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First Weekend Away
Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2007 9:59 am
by BOSS
First weekend in field with RMR this weekend. Just wandering if anyone had any top tips or pieces of kit they would recommened taking for whatever purpose. Bargains and cheap alternatives would be very much obliged!
Cheers
Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2007 10:22 am
by rc
I wouldn't take anything with you that you haven't been told to on the first weekend.
We had to use issued kit till phase 2.
However, your training team may be be different.
Rich.
Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2007 10:34 am
by Ali3
As mentioned above it depends on training team.
Massively obvious ones are nutty- its always good to be constantly munching, good powerful lighter, a head torch with red light- however i assume you'll already have that. A watch, some guys didnt have one on our first weekend. Bivvy poles too maybe but again wait untill you hear from your training team.
Thats about it for your first weekend, of what i can remember, not much will be expected of you (you hope!) but as time goes by you'll (hopefully) start to become wiser as you turn into the crafty commando you aspire to be!
all the best- its all good fresh air. I gravely miss it being stuck in a 9-5 during my summer hols! grrrr
Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2007 12:32 pm
by Tartan_Terrier
There's a really good wiki article on the ARRSEpedia which I'm sure you'll find useful.
http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Recommended_kit
Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2007 12:45 pm
by BOSS
cheers guys
Posted: Tue 31 Jul, 2007 5:42 pm
by lewis
Baby Wipes (honestly).
Posted: Wed 01 Aug, 2007 8:58 am
by TT
We cracked wet and dry on our first weekend . . . . . it's UBER!!!
Have fun, RMR is hoofing