Yes, that's exactly it.
I almost went spare in late November after intake. Just wanted to get out of the place for a break, just for one day, but had to wait until Christmas. Stood me in good stead in my first trip which was UNIFIL. Was last to go on leave, four and a half months in. I think the Coy Comdr was even a bit worried that I might go postal but after three months locked up in the shit hole that is the Curragh it was a breeze.
It got a lot more relaxed and routine in the last few months of the senior 'year' but as that has been reduced to only three months now I can't say if there is any '9 to 5 phase' now. There must be some of it though. I know there was a huge change a few years back and senior cadets were allowed to own and have cars on site at some stage. They'd only allow that if you could use the thing either inside or outside 'bounds'
I almost went spare in late November after intake. Just wanted to get out of the place for a break, just for one day, but had to wait until Christmas. Stood me in good stead in my first trip which was UNIFIL. Was last to go on leave, four and a half months in. I think the Coy Comdr was even a bit worried that I might go postal but after three months locked up in the shit hole that is the Curragh it was a breeze.
It got a lot more relaxed and routine in the last few months of the senior 'year' but as that has been reduced to only three months now I can't say if there is any '9 to 5 phase' now. There must be some of it though. I know there was a huge change a few years back and senior cadets were allowed to own and have cars on site at some stage. They'd only allow that if you could use the thing either inside or outside 'bounds'
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