Lingyai said:
Benny687 said:
sorry was my question too complex for you? i was asking for advice, can we limit replies to people who preferbly have both a cerebrum, and something helpful to post?
appreciated.
If you have signed up already and don't know what you are getting into you will fit in just fine.
A sense of humour would be an asset if you can find one before you join wink
Benny, is the sky blue on your planet? you have signed up for the toughest 30 weeks of your life, you will have already watched and read all there is to know about the Corps (why else are you at this juncture in your life ?) and time spent on your potential recruit course will have given you more than just an insight.
It's a koan (a buddhist meditation that you think about and it gives you a little lightbulb above your head-realisation!) the gentle humour was lost on you and if your reaction to this is to go into "sticks and stones" mode may I suggest before you get down to Devon you 1) grow a sense of humour and 2) become a grey man. (both will become apparent)
You posted the question already knowing the answer, it's basic, the response was not what you expected because 1) you are young (?) 2) full of preconceptions, 3) got your head a little to far up your own arse (no offence) and 4) feel that Gary Glitter was misunderstood.
All of the above and a lot more you will be relieved of at CTC, it's a sort of disposing of the old you (emptying the glass of tepid liquid before it can be refilled with something better) a true life changing zen experience.
It's an old cliche but the price of a green beret in the naval stores £6.50 or 5 gallons of sweat, a pint of blood and an ocean of tears, if you really think there's some easy fix or gentle state nirvana that will float you on a cloud of fluffy marshmallow toward said piece of head wear this is your wake up call. erm... still not what you want to hear?.
Talking of cliches, here's the oldest one in the book, even you may have heard it "If you cant take a joke you should'nt have joined" my guess is you may hear quite a lot of this one.