Just a small update.
I'm booked in for my fitness test on the 30th May.
Thursday 17 May 2007
Saturday 12 May 2007
It's official
Had a letter in the post:
"Dear Mr Adam,
I am pleased to inform you that you have been successful in the tests, interview and medical carried out at this office. As you are aware, the next stage of the selection process to join the Royal Navy is the Pre Joining Fitness Test (PJFT) which you must pass before you can be allocated a joining date. This letter explains the process in more detail."
I need to run 1.5 miles (2.4km) on a treadmill in 12 mins 20 secs to pass the test. If successful, I'll be given a provisional offer of service!
Just need to phone the fitness centre to arrange the date which has to be within 28 days from now.
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
"Dear Mr Adam,
I am pleased to inform you that you have been successful in the tests, interview and medical carried out at this office. As you are aware, the next stage of the selection process to join the Royal Navy is the Pre Joining Fitness Test (PJFT) which you must pass before you can be allocated a joining date. This letter explains the process in more detail."
I need to run 1.5 miles (2.4km) on a treadmill in 12 mins 20 secs to pass the test. If successful, I'll be given a provisional offer of service!
Just need to phone the fitness centre to arrange the date which has to be within 28 days from now.
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
Thursday 10 May 2007
Medical update
Had some good news this morning!
Got a phone call at work, it was the nurse from the medical on Tuesday, she'd spoken to the my CPO and after making a few enquiries the Navy have decided to waiver the weight issue! So I've passed the medical!
Everyone at work is trying to fatten me up now (I work in a pub kitchen), so I might not tell them they needn't bother, I'll just keep taking the food. ;-)
Next step is the fitness test which will happen in "a few weeks" according to the nurse (1.5 mile run on a treadmill in 12 minutes). At the end of the run is my ticket to Raleigh, it's all starting to move at a rapid pace now!
Got a phone call at work, it was the nurse from the medical on Tuesday, she'd spoken to the my CPO and after making a few enquiries the Navy have decided to waiver the weight issue! So I've passed the medical!
Everyone at work is trying to fatten me up now (I work in a pub kitchen), so I might not tell them they needn't bother, I'll just keep taking the food. ;-)
Next step is the fitness test which will happen in "a few weeks" according to the nurse (1.5 mile run on a treadmill in 12 minutes). At the end of the run is my ticket to Raleigh, it's all starting to move at a rapid pace now!
Tuesday 8 May 2007
Medical
While the rest of the country is trying to loose weight, I'm trying to gain it.
Had the medical today, basically I'm TMU (Temporarily Medically Unfit) for service because I'm 5kg underweight. Apparently I'm doing too much stamina-training (running, cycling, swimming, etc.) and not enough muscle training. All I need to do is pay some more visits to the gym and eat lots of protein/carbohydrates and I should easily gain the weight, according to the doc.
The rest of the medical was fine, passed everything easily. It's official - I can see, hear, walk in a straight line, see colour, breathe, my heart beats and I'm not infected with any diseases. However it's only official for 3 months, so if I take longer to put the weight on, it will all need to be rechecked, just in case I forget how to walk in a straight line. Better start stuffing those Big Macs down me.
Had the medical today, basically I'm TMU (Temporarily Medically Unfit) for service because I'm 5kg underweight. Apparently I'm doing too much stamina-training (running, cycling, swimming, etc.) and not enough muscle training. All I need to do is pay some more visits to the gym and eat lots of protein/carbohydrates and I should easily gain the weight, according to the doc.
The rest of the medical was fine, passed everything easily. It's official - I can see, hear, walk in a straight line, see colour, breathe, my heart beats and I'm not infected with any diseases. However it's only official for 3 months, so if I take longer to put the weight on, it will all need to be rechecked, just in case I forget how to walk in a straight line. Better start stuffing those Big Macs down me.
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