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hello
iam going to army training regiment bassingbourn and im wanting to know what happens when you arrive

thanks

langan

LANGAN wrote:hello
iam going to army training regiment bassingbourn and im wanting to know what happens when you arrive

thanks

langan

Hi Langan

1)
You get shouted at a lot

2)
You will get fit - quickly!

Who are you joining up with?

Good luck

im going into the royal engineers as a command communications and informations systems specialist, i start sunday 10th september

training is good but hard, u meet loads of good friends but be ready for a crash course in fitness.. lol

My mate just started basic training monday and from what she's told me so far you just arrive and get settled in, have your injections, get issued kit and spend a night in the field on the wednesday night. I might now be used to the bootneck way but apparrently they dont even do a phys session until friday.

LANGAN wrote:im going into the royal engineers as a command communications and informations systems specialist, i start sunday 10th september

LANGAN

Sounds like you are getting a career behind you that's a good idea.

I would think you've done some sort of pre-basic training course or weekend so you have some idea what it will be like when you get there.

Just go with the flow, listen to what the instructors say and enjoy!

im i doing the right training

i do a 4 mile tab with 20kg bergan wearing boots around the hills one day and on the other day i do a 2 and 1/2 mile run wearing trainers and afterwards i do press up and pull ups.

LANGAN wrote:im i doing the right training

i do a 4 mile tab with 20kg bergan wearing boots around the hills one day and on the other day i do a 2 and 1/2 mile run wearing trainers and afterwards i do press up and pull ups.

Personally I would leave the tabbing till you have to do it in training, Running should stand you in good stead and throw some circuit training in there eg.

Burpess, Press ups, sit ups & pull ups etc.

dont laugh im new but what is a bergan? im guessing its the rucksack yeh?

correct but a big heavy one

do you have to carry all of the kit you own in the bergan at all times?

Jesus wept. I hope this isn't a bite

No, the bergan is the main part of the Personal Load Carrying Equipement, Marching Order (PLCE MO). It is I believe of 125 litre capacity with the two side pouches fitted. It's primary use is to knacker the back and shoulders of the user, secondarily to transport all the kit required to survive and fight in the field (except the little essential bits and bobs, such as ammo, which go elsewhere, but let's not confuse the issue). The only time all the kit you own will be in it, is when you f#$k up a locker inspection and get the joy of carrying the contents for a whole day, including phys

lol i see,i actually confused myself when i was replying before didnt mean to say all your personal stuff meant to say everything you need on operational duties in the field,my bad

druadan wrote:It is I believe of 125 litre capacity with the two side pouches fitted.

Unless someone decides your better off having a handbag. The same as a bergan except it tops level with the pouches. Then your supposed to be able to get most of the same kit in there.



If you ever get issued one of them, go and buy a PROPER bergen.

Handbag? As in, short back?

Capacity of both sizes of issue bergans is the same, as far as I'm aware, the long back version is thinner and for short blokes like me, a nightmare. I swapped mine for a short back in the first two weeks of starting training, never had a problem since.