tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post9168483142843223826..comments2024-03-23T06:43:45.246+10:00Comments on 1735099: For What It's WorthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-51367450613977183552010-10-05T19:51:01.820+10:002010-10-05T19:51:01.820+10:00We never seemed to have time to get fat - how thin...We never seemed to have time to get fat - how things have changed! Everyone in our regiment seemed to be a mad keen runner - we'd all be out running at least every second day for 5-10km, and doing work with a loaded pack and webbing in between. We even had two mad buggers who were training for the SAS selection course - they were murder to keep up with. I know one of them made it. I used to have terrible trouble with a training buddy as he could do the 5km run in just over 15 minutes - essentially marathon pace - and he could maintain that pace for miles. The only time he stopped was to allow me a pause to vomit.<br /><br />I think people joined the reserves in your day to avoid Vietnam. In my day, they joined because they wanted to join, and therefore they were very keen to stay fit and keep in shape.Boy on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452119541546978454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-37336602858376512822010-10-05T11:20:23.643+10:002010-10-05T11:20:23.643+10:00Times have changed. I glimpsed a reservist once at...Times have changed. I glimpsed a reservist once at the Dat in 1970, and have a vague memory of an overweight reservist being choppered in with a resup whilst we were on our second Op. He stayed with us until the next resup (3 days) and didn't seem to be enjoying himself. He was an officer - 2nd Lieutenant - I think.1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-74308215522299092472010-10-04T21:31:47.085+10:002010-10-04T21:31:47.085+10:00For what it's worth, some Reservists put in a ...For what it's worth, some Reservists put in a lot of days per year - so much so, they are Regular in all but name. There are supposed to be rules to prevent this from happening, but I served with blokes who were active over 200 days per year. They did every exercise that came along, and volunteered for the pre-exercise and post-exercise duties. Some gave in eventually and went Regular - and then came back to complain that they actually got less training as a Reg!Boy on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452119541546978454noreply@blogger.com