Do you have to be able to swim to pass selection for the SAS? If so how good wouldyou have to be at swimming? Because I can only swim a length of about a 100m pool and im not very confident in water and cannot swim underwater, Is that a big hinder?

I was just wandering What is the best time you've ever got for 1.5 miler? What type of different training do you do to improve your 1.5 mile time?

Which is better for your overall stamina and overall fitness? Which is better to lose body fat and which is better for your 1.5 miler at the ADSC? I would of thought myself outdoor running because its more realistic as to what you are actually going to be doing at the ADSC and RT. But would be easie...

How long is the SAS training? Do you learn hand-to-hand-combat? What does the training involve?

Is anybody on here actually in this battery? attempted the training? know anybody in or involved in the training? Because I want to put it down as my 1st job choice. But want to know a lot more about the training, how hard it is etc. Can you take this route to becoming a Special Observer = AFC Harr...

I was not given the job brief for RA 'Special Observer' and thats what I would like to go in? It's not due to my BARB test because all jobs are eligible to me. So does that mean that I cannot chose that job as my job choice. Or did my AFCO just forget.

Sorry I ment 2 or 3

If i was in the army in an infantry regiment for say 23 years. Could i then change to Royal Marines? I dont just mean do the all arms commando course. I actually mean in the royal marines. Would I have to leave the army and apply for the navy (royal marines) or could I just do the all arms commando ...

At the AFCO in Lincoln, they told me not to get a tattoo until I have joined my regiment. Because the army are having abig thing on tattoos at the minute and people are being refused because they have tattoos on necks, upper shoulders, hands etc. anywhere visible whilst wearing your ceremonial kit I...

If I went to AFC Harrogate and chose to go in to the Royal Anglian Regiment How long would my phase 2 infantry training be and what would it involve? Is it just basic soldiering skills but just to a higher standard? If I chose to go into a combat role like infantry or RAC or RA etc. at AFC Harrogate...

I don't know what job to go for, can you please help me because ive got to tell my AFCO what I want to do soon. But I keep changing which one I like more between RAC and Infantry. Infantry: Good local regiment which I would like to go in. You get a better level of Infantry soldier training. You have...

How long does the interview take on average? After the interview will the AFCO person tell me how well i have done? Can you actually fail it? Or is it just for them to see how well suited you are to the army, how much research you've done and to find out more about you and why you want to join? How ...

How come I did'nt have a Basic Skills Test??? Because it looks like evryone else on here has, When I went to the AFCO he did'nt even mention a Basic Skills Test. All he said was that I will have to take a BARB test. Which I have now done. Anybody know why I did'nt have to take a Basic Skills test. I...

When they do your height and weight, does your BMI score have to be in the healthy zone between 18 - 25 or can you be a bit under or over? I got 26.8 will I have to lose some weight?

I got 60 on my BARB test, so all jobs should be open to me right as long as i get C's in English, Science and Maths. I told him my predicted grades were English - B, Maths - D and Science - D. But the only jobs he gave me were: Infantry Soldier RAC Crewman (Main Battle Tank) RA AS90 Gunner Royal Eng...