If I was you I would just go down in a pair of jeans and a smart top. Your in now, no need to impress for an interview. Its not as though the Full Screws are going to treat you any nicer because your wearing a whistle and flute. Just make sure you have everything you need as you wont get a chance to...

winny wot do u meen all army r dum. im in da army

Hey up pal. We currently have a lad from NZ in our Regiment. He was in the NZ Infantry before joining us. His nickname is you guessed it Kiwi. To be honest he doesnt really get much stick for being a Kiwi. We also have two Aussies and a few South Africans and a lad from Zim (cant spell it but you kn...

This is probably too late for you now. But when I enlisted all the main paper work had already been done. I can just remember afew of us standing in front of a picture of the Queen, saying the Oath and then being given rail warrants for where ever we were starting our training. It was all pretty chi...

winnie said Funny how throughout your Army career you'll get shouted as if your a recruit even after training, where as after Bootneck training, your NCO's call you mate etc. funny that, ive been in the Army over 15 years and dont recall any of what you said. Yes people do get a right ear bashing, b...

cruicent said

although I think it only showed them with the padding things around their arms

yeah it looks as though they were wearing roll mats on there arms.

harry

They were just talking about it on Jonathan Dimbleby. They all said basicly the same thing "discrace to the British Army" Just goes to show what they and the producers know. :roll: You just know you are going to have every so called expert, reporters, presenters, MP's saying how discusting...

(1) Private Ivor Rowbery of the South Staffordshire Regiment wrote a farewell letter to his mother before he took part in Operation Market Garden. He was killed at Arnhem on 17th September 1944. The letter was included in Last Letters Home, a book edited by Tamasin Day-Lewis. Usually when I write a ...

I take what your saying

harry

A lot of the people who read this are grunts and we must make allowances yeh I know what you mean :wink: Plus you cant call it NBC anymore its CBNR or something gay like that :roll: Anyway reading the papers today it gave a different account of what happened and why the Comander bailed out. Apparen...

No theres no internal oxygen suply. Armoured vehicles have NBC packs that suck in the outside air, filter it a few times before delivering it to the inside of the wagon. This means you could stay closed down inside a vehicle for alot longer in a NBC enviorment than if you relied on a oxygen suply. P...

I know. I remember the camera crew coming out to Canada to film us. Im not onit though, considered too good looking for TV. It wont have us in Iraq as it only filmed us over a 6 month period. Its also missed Brick Hanging the greatest night in the Household Cavalry (Life Guard tradition) calender. A...

Artist said

as the Army had binned the Snipers course a few years before.

I know mate. And what a stupid idea that was. At leasts they saw sence and brought it back.

harry

I might be wrong but I dont think you can join the Royal Engineers as just a Carpenter, Plumber, Bricklayer etc. I think these are secondary trades for members of the RE. But like I said I might be wrong. Also dont give the impression your only joining the Army to get free qualifications just so you...

Commando units have been doing this sort of thing for years.

Artist, if someone had mentioned sending troops to Mars you probably would of made the same coment.

harry