actually collapsed from doing
the sets. Some people tried to be funny with the instructors and
memorised all sorts of things, like the number of spotlights in the
background, etc.. Shack, but shiok.
I think I might be addicted to physical training after all.
