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how often do you get to go home during basic training?
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 5:00 pm
by adamdt
According to this site,
http://www.army.mod.uk/linkedfiles/atr/ ... gramme.pdf, you only get to go home once for 4 days during the regular army basic training.
Is that true?
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Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 5:07 pm
by mark.f
Yes mate I'm pretty sure it's true I think it's week 7 you get your long weekend, then you get another break at the end of training.
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 5:28 pm
by adamdt
Damn that sounds tough. I'd get well homesick.
Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 8:09 pm
by robbiedont
adamdt wrote:damn that sounds tough. Id get well homesick.
What are you going to do when you go on tour for 6 months????
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Posted: Mon 03 Mar, 2008 8:35 pm
by agapito
This is for my benefit, after training what is the time off like?
Posted: Tue 04 Mar, 2008 4:57 pm
by MonsterMunch
I did 8 weeks basic in the Navy and didn't get any time off. Quite a few people got homesick I must say.
If it's anything like us, we can go home most weekends. Set off on a Friday afternoon and have to be back by Monday morning (so usually a Sunday night thing). Also, you get 7 weeks of leave a year (2 for Christmas, 2 for Easter and 3 for summer) as well as UPT (unprogrammed time) where you may be able to take leave.
I don't know how duties in the Army work though so I'm sure they'll come in to play, as you'll be working some weekends...
Posted: Thu 06 Mar, 2008 7:52 pm
by flighty
My lad got a long weekend off after 6 weeks into basic (Artillery) as did his mate from school (Engineers.)
Might have changed now but don't hold your breath.
The difference in the both of them after such a seemingly short time was staggering!
Jayne
Posted: Sun 16 Mar, 2008 5:40 pm
by Stinky
So far in week 16 I have had 1 day off after parents day, 2 weeks off for Christmas and a long weekend this coming Easter. I think other holidays are summer etc. Train fare's paid for.
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Posted: Fri 11 Apr, 2008 8:37 pm
by agapito
Met a guy doing his basic training at pirbright and he had 4 days off out of 11 weeks.
Posted: Sat 12 Apr, 2008 1:52 pm
by Stinky
Most of the time it's up to you if you want to go home on weekends.