And you thought you'd got rid of me!

[voodoo sprout]

Hello again chaps, I haven't posted here in yonks but to cut a long story short (full, mind numbingly boring version available by PM), I'm back having finished Royal Navy basic training .

At the moment I'm on Easter leave having done two weeks of MA training in sunny Keogh barracks (any terrorists reading this feel free to blow up the accomodation block, it'll probably end up in better condition ) and thoroughly loving it, so if anyone has any questions about basic or MA training I'll do my best to help. I can also offer FREE advice on cross dressing, ironing socks and beating the living daylights out of mannequins while pretending to do first aid

THREE CHEERS FOR KEOGH BARRACKS, HUP HUP...



Oh okay then .

[Hallsy]

I am off on basic training down at raleigh on 9th may, i hope i enjoy it as much as you have from the sounds of things enjoyed yours!

Whats the rough gap inbetween basic and specialist training 1 week?1 month?...i dunno!

[Chappy]

Wow mate, nice to see your back.

Glad to see its going fine. Dont be a stranger.

[voodoo sprout]

The time between basic and trade training depends, but it's usually not that long. I finished phase one on the Friday to be at my phase two establishment on the Sunday, while most of the entry (chefs and OM's) either started on Monday or stayed in holdover for a week.
The long waits come if you get backclassed (or "training extended" as they call it these days); a couple of MA's failed one of the fitness tests and now they don't start phase two until May 24th .

And while I did enjoy training on the whole, be warned that the first couple of weeks are absurdly annoying, piles of forms, getting the hang of kit maintenance, more forms, and hours of the most boring briefings you can imagine. Oh, and there are some forms after that too . But it does get better (honest!), so stick with it and you'll be fine .

[lew]

Good to see you back mate, didnt even know you had gone away for training, you just seemed to disappear for a few months.


all the best.

lew

[Wholley]

There I was thinking you'd finally slung your hook.
Welcome back to the fold.And Congrats you Wetback

[Hallsy]

Thanks voodoo for the information, that has been bugging me for ages!