Army reserves

[Bravotwozero]

Anybody here in the Army or Reserves? Or any branch of the defence force really. Wondering what is involved in a medical. What do they check for? General fitness, mental capacity, dental etc etc...

Cheers.

[SthEastCustoms]

first tests are an aptitude test on computer second is half pysh with recruitment officer next is medical

Stage 2: full medical, full psych, talk to higher recruiter

Third Stage: fitness test 10 push ups 40 sit ups 7.5 on beep test

[Bravotwozero]

Stage 2: full medical, full psych, talk to higher recruiter

Can you elaborate on this? What is involved in a full medical?

[VZCalZone]

not a lot really. Touch your toes, hearing test which nobody understands, and a general check up. the psych is a bit in depth, goes on about you and your family and how you feel about everything and all that. You have an interview with a defence person, i got an army warrant officer so I drew the short straw, and they make an assesment on whether they believe you should join and can handle it. Some real dead****s get in so don't worry too much about that. good luck with it.

[Tekka]

Im in the Army reserves and the enlistment process was as follows
JOES DAY ( JOBS EVALUATION PRETTY MUCH)
You go to that they give you a day on what to expect etc etc, then you take a aptitude test, mine was pen and paper. They then determine what type of job you are suited to via the test scores.

Once you pass this you then go onto ASSESMENT DAY, now this is the important one where they can say yay or nay. You have a medical test where they make you strip down they check your whole body( yes your genitas) and give you the nod if your all good. You then have a psych exam where they talk to you about life situations etc your schooling and stuff. After them you have the important interview with a Defence force officer and they ask you questions about the job you are applying for and if you know what to expect in the army. I was lucky as i just talked about footy and had a good ol convo and he liked me so he let me in the forces, but you can get assholes!

Once that is over you have to do a fitness test which is a PFA ( Pre enlistment fitness assesment) thats really piss easy you wont even have to train for it!

Now comes the fun part, Kapooka! its the training base for recruits, as a reservist we only go for 4 and abit weeks where you learn to become a soldier pretty much.

Thats basically everything in a nutshell, if you want more info pm me if u want

[VZCalZone]

in the real, i mean full, Army you do 12 weeks at kapooka and i can almost guarantee it's the hardest thing you will have ever done. Don't underestimate it. You will be dead tired 24/7 and pushed to limits you never thought you could reach. in saying that after passing out you will feel it was all worthwhile. Don't go reserves. take the plunge and go for it. What do you want to do. you don't have to be infantry and you certainly are not restricted to the army.

[minux]

in the real, i mean full, Army you do 12 weeks at kapooka and i can almost guarantee it's the hardest thing you will have ever done. Don't underestimate it. You will be dead tired 24/7 and pushed to limits you never thought you could reach. in saying that after passing out you will feel it was all worthwhile. Don't go reserves. take the plunge and go for it. What do you want to do. you don't have to be infantry and you certainly are not restricted to the army.

HAHAHAHA, after talking to a few lids at my old unit last year they said kapooka was a breeze, gone are the physical and verbal assaults, gone are the drill sessions at 3 in the morning in nothing but your skiddies boots and rifle, gone are the days of humping a pack and running 5+km's. The army has gone soft, hence why they are having trouble keeping old school soldiers.

The army needs to go back to how it was, a law unto itself. That was when it was the best fun.

[VZCalZone]

more time shooting and less midnight drill sessions seems a step in the right direction to me. It's easy to criticise the way things are now but different is not always easier. After your further training it may seem easy to you but when you first went did you relish those 'physical and verbal assaults'. Did slow marching at 2am with a laden pack help you in your career or serve to damage your body till you had to get out. I didn't even go there so what would i know?

[minux]

more time shooting and less midnight drill sessions seems a step in the right direction to me. It's easy to criticise the way things are now but different is not always easier. After your further training it may seem easy to you but when you first went did you relish those 'physical and verbal assaults'. Did slow marching at 2am with a laden pack help you in your career or serve to damage your body till you had to get out. I didn't even go there so what would i know?

It all had to do with Discipline. The same training techniques were used for near 100 years until this whole "OHS" bull**** come into it. Did it make better soldiers? You bet ya it did, you could see the difference fromt he new course to the old style course even when i was still in. Most lids that got to the unit required "real" training which took up another 3-4 months.

[sixshooter]

Hey Minux,

Having been in the army can you elabourate on what predominate style of hand to hand combat they teach or is that all top secret ? and how long is hand to hand training taught for ?

What do you think of the chances of a trained army person going hand to hand against a trained martial artist without any weapons ?

MMA / UFC tournament style !!!

Bring it on !!! We need something like that in AU !

[Bravotwozero]

in the real, i mean full, Army you do 12 weeks at kapooka and i can almost guarantee it's the hardest thing you will have ever done. Don't underestimate it. You will be dead tired 24/7 and pushed to limits you never thought you could reach. in saying that after passing out you will feel it was all worthwhile. Don't go reserves. take the plunge and go for it. What do you want to do. you don't have to be infantry and you certainly are not restricted to the army.

Ah there is no way I'd join full time so reserves it is. Well I originally wanted to join the army as a pilot (rotary wing) but failed the medical. (Blue/green colour blind.)

HAHAHAHA, after talking to a few lids at my old unit last year they said kapooka was a breeze, gone are the physical and verbal assaults, gone are the drill sessions at 3 in the morning in nothing but your skiddies boots and rifle, gone are the days of humping a pack and running 5+km's. The army has gone soft, hence why they are having trouble keeping old school soldiers.

The army needs to go back to how it was, a law unto itself. That was when it was the best fun.

I think they are lowering their standards because nobody is joining any more.

[minux]

Hey Minux,

Having been in the army can you elabourate on what predominate style of hand to hand combat they teach or is that all top secret ? and how long is hand to hand training taught for ?

What do you think of the chances of a trained army person going hand to hand against a trained martial artist without any weapons ?

MMA / UFC tournament style !!!

Bring it on !!! We need something like that in AU !

I am not sure if we can talk about what close combat skills we were taught. It was a hybrid mix of training with skills from various areas. The training you are taught is very handy, but on the same level can be very lethal. I know i'd prefer my combat/close combat training over most martial arts.

[Troy711]

drunken boxing FTW

[sixshooter]

I know i'd prefer my combat/close combat training over most martial arts.

Whats funny Minux ?

I'd like to see anyone who disses the MA's and thinks a few years of army training is superior to take on a Fully trained martial artist in hand to hand. I would've thought hand to hand fighting is taught as the last resort of fighting in the army?

[Troy711]

I'd like to see anyone who disses the MA's and thinks a few years of army training is superior to take on a Fully trained martial artist in hand to hand.

you obviously havent seen ConAir...

[jules]

people usually back off when i tell them i've studied Feng Shui

[Low_VX_Taxi]

Yeh those Shaolin Monks are AWESOME! if you can still get it there is a movie called Shaolin Temple (get 1 not 2), all the scenes are done without strings or trampolenes!!!! and to make the movie a little more interesting Jet Li is in it at the age of 16! Sory a bit O.T