Anyone here been in the army?

[Hoon]

I've been Territorials for 8 years now. Been to Aussie a few times and one deployment to Solomons.
A few years ago, deployments for TF were non-existant. But now there is so much to choose from that they are screaming for numbers. Op Rata (Solomons) is a TF deployment. Also East Timor now has TF rotations as well. We've had the hard word from the CO that you must either be "deploying" or be in a "train and maintain those that are" role. Basically you have to turn up regularly or be nudged out and replaced with someone that does.

Yep the Army will keep you motivated and fit. As long as you can pass the fitness test. If fitness is your main concern and you don't mind physical challenges then go Infantry. Other trades don't focus on fitness much and you can plod along quite easily without exercising ever.

[Dave Lobster]

Dont call it a gun , its a weapon or rifle . that normaly gets u a boot up the ass or ur squad will do push ups while u count them out and laugh between each one.

Ships have guns.. men have personal weapons. :

[NOMIS]

Ships have guns.. men have personal weapons. :

when did the army use ships?? isnt that the navy?

[Livvy]

I might actually say to you, if you're interested in being in anything like this, Army, Navy, Airforce - the Airforce is probably my favourite choice. By the sounds of it, and correct me if I'm wrong, the Airforce sounds a little more easy going than the Army, with all the bonuses the Army has, of many different jobs available.

We had a guy come into our school this week to talk about it, and we were told one of their fitness tests is carrying 20kg walking, over 5km. For me, that would be far easier than 60kg: I only weigh in at 51 myself...

[Pussy]

I only weigh in at 51 myself...

You skinny little bugger! Go eat some pies and KFC.

[Livvy]

You skinny little bugger! Go eat some pies and KFC.

I have a Ball on Saturday, I'm trying to keep myself small enough to fit in my thank you very much

[NOMIS]

I might actually say to you, if you're interested in being in anything like this, Army, Navy, Airforce - the Airforce is probably my favourite choice. By the sounds of it, and correct me if I'm wrong, the Airforce sounds a little more easy going than the Army, with all the bonuses the Army has, of many different jobs available.

We had a guy come into our school this week to talk about it, and we were told one of their fitness tests is carrying 20kg walking, over 5km. For me, that would be far easier than 60kg: I only weigh in at 51 myself...

Our packs and webbing wit full amo radio gear split , and water. weighed in at around 45-55 kg in total including rifle. depends what role you had in the platoon , c9 carriers had more wieght as the carried extra rounds.

[DougB]

I was compulsory recruited into the Army at age 18 in about 1953, after basic infantry training
I was trained as a gun fitter. Great training in EME. We overhauled and fired
an artillery piece and learnt how to recover tanks and trucks down banks and in bogs.
Posted to first Infantry workshops Auckland and had weekend training in mobile workshops
from Houhora in far north to Tihoi in the centre of the NI.

After my civilian training as a tool and die maker at the Devonport Dockyard I went engineering teaching
and ended up back in the Army as a Cadet Officer. I enjoyed that, became a shooting range officer and
organised a drum and bugle band.

I joined the Band of the NZ Army, then part of first NZ infantry regiment, as a fill time
musician. This was at the time of the time of the Vietnam war. I marched playing, up every main
street from Whangarei to Invercargill. We learnt marching displays which I am pleased to say
were not as complicated as the ones performed at tattoos and functions world wide by the present band.

I enjoyed all those phases of Army life. I could have had an overseas posting but was not a
"waree" so left and went back to teaching. I would recommend Army life, it makes good
people better and often bad people worse but the fellowship never fades. If I was attacked
now I would yell ARMY at the top of my voice and expect several army or ex army men
to come running to my aid.

[TOTO]

Loved Basic training and espessially PT


Such a great fun. And after a hard day out, the food in the mess was tasing like something that came from the gods themselves.


It aint for everyone , but if you love adventure, cant go wrong with the army.

Good luck

[NOMIS]

Loved Basic training and espessially PT


Such a great fun. And after a hard day out, the food in the mess was tasing like something that came from the gods themselves.


It aint for everyone , but if you love adventure, cant go wrong with the army.

Good luck

when where u in toto??? I hated the food lol, ooh and i loved pt. Used to love being better than the pt instuctors, there bloody physcotic

[firefighter]

Travelling yeah right, the army travels to many countries and is amongst it, the navy sits of shore drinking lattes and watching radars.

And smarter ? un fucking likely dude lol

Wake up mate!, I served 4 1/2 years in the navy, 3 years in the Airforce, and have mingled and made many friends throughout the services, I never spent more than 6months back in auckland in my time in the Navy, and I travelled more in my first year than ANY W.O I ever talked to in the Army and Airforce, all jokes aside I went absolutely everywhere, Russia, asia, Aussie (of course) The gulf, India, and those are just the main places not including all the Islands (fiji, New caledonia etc) and many many more, i'd be surprised if the Army still visits more than 3 countries (officers aside of course) the big difference on top of the travel is that EVERYBODY goes, not the lucky few who spend 6 months in the same place, on top of the travel- the countries you visit you stop at numerous ports around the countries, so you see a lot of them.

oh yeah- and smarter as in you need to be taught a largely greater scope of skills in the navy,(and lets face it the army is not known for its brains...), not just trade specific, definately agree that the navys recruit course is now an absolute joke-much harder when i joined but i guess we all say that!- in saying that the armys one is softening up a lot too, and we won't even add the airforce one in there!!!haha, there more civilians in uniform than anything else.

In the airforce I never went further than Christchurch! hahaha, but that was what I wanted so all good lol

[firefighter]

are u guys all aincient? times change lol. Navy basic is doft as hell in all departments, the training in devonport, try waioru. school mate went to nave me and another went to army sharing storie army is waay harder, and smarter??? dont think so he thick as pig shit.


Army doesnt travel neither does navy depends what trade i was a mov op working with navy for the army so yeh I would have alot once qualifies ( after 4 years ) mate went in as the same he was there a year longer than me all he got to do was antarctica , all false promises from what they told us at the begining was all bull shit, And the navy boy had to get ariliftd of the Cantubry coz of a in growen hair on his arse hole explain that, that was on the way to sydney harbor.

Please forgive me in advance for all the typo and spelling errors I know there there

Navy doesn't travel? oh well I'll have to get my brain examined to find where all the false memories of never being home and joining the airforce because I was sick of being away came from- true story, oh yeah in the navy it's not trade specific at all-everybody goes, chefs, admin, supply, etc, I went more places than anyone I ever met in the other services in my first year, and kept on getting better and better trips, oh yeah and was getting paid extra on off pay weeks for my trouble.......

[awayatc]

Myself?...Army.......left as first lieutenant, Great time...
( not NZ army though....)

Learned a lot about a lot of different things, but most off all about finding your own strengths, weaknesses and limits.
Would do a world of good to youngsters that never get pushed past their limits.....

[NOMIS]

Navy doesn't travel? oh well I'll have to get my brain examined to find where all the false memories of never being home and joining the airforce because I was sick of being away came from- true story, oh yeah in the navy it's not trade specific at all-everybody goes, chefs, admin, supply, etc, I went more places than anyone I ever met in the other services in my first year, and kept on getting better and better trips, oh yeah and was getting paid extra on off pay weeks for my trouble.......

How long since you have been out?? Because I can tell you times have changed big time, You are right though you do travel in the navy and trade doesnt matter how ever there almost full of false promises as much as the army is. I was in 2 years ago.

And basic in the army changed big time on 339 ( 2 courses after mine ) because of some high up officers family member getting a beat down on recruit course alot of demotions where invloved and the entire recruitment course has changed now, But I agree with the comment about airforce civis in a uniform, thats for sure..

Army guys are knowen to be the mongrels of all the services and to be honest I agree with this comment.

[Livvy]

Our packs and webbing wit full amo radio gear split , and water. weighed in at around 45-55 kg in total including rifle. depends what role you had in the platoon , c9 carriers had more wieght as the carried extra rounds.

Well there you go.

See for me, I couldn't do that. Not without a ton of training, anyway, and I know few girls who could really, in my age range anyway - I'd estimate that the average weight for all my friends would be 60kgs, and let's face it, carrying what would be maybe be 70% of your bodyweight (depending on the person) is a little far fetched without that pre-mentioned ton of training.

But, that would get you fit.