A mate that I served with was kicked out of the FFL after bashing one of his section members senseless. He was a good guy. He said the FFL isn't as violent as it used to be, but you'll still get knocked around a little. It's all good tho.
sifer you sound like you haven't a clue what you're talking about. Getting paid? Buying your own weapons? These are not the questions of someone looking seriously at signing up.
As crowes says, your fitness level now will count for nearly nothing. It's one thing being able to run a couple of miles in runners and shorts. It's another thing entirely to live in the wilderness for 3 weeks, without showering, sleeping 4 hours on a good night, being wet constantly and patrolling 30 or 40 km a day with 40kg on your back and rifle or gun in your arms.
Those are some of the physical stresses. And that is the easy part. It's the psychological stress that will challenge you.
Anybody joining a respected infantry unit and expecting a cake-walk is in for a nasty surprise.
sifer you sound like you haven't a clue what you're talking about. Getting paid? Buying your own weapons? These are not the questions of someone looking seriously at signing up.
As crowes says, your fitness level now will count for nearly nothing. It's one thing being able to run a couple of miles in runners and shorts. It's another thing entirely to live in the wilderness for 3 weeks, without showering, sleeping 4 hours on a good night, being wet constantly and patrolling 30 or 40 km a day with 40kg on your back and rifle or gun in your arms.
Those are some of the physical stresses. And that is the easy part. It's the psychological stress that will challenge you.
Anybody joining a respected infantry unit and expecting a cake-walk is in for a nasty surprise.