Mental Health 3 (i)
Bulford (3 UK Div) 206 Signal Squadron 1997 I arrived at Bulford on a bit of a downer in May 1997, as I wanted to get posted to York as it was closer to Liverpool, because even after almost two years in, I was getting a bit fed up with being away from Liverpool and got home every weekend I could. I was also in between my Uncle Frank passing and finding my Auntie Ann being seriously ill - although we (my Dad and myself) were unsure what it was for. She was to pass a month later. Militarily, things didn't particularly start well when the shite started raining down after my first PT session. I'm not sure if it was a bog-standard squadron run, or if it was where we did a basic fitness test which involves running a mile and half in a group then running a mile and half under your own steam to get as quick as possible time, within a set time. Whatever it was, I was berated for either not being quick enough and/or not having enough stamina. I had hardly done any PT...