DarkKnight

Stevie243Rmp,

Hi mate, did my course at Cpu last year, is a good course, just make sure your phys is up to standard, saying that, CPU are megga short and blokes are busy back to backing tours, so i'm under the impression at the moment that it's more of a duty attend course to get the numbers up!!! So dont worry too much about it!!!!

DK

kenpsd

Whaat??? Okay DK this is a joke.....right??

mally

haha, tell that to the 12 that failed the last course of 28

People will always say it was harder when they done it. Times have changed and the security level everywhere is high (severe) so there is a high demand for CP operatives.

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aston

I heard a rummour due to the high demand off trainned personel there opening the course up to other people and reserves, have you heard about this?

mally

I've heard of TA Rmp applying for the course, and then signing a s-type contract where they are classed as a regular soldier for a period of time, prob 3 years.

I've never heard of other regiments but have seen other people on the course like civvy police and foreign royal/diplomatic BG's

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damian4729

I did the course in 1988. It is a damned hard course, lots of phys and mind games but well worth it. Just need to dig in and take anything they throw at you, mouth shut and do the job at hand. As for the idiots who claim that its just a duty pass due to the climate and demand for CPOs, wake up you tossers, do you really think the instructors would pass someone who isnt up to it.
I am with243 and knoe stavie well, his only problem will be his age, 41. I would not like to be on it now at the age of 41 but stevie is fit and I hope he passes.

DarkKnight

Well Mally, Those 11 that failed must have been really useless.....Of the one guy that failed my course at the end, he returned on the next course and passed the whole thing on the first day after passing the phys test, How does that work??? Even though there was a female on the same course who was a much better operator, but she also had trouble with one element of the course but she wasn't given the same opportunity!! Plus I'm not here to slag either the unit or the personalities, the instructors are top notch and have plenty of experience, unfortunately they are overuled as is the norm by the top brass to pass people that wouldn't normally have passed, unfortunately i have first hand experience of this as i deployed with one particular operator that should never have passed our course, i'm not even going to talk about the rest of the team!!This is just how i see it, if anyone takes offence, apologies!DK

mally

Since you speak from personal experience I'm not going to say your lying! I would say 100% that the instructors would mag to grid someone if they thought they were not upto the task. Many students though see a different side to other students when the instructors arn't about.Ref your above comment, sounds like that lad passed everything on the course but the final physical test time. Sounds fair to me if he passes that, that he does not take the place of another to repeat the rest of the 6/7/8 week course.You caould get onto a new topic of conversation and argument easily when disccussing fitness and times etc.. Look at the royal protection team, with a few guys in there 50's! Are you still in or out?

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DarkKnight

For my sins I'm still in!! We could debate this all day long, i think we'll have to agree to disagree on this, unfortunately it's extremely difficult for training teams in what ever service you're in to get rid now, which means you get more of the duty shit bloke getting through, it's just an unfortunate occurrance and with the tempo of Ops, the turnover of manpower is massive, the old I've done my war i'm out, sketch. It's unavoidable and will continue for the forseable future.

DK

hippy

It's an important source of funding I'm afraid. Had two Jamaican Defence Force types on mine. Both of them sacked it due to the weather! Just too cold and wet!