Sadly the death penalty no longer exists in either Britain or presumably France due to the European Convention on Human Rights. Protocol 6(1) abolishes the penalty altogether, so as of 02/10/2000 when the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force, any remaining law permitting the penalty effectively bec...

GPMG was added to Royal's recruit training towards the end of 2004 if I remember rightly...but then we're not an infantry regiment

I did 12 on my course if I remember rightly...but Bootnecks only do it as an adqual if required for their job, whereas for the Paras it's part of their training.

And what is the L1110A2??

Yep, as I've already said, overhand only for the Corps.

Shown on BFBS, highlight of the day in Ganners

It is what you make of it. Google 216 Sigs or 18 Sigs for examples. Sure there are mundance jobs, it's the same in all trades, but that doesn't mean you have to get stuck in one.

Top totty telly

It's close, but's it not quite as naff as the whole 'lets have a bike race', with today ending nicely on Justin riding around on what looked like a battered CBR125. Still, can't fault Emma Rigby, or most of the other chicks in it

We have our very own CMT (or soon to be at least) knocking about on here occasionally, he is a bit of a strange fish ( ) but try giving Stinky a PM.

Expect 18 months between tours as a general rule. Can't be more specific with regard to your chosen trade I'm afraid, I don't know, but as I understand it Govt. guidelines do still state at least 18 months between tours. Doesn't mean you always get that long, but then you may be lucky and get longer.

Time difference is 3.5hrs when Britain's on summer time, 4.5hrs when not. EOD guys are everywhere, so don't assume the worst until he's told you. He may be lucky and be based out of one of the bigger camps. Bear in mind that worrying, whilst unavoidable, is good for neither of you. He does need to k...

lol why would para field excercises be any easier than marines

That's obvious ain't it?
And as per Bricko, GPMG has been part of RM RT for the last four years or so.

Heyup Gaz, In response to above, if you're going for the Corps only bother with overhand (palms away) pull-ups. Assisted chin machines in the gym can help get you started if you're struggling to do more than 3; otherwise, just do lots, you'll get there. A pull-up bar in a doorway at home (or suitabl...

Big things:

Units
Locations
Roles
Current deployments
Major history points

Should be plenty. But you can never know too much, have pride in your chosen Corps or Regiment.

You mean you have to be able to write to join the Paras now?

They're going up in the world ain't they?