What is training life at Catterick like?

markster2010 · Post by **markster2010** » Wed 20 Sep, 2006 2:15 am

Hey all,Just wondering if anyone would share their opinions on what life at Catterick is like as i am applying for the CIC 24 week infantry course so thats a fair amount of time to spend there,whats the atmosphere like between everyone? sleeping arrangements or how is that done? etc, or anything else you might wanna add,many thanks

live4climbing · Post by **live4climbing** » Sun 22 Oct, 2006 11:16 pm

im off there soon too

herd the mile and a halfs a killer cos its all uphill (so iv herd)
buts thats all i no realy

Rompton · Post by **Rompton** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 12:34 pm

I didnt like catterick the attmosphere was bloody horrible.

Chris Deeside · Post by **Chris Deeside** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 1:54 pm

live4climbing

when are you off there mate?

am off there 5th november

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 5:12 pm

live4climbing wrote:im off there soon too

herd the mile and a halfs a killer cos its all uphill (so iv herd)
buts thats all i no realy

herd = heard

no = know

iv = I've

cos = because

realy = really.

Thanks (fanx).

live4climbing · Post by **live4climbing** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 7:50 pm

Chris Deeside wrote:live4climbing

when are you off there mate?

am off there 5th november

yea same here just got told a few days ago

im lookin forward to it tho

Chris Deeside · Post by **Chris Deeside** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 8:08 pm

same here fella

what regt. u joining???

cheshires for me

live4climbing · Post by **live4climbing** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 8:13 pm

im joining the Light Infantry

what extra kit are you taking with you

Chris Deeside · Post by **Chris Deeside** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 8:21 pm

just everythin thats on the kit list i think

note: where it says trunks..you can wear swimmin shorts apparently

takin my psp , might take my laptop after the 1st 6 weeks.

are you takin anythin extra with ya?

live4climbing · Post by **live4climbing** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 8:26 pm

whell i havent got a kit list yet lol

but im thinking of bringing an iron been told there very useful
but was reading this yesterday
http://www.mfat.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12602
and "Jobag" seems to have brought a shit load of stuff with him

what dose it say on the kit list

Chris Deeside · Post by **Chris Deeside** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 8:32 pm

pretty much what he's put down there mate

you should get ya joining instructions once you do your allegiance

let us know what training battalion ya in mate.. i'm in the 2nd kings coy.

deffo an iron yeah, ironin board you can buy there.. plus you'll look a tit on the train carryin it

Chris Deeside · Post by **Chris Deeside** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 8:41 pm

1 more thing

the dates are as follows..

intake CIC 06.14 , 5th Nov.

Parents open day - 2nd December

First leave - 22nd December - 7th Jan (nice chrimbo that)

Passing out parade - 4th May 2007

live4climbing · Post by **live4climbing** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 8:54 pm

nice one for the dates

live4climbing · Post by **live4climbing** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 8:58 pm

is that 6.14 in the morning

il never make that

Chris Deeside · Post by **Chris Deeside** » Mon 23 Oct, 2006 9:12 pm

lol..nah

course number

get there no later than 5pm

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