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If it's an issue of a soldier's experience and ability to judge what a reliable piece of kit is, then is it possible to get the section commander's to inspect any personal items that the soldier wants to use? Surely Sgt's have enough time in and operational experience to know what works and what...

The new training system for infantry soldiers has changed, there is no longer an SQ, BMQ is now 14 weeks and BIQ is around 16 weeks or so. It makes for much less time spent on PAT platoon. Which is a very good thing. And to the Author, good luck with your decision!

I've never had a problem with the paracord around the neck. It was securely held down underneath layers of clothing, flak vest and tac vest.

Good Luck Gota, I did basic with an LCIS tech over a year and a half ago and he's still doing his training.. Have fun with the training, because there is a lot of it.

I did my ten week BIQ in the winter, with the major field portions in December and January. You know what I bought to bring with me? A pair of gloves. The army issued kit was perfectly fine. And the only reason I bought a pair of gloves is because we don't get issued all our kit in the REG force...

Have you ever seen what an infantry section and a LAV III can do? Not to mention the fact that you have armour surrounding you.. A 25mm Cannon, 7.62 coax machine gun, and the pintle mount machine gun protect you while you are on the inside, and when you dismount you are identical to a Light...

Damn! That's a little better than I went through, because we had nobody fail course as a result of pushups, even the guy who couldn't do 20 at the END of course.. I'm glad the standards are changing.

It would be amusing to see how much they can bench or ruck.. Running is important, but I prefer to be good at working out and rucking as well. It takes a lot of effort to have a high overall fitness level. Your ability to do the 2.4km run in under 9 minutes doesn't matter too much unless you...

One of the soldiers I've been training with since the beginning is the king of stupid questions. Sometimes I think he does it for fun, but othertimes... I don't know. At BMQ: "Will we be issued condoms for our rifles? You know, to put on the end of the barrel?" At SQ: "If the gas plug of the C6...

A lot of people are recommending school first. I say, go with what YOU really want to do, don't let anyone else decide for you. Last November, I was in my first term of University, and I knew it wasn't for me. There were a lot of reasons for me not wanting to stay in school, but it was still a...

While I support freedom of speech and I am against censorship, I believe Utube, as an American website, has their duty to moderate their site. They should at least eliminate the comments of the videos. If nutcases like the ones who made those comments wish to express their feelings, then they...

What a good game so far. GO OILERS!!

Chances are he will just get recoursed if he ends up at the PRB, unless he is a big screw up. One guy in my platoon just got sent to the PRB, and they are still deciding whether to release him or recourse him. ... so it depends. I'm going to Farnham this week though :D

Haaaaha. I just finished week 5... We got the A2's also, they are pretty sweet. I can't believe my platoon is almost half done the course and we are still the new ones, if you don't count the one platoon of officer cadets..

On the joining instructions I received, it was called "background" information, or something like that.

Thanks for the fast reply George, it's appreciated.

I've been trying to keep as busy as possible, but I'm already packed, biography finished, and it's still going by slowly. I have a question about the security clearance form we had to fill out: do I have to complete sections "K" through "O"? Because it says "SECTIONS 'K' TO 'O' MUST ALSO BE...

After BMQ my friend was home but had to report in to CFB wainwright that Sunday. He's only had weekends off since, and he doesn't start SQ until April, so I imagine it will be the same for us.

My friend just finished BMQ a few weeks ago, so he's given me all the tips and everything, which is pretty sweet  ;)

Will do ;D