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I need to decide whether I'm going down to Halton by car, or taking a travel warrant and going by train. Obviously I don't want to go on the train if I've got to take an ironing board, it's hard enough to get a seat as it is!
So can anyone please tell me what sort of kit I need to take with me, and what will be provided there? Anything which won't be on the kit list (when I eventually get one...) that would be useful?
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Hyperlithe
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Alright mate, hows it going? I would'nt worry to much about taking an ironing board because I was only at Halton a month ago, and most barrack blocks provide them. However if your travelling by car, you're better off taking one. Go into your local camping shop and ask for trouser twists, which you use when your wearing your camoflauge pants. Make sure you take some cotton wool, Kiwi shoe polish, and and two brushes for your boots. If your unsure contact the AFCO, the one in Manchester was great with me whilst I was applying.
Best of luck
Adam
Best of luck
Adam
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You just need to take common-sense stuff. Toileteries, underwear, shoe polishing kit etc.
It's wise to take your own ironing board and iron...saves ever having to queue to use the ones provided.
Another top item is a large roll of Zinc Oxide tape....use this to strap your feet up if you start to get blisters. It'll save your feet whilst your boots are getting broken in.
A small penknife is useful, but no need for a Rambo style survival knife - people will just laugh at you.
Also a small torch and, perhaps, a cheap digital watch which is shower proof and has a light (saves you trashing your fashionable Gucci one during the field phase).
Make sure you have a comfortable pair of dedicated running trainers...those hills behind Halton can be a bugger.
Otherwise, the kit list they give you at the AFCO is pretty comprehensive.
It's wise to take your own ironing board and iron...saves ever having to queue to use the ones provided.
Another top item is a large roll of Zinc Oxide tape....use this to strap your feet up if you start to get blisters. It'll save your feet whilst your boots are getting broken in.
A small penknife is useful, but no need for a Rambo style survival knife - people will just laugh at you.
Also a small torch and, perhaps, a cheap digital watch which is shower proof and has a light (saves you trashing your fashionable Gucci one during the field phase).
Make sure you have a comfortable pair of dedicated running trainers...those hills behind Halton can be a bugger.
Otherwise, the kit list they give you at the AFCO is pretty comprehensive.
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Take a permanent clothes marker, for labelling all your issue kit, one bloke had one on my basic, and he had 20 other geezers queing up to borrow it.
A couple of coat hangers wouldn't go amiss either, the geezer who had the room before you will of nicked any that were in the wardrobe and the naafi only stock about 2 coat hangers at any one time, and they charge about a fiver for them!
And don't forget to dust the crossbar on your bed frame, you have been warned..............
Blod
A couple of coat hangers wouldn't go amiss either, the geezer who had the room before you will of nicked any that were in the wardrobe and the naafi only stock about 2 coat hangers at any one time, and they charge about a fiver for them!
And don't forget to dust the crossbar on your bed frame, you have been warned..............
Blod
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I'm not going to tell you everything , that would spoil the fun, but remember to blow the fluff out of your keyhole...... 
Dont forget, above all else, it doesn't matter if your rooms spotless and next door is a sh1t tip, you'll probably get a worse beasting than next door, so share all the little tips you glean from this site and you'll be a happy flight with minimum earache!
Dont forget, above all else, it doesn't matter if your rooms spotless and next door is a sh1t tip, you'll probably get a worse beasting than next door, so share all the little tips you glean from this site and you'll be a happy flight with minimum earache!
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By about day four you'll want to go home, but after a few more days the bull just becomes habit, and you'll find you can do your boots/ironing/block duties in a couple of hours, the mates you make will be the diference between loving it and hating it, so dont be a twat and dont be last for everything or else the rest of your flight will at best disown you, and at worst, well let your imagination run riot !!
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Some good advice there from blodwyn
We had to sew name tags into everything !
as well as the crossbar on your bed don't forget to polish underneath your bed legs , and think yourself very lucky , we had to make bed packs !!
big tip , when its a bull night ( every night )and you have finished your jobs dont get caught doing nothing , I did , once and didnt see why I needed to help the other guys
Like I said , only once
We had to sew name tags into everything !
as well as the crossbar on your bed don't forget to polish underneath your bed legs , and think yourself very lucky , we had to make bed packs !!
big tip , when its a bull night ( every night )and you have finished your jobs dont get caught doing nothing , I did , once and didnt see why I needed to help the other guys
Like I said , only once
"certa cito"
Oh sh1t, I'd forgotten all about bed packs, the RAF's secret weapon, the secret being that its absolutley imposible to get 'em right!
Good news, you dont have to clean the light fittings anymore, anything out of arms reach whilst stood on the floor cant be touched for health and safety reasons.
Another top tip, scotchbrite (from your rifle cleaning kit) will make the copper pipes in your ablutions sparkle like um er... sparkly things, it probably knackers the pipes in the long run, but who cares aslong as there shiny.
Also polish your boots on newspaper, otherwise the carpet gets more skid marks on than your pants after a three day exercise, and in both cases there a bitch to clean!
Anyone else think of any pearls of wisdom?
Blod
Good news, you dont have to clean the light fittings anymore, anything out of arms reach whilst stood on the floor cant be touched for health and safety reasons.
Another top tip, scotchbrite (from your rifle cleaning kit) will make the copper pipes in your ablutions sparkle like um er... sparkly things, it probably knackers the pipes in the long run, but who cares aslong as there shiny.
Also polish your boots on newspaper, otherwise the carpet gets more skid marks on than your pants after a three day exercise, and in both cases there a bitch to clean!
Anyone else think of any pearls of wisdom?
Blod
Borrow money from pessimists, they dont expect it back.
