Everything is a complete waste of time, During training you are only allowed to buy stuff they issue you with.
I recommend taking a 30-50 pound iron, Ironing board and thats about it really apart from coat hangers wooden and some trousers ones underwear and some civvie shorts or something to wear ...

Should i wear a suit and tie for this or would casual do.
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Can't wait is anyone else on here starting on the same date.
I am joining the royal enginners and Phase 2 training for a draughtsman (electrical and mechanical) hopefully if selection tests allow.
These 3 are going to go pretty quich i think.
But i can't wait!!!! :soldier_smile: :soldier_thumbs_up ...

SOLID i suspect.
As the first six weeks they will put you through very hard training to break you and also get all the trainees out who arn't really determined and who the instructers think won't be able to hack it. Then after them six weeks it will start to get lighter on you. So at the start of ...

Running shoe has to be the pt-03
Uk gear made these but where designed by the ARMY physical training corps. They have the amry logo on the box and inside the tounge of the shoe.
Best shoes i have ever ran in and im an athlete, i have ran all over the country in these shoes in many races. If you cant ...

During this phase are you able to wear your own militaryboots as i will be getting some LOWA's also they issue you with hitec trainers do i have to wear these or can i wear my UK gear pt-03's.

Also during phase 1 are laptops etc ok to have and do you get lockers etc.

I dont understand.
What is it?
How do you get into it?
What do you do in it?
What if your in the RE but are a commando as well.

To my knowledge phase 1 dates are as follows.
Army Air corps 17/10/05
Military Clerk 03/10/05
Military police 09/01/06
REME 19/09/05, 10/10/05, 12/12/05
RE 19/09/05 or 12/09.05 depending on trade then
10/10/05, 21/11/05
Please ask me if you want to know any others.

supose but its not exactly a type of job you do for civvie qualifications really is it.

I want to go into this i think as promotion is excellent but they do a lection stage at the end of your 12 weeks basic. What happens if i fail this selection do i ahve to stay in RLC(royal logistics corps) as that'll be a bit of a joke.

If you want badges join the boy scouts

LMAO

Isn't that off the Army advert. How does the rest go again

Buzz 2:34 in 800m thats ok i suppose. I can do it in 2:12easily and i am looking to run at around a 2:40 800m pace in the 1.5mile. Which should bring my time to 9 mins. Please note that i am actually going for Royal Engineers and not Paras.

look on ebay. You can get vertually anything on ebay. I'm sure there will be some para wings and a commando dagger

Are Army tatoos ok to have withot knowing that i will be accepted, as i want the Army logo http://www.army.mod.uk/img/asc/Army%20Logo.gif

Do you think if in the medical he sees you have an army tatoo would one of the officers go bad at you for having one even though you are not yet currently in ...

Does this mean there isnt any sit-up and press-up test. I heard that it has been abolished is this true.