patsylabrador Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) MS's latest attempt to get an army career going starts today. In the past its gone horribly wrong. He was told he had a heart murmur, tried again, told he had hearing problem, tried again, has torn his hamstring twice at selection and each time he's had to wait months if not years to reapply. He passed selection very, very well and has some test thing this weekend. Really terrified it will go wrong so very nervous. Luckily he is bouncing with excitement. Fingers crossed. Edited January 15, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Fingers crossed here too......keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Fingers crossed here also for yours and my ES. I am pretty new to the army in any shape or form but my ES has applied to Sandhurst and has a two day 'Briefing' that starts on Monday at Westbury. I feel very nervous. He seems to have been doing a huge amount of preparation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 Best of luck to your son. My mum is always proud of the lovely boys and girls , as she puts it, going in and out of there. She often wishes them luck, so warn him there may be some crazy old lady who gives him a beaming smile around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pips_pekins Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Fingers crossed here for both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Ooh yes fingers crossed here for your son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I really want to say "good luck" but I'd be so worried if I were in your shoes. Am I right in thinking your ES is in the forces I would just want to hold on to them both. Such courageous boys So if it's really what you all want then " Good luck" and "take care" Thinking of you all. Alli x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 fingers crossed for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hello Sparkysmum, I've got 3 boys & a girl. ES was a soldier for 10 years, he joined at 16 and decided to leave. He's now coaching extreme sports and travels to various countries. It was a good idea, young soldiers get quite institutionalised & adjusting to life outside the army gets harder the older they get. It's taken about a year for him to change how he sees things and quite interesting watching the process. MS is now starting training in army. Wants to do his bit he says. YS is a policeman. DD has a fun job too. Think I've probably been confusing with my ramblings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Fingers crossed for everyone. My nephew has just been through a couple of rounds of interviews, medical etc to join the army. I think it will do him good but I am worried for him too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Keep us posted (sorry about the pun) re how your son gets on this weekend. I want to ring mine but I know I shouldn't, he will probably touch base with his dad before tomorrow I think. Dad is calm , I try to be but somehow fail I was thinking about them both whilst I turned his car over- my currently weekly task as he works/live down in London atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Ooh good luck to both of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Well, he won't know for sure until Tuesday but he's come home very chipper. He feels confident that everything went well. I will let you know. Hopefully Ms Marple, one day your son will be bawling out my son and they will both be happy! Good luck to your nephew too Seagazer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Hi patsylabrador So pleased ES is pursuing extreme sports coaching after so long in the army. 10 years is such a big chunk out of your life and I can't help but think the longer you stay in the higher the chance of "something happening" Very brave of your MS to want to enlist and of you for letting him go I know I would find it just toooooooo hard. Alli x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well, he won't know for sure until Tuesday but he's come home very chipper. He feels confident that everything went well. I will let you know.Hopefully Ms Marple, one day your son will be bawling out my son and they will both be happy! Good luck to your nephew too Seagazer. That made me smile! My mum watched the Sandhurst programmes and felt compelled to ring him up to warn him as she didn't like the bad language and the way the colour sergeant shouted at the young men He had to work really hard to reassure her that it is all just part of the training! She is his number one fan so I suppose her concern is allowed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I think the worst thing about Sandhurst is the fact you know what you want to do in the army but the instructors really don't want you to achieve it,( thats what it feels like , they do really ) and you are having to prove yourself worthy of your goal every step of the way. It is Hard , it is soul destroying and at times demoralising, but to come out the other end is the making of the officer they knew you would be all along. Not every officer cadet makes it,When you are not used to being screamed at in the most threatening manner imaginable within an inch of your face and wanting to do the sergeant some very serious harm is really teaching you restraint / control/reason/fast thinking and correction of actions, so when you are the OC for the day you have been where your men have been and deal with them fairly and with understanding.Also to give good guideance and leadership.......lead from the front. I hope both your sons do well and achieve all there dreams.Not every minute is tough there is a lot of great down time too. Tell them to work on their fitness, you can never do enough running, with pack, in boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thank you Angle for all that advice and info. I've shown it to MS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Thank you for the good advice Angie. We won't now need it- I have made a new thread to not hijack this one further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
