Just heard from our grandaughter who is a recruit at Kapooka, she spent last night filling sandbags, they filled about 4000 bags and went back to camp.
They still had to do their scheduled physical test, hard but she passed
Dougwe said
07:07 PM Mar 7, 2012
That must have been hard after filling sand bags GS.
Gerty Dancer said
07:30 PM Mar 7, 2012
Wagga's always been flood-prone. There was a ban on new buildings in the North Wagga area for many years because they flooded so frequently, but that was overturned a few years ago, as I understand, and now theres lots of new homes. They'd be pretty wet now!
My Grandmothers house was in the middle of what is now the Woolworths car-park, it was built about 3 ft off the ground, and used to have a floodwater mark 3/4 the way up the walls... Levees are wonderful things!
goinsoon said
07:38 PM Mar 7, 2012
Dougwe wrote:
That must have been hard after filling sand bags GS.
She is very pleased that she was able to pass after spending hours swinging a shovel
JRH said
07:42 PM Mar 7, 2012
goinsoon wrote:
Dougwe wrote:
That must have been hard after filling sand bags GS.
She is very pleased that she was able to pass after spending hours swinging a shovel
I would have passed out. Good on her, you must be very proud of her Brian.
Vic said
08:46 PM Mar 7, 2012
goinsoon wrote:
Just heard from our grandaughter who is a recruit at Kapooka, she spent last night filling sandbags, they filled about 4000 bags and went back to camp.
They still had to do their scheduled physical test, hard but she passed
Fantastic GS, I was wondering if they would get the Kapooka recruits involved in assisting, congratulations on her passing her physical test. I had to do the run bit twice (6km run) when at Kapooka, the bloke in front of me got over the line and I was the first to miss out, with a number behind me, so had to do it again.
Good on the Army and your grandaughter, I take my hat off to them all.
goinsoon said
08:58 PM Mar 7, 2012
Thanks Vic and John, yes it does make me feel proud and she is only a little thing as well.
Gerty Dancer said
09:41 PM Mar 7, 2012
Tough and small, she'll do well GS! Those poor recruits get to do all the hard work in town then their own as well. Good on her!
goinsoon said
11:36 PM Mar 7, 2012
Gerty Dancer wrote:
Tough and small, she'll do well GS! Those poor recruits get to do all the hard work in town then their own as well. Good on her!
They were really happy doing it, thet felt like they were giving something back to Wagga, the recruits are really welcome in town when they are on leave.
Just heard from our grandaughter who is a recruit at Kapooka, she spent last night filling sandbags, they filled about 4000 bags and went back to camp.
They still had to do their scheduled physical test, hard but she passed
My Grandmothers house was in the middle of what is now the Woolworths car-park, it was built about 3 ft off the ground, and used to have a floodwater mark 3/4 the way up the walls... Levees are wonderful things!
She is very pleased that she was able to pass after spending hours swinging a shovel
I would have passed out. Good on her, you must be very proud of her Brian.
Fantastic GS, I was wondering if they would get the Kapooka recruits involved in assisting, congratulations on her passing her physical test. I had to do the run bit twice (6km run) when at Kapooka, the bloke in front of me got over the line and I was the first to miss out, with a number behind me, so had to do it again.
Good on the Army and your grandaughter, I take my hat off to them all.
Thanks Vic and John, yes it does make me feel proud and she is only a little thing as well.
They were really happy doing it, thet felt like they were giving something back to Wagga, the recruits are really welcome in town when they are on leave.