Kit List for Para Recruits
Posted: Mon 08 Jan, 2007 3:43 pm
Personal Documents
National Health Service Card and National Insurance Card
P45
Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
Birth Certificate
Birth Certificate of children (if applicable)
And legal orders relating to divorce, custody, change of names.
Driving license (if held)
Bank Account Details. You should have a bank account open before reporting to ITC Catterick.
Educational Qualification Certificates
Passport
8 up to date passport size photographs of yourself
YOU MUST BRING THE ABOVE DOCUMENTATION WITH YOU
Clothing and Equipment
One smart set of civilian clothing. (smart pair of jeans is ok, shirt with a collar and smart shoes you will need otherwise you cant get out of camp!)
A jacket/coat
Several pairs of underwear (atleast 7)
Several pairs of socks (atleast 7)
A pair of training shoes (running trainers)
A pair of swimming trunks (dont worry too much about these, you will usually wear your issue blue shorts)
Large towels (atleast 2)
Nightwear
Personal Hygene
Shower gel
Shaving foam
Razor and 5 spare blades. NOT disposable.
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Flip flops
Nail clippers
Cotton buds
Talc (foot powder)
Deoderant
Washing powder
Nail Brush
Tape for your feet (zinc oxide tape from boots is ok. Get a large roll of it because blisters hurt!!)
Other Equipment
Coat Hangers x 10 (make sure they are the same colour and type, i would recommend wooden ones because you will be hanging heavy items like your body armour up and the plastic ones break.)
Boot Brushes (1 on and 1 off brush)
Large tin of black shoe polish
Black pens, pencils, rubber, ruler and coloured pencils.
Pocket notebook
A cheap dark coloured watch. (Dont take your rolex!)
A roll of black cloth tape. (go to your local hardware store and ask for "black cloth tape". Dont get electrical tape, its sh*t!! This stuff tears easily and you use it on all your webbing and bergen etc)
A metre of black inch-wide elastic (dont worry if you cant get any of this, you can get it in the NAAFI in camp)
Small sewing kit containing needle and thread (dark colours) and safety pins.
Alarm clock
Letter writing paper, envelopes and stamps.
Permenant marker to mark your uniform.
Steam Iron. (dont worry about an ironing board, you can get them in the NAAFI in camp)
Small penknife with a blade no more than 3 inches long.
Small torch with spare batteries.
5 X Strong locks, with a key. (dont get combination locks...they are so easy to break into its unreal)
Personal Possessions - photos of your girlfriend, small radio, iPod etc.
All bedding will be provided.
DO NOT BRING
And weapons such as combat knives, offensive posters or magazines (porn is acceptable, just keep it hidden from your training staff or they will add it to their collections!! )
Do not bring lots of civilian clothes. You do not get many opportunities to wear them during the first 6 weeks of training. You can collect any more civilian clothes from home during your first leave at the end of week 6.
Try your best to get all the items in the "Other equipment" bit because you will end up paying ALOT more for them in the NAAFI in camp.
Make sure you turn up with a Grade 2 haircut all over.
This kit list is the official one that the army gives para recruits before turning up to depot, so if possible can it be made a sticky....it took a while to type out!!
National Health Service Card and National Insurance Card
P45
Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
Birth Certificate
Birth Certificate of children (if applicable)
And legal orders relating to divorce, custody, change of names.
Driving license (if held)
Bank Account Details. You should have a bank account open before reporting to ITC Catterick.
Educational Qualification Certificates
Passport
8 up to date passport size photographs of yourself
YOU MUST BRING THE ABOVE DOCUMENTATION WITH YOU
Clothing and Equipment
One smart set of civilian clothing. (smart pair of jeans is ok, shirt with a collar and smart shoes you will need otherwise you cant get out of camp!)
A jacket/coat
Several pairs of underwear (atleast 7)
Several pairs of socks (atleast 7)
A pair of training shoes (running trainers)
A pair of swimming trunks (dont worry too much about these, you will usually wear your issue blue shorts)
Large towels (atleast 2)
Nightwear
Personal Hygene
Shower gel
Shaving foam
Razor and 5 spare blades. NOT disposable.
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Flip flops
Nail clippers
Cotton buds
Talc (foot powder)
Deoderant
Washing powder
Nail Brush
Tape for your feet (zinc oxide tape from boots is ok. Get a large roll of it because blisters hurt!!)
Other Equipment
Coat Hangers x 10 (make sure they are the same colour and type, i would recommend wooden ones because you will be hanging heavy items like your body armour up and the plastic ones break.)
Boot Brushes (1 on and 1 off brush)
Large tin of black shoe polish
Black pens, pencils, rubber, ruler and coloured pencils.
Pocket notebook
A cheap dark coloured watch. (Dont take your rolex!)
A roll of black cloth tape. (go to your local hardware store and ask for "black cloth tape". Dont get electrical tape, its sh*t!! This stuff tears easily and you use it on all your webbing and bergen etc)
A metre of black inch-wide elastic (dont worry if you cant get any of this, you can get it in the NAAFI in camp)
Small sewing kit containing needle and thread (dark colours) and safety pins.
Alarm clock
Letter writing paper, envelopes and stamps.
Permenant marker to mark your uniform.
Steam Iron. (dont worry about an ironing board, you can get them in the NAAFI in camp)
Small penknife with a blade no more than 3 inches long.
Small torch with spare batteries.
5 X Strong locks, with a key. (dont get combination locks...they are so easy to break into its unreal)
Personal Possessions - photos of your girlfriend, small radio, iPod etc.
All bedding will be provided.
DO NOT BRING
And weapons such as combat knives, offensive posters or magazines (porn is acceptable, just keep it hidden from your training staff or they will add it to their collections!! )
Do not bring lots of civilian clothes. You do not get many opportunities to wear them during the first 6 weeks of training. You can collect any more civilian clothes from home during your first leave at the end of week 6.
Try your best to get all the items in the "Other equipment" bit because you will end up paying ALOT more for them in the NAAFI in camp.
Make sure you turn up with a Grade 2 haircut all over.
This kit list is the official one that the army gives para recruits before turning up to depot, so if possible can it be made a sticky....it took a while to type out!!