status update: one month down

i figure i would jump back in and give an update on the progress and my thoughts so far. one month down and i've been pretty good with sticking to my goal of at least an hour in the lab per day and studying the materials for a good amount of time each day i'm at work.

i have a month left in the labs and as others have said previously i would highly recommend anyone jumping in to get at minimum 60 days unless you have a good amount of pen testing experience and/or lots of free time to dedicate to the labs. more than likely i will be extending my lab time by another 30 days just to ensure i have plenty of time to dig in as deep as i possibly can. having a decent level of networking/sys admin skills and minimal security experience prior to signing up i must say i have surprised myself at how far i have come in the training and how much progress i have made in the labs. i can directly attribute my success so far to the quality of the training materials and how the training is structured. i am looking forward to the next 30 days plus and finally coming out this certification attempt alive 

You guys inspire me, I'be been delaying this training, I begin to review some linux stuff (very weak area) and I will sign up.

I thought the same