Basic Training
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From: Kent
Basic Training
Hi all,
I have been given my date to start at RAF Halton for basic training and im having trouble finding out what to really expect? I have studied the sylabus etc but wanted to find out first hand, peoples experiences?? Can anybody help?
Thanks
I have been given my date to start at RAF Halton for basic training and im having trouble finding out what to really expect? I have studied the sylabus etc but wanted to find out first hand, peoples experiences?? Can anybody help?
Thanks
Last edited by Jizman; 4th October 2007 at 15:02.
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If you go to RAF Holton the first thing to be made aware of is that you will be terribly lonely mate.
The rest of the intake will be at RAF Halton methinks
Good luck, stop thinking about leave and work at passing the course
The rest of the intake will be at RAF Halton methinks
Good luck, stop thinking about leave and work at passing the course
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From: Lincolnshire
Expect bullsh1t, but whatever is thrown in your direction, just accept it and get on with it, remember that all those who have gone before you will have been through the same, and in most cases, worse.
No leave until the end of the course, so make sure that you take mummy's apron with you, as the strings will be easier to cut.
Learn how to use an iron and how to polish shoes before you go, and I would certainly get my hair cut beforehand, even though you will get one sometime in the first few days. First impressions count.
No leave until the end of the course, so make sure that you take mummy's apron with you, as the strings will be easier to cut.
Learn how to use an iron and how to polish shoes before you go, and I would certainly get my hair cut beforehand, even though you will get one sometime in the first few days. First impressions count.
Last edited by ZH875; 3rd October 2007 at 13:57. Reason: Quicker posters not knowing where Holton is.
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From: dark side off the sea!!
Basic
Dont worry to much sort your Phizz out plenty running and swimming and start doing loads off pushs build the upper body. Remmber its not the army your joinning so you dont have to be a gym monster. Expect loads off bull in your first few weeks lots off late nights bulling shoes and polishing everything that moves. Get your head around the fact your going to be sharing with loads off other blokes and get a sence off Humour thats your biggest tool when going through depot. But most off all enjoy it you will look back in a few years and smile about it. I was in the army and looking back now it was some off the best times off my life. Have a positve outlook to everthing and when things get !!!!ty remmber its just a means to an end.
GOOD LUCK.
GOOD LUCK.
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From: Between the woods and the water
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafhalton/aboutus/rts.cfm and the pages linked to it will tell you what you need.
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From: @exRAF_Al
Is that fellow holding the door open for 'em? God, I almost want to fall for this fellow's post and have a go at modern (bah!) standards.
AA,
I'll never forget Chris C, doubling us to the bedding store at Catterick, in No 1's (.. leave after Swinderby
? Bah!), and making us do bunny hops around the airfield with them on our shoulders. Ok, just down the drag alongside the A1 and back, but that was enough. We had 4 VWs by the end of it. If I had the energy to put my hand up and step forward, they'd have had 5. 
AA,
I'll never forget Chris C, doubling us to the bedding store at Catterick, in No 1's (.. leave after Swinderby
? Bah!), and making us do bunny hops around the airfield with them on our shoulders. Ok, just down the drag alongside the A1 and back, but that was enough. We had 4 VWs by the end of it. If I had the energy to put my hand up and step forward, they'd have had 5.
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From: @exRAF_Al
ITV?
I try to avoid that.
I remember the Paras from 1982. I bumped into Ally Melvin (sp), one of the recruits, in Norway a few years back when 3 Para was the AMF btn. I recognised his name, he was a Sgt by then, and asked he was amazed and quite pleased.. until I reminded him he was the w#nker who wimped out of beastings quite a lot.
That was a great series.. remember Fighter Pilot? Here's where my ability for trivia comes into its own. John McCrae (sp) was at Boscombe trialling TIAALD (sp) and when I built my own extension, from a self build mag, Martin Oxborough leapt out at me building his own home (I think it was him).
I try to avoid that.
I remember the Paras from 1982. I bumped into Ally Melvin (sp), one of the recruits, in Norway a few years back when 3 Para was the AMF btn. I recognised his name, he was a Sgt by then, and asked he was amazed and quite pleased.. until I reminded him he was the w#nker who wimped out of beastings quite a lot.
That was a great series.. remember Fighter Pilot? Here's where my ability for trivia comes into its own. John McCrae (sp) was at Boscombe trialling TIAALD (sp) and when I built my own extension, from a self build mag, Martin Oxborough leapt out at me building his own home (I think it was him).
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From: Detroit MI
I'll never forget Chris C, doubling us to the bedding store at Catterick, in No 1's (.. leave after Swinderby ? Bah!), and making us do bunny hops around the airfield with them on our shoulders. Ok, just down the drag alongside the A1 and back, but that was enough. We had 4 VWs by the end of it. If I had the energy to put my hand up and step forward, they'd have had 5.
? Bah!), and making us do bunny hops around the airfield with them on our shoulders. Ok, just down the drag alongside the A1 and back, but that was enough. We had 4 VWs by the end of it. If I had the energy to put my hand up and step forward, they'd have had 5.
We were in NI over Xmas one time and Pre-pre Para was back at Catterick. On Xmas eve at 0400 he took them up on the moor, laid them in a stream in ambush and gave them an early knockoff at 1400... They had to run back to camp so they would warm up... His rationale? The rest of the Sqn. were on Ops - the least they could do was suffer... 
I remember passing out parade at Swinditz. We had this little guy, (he wanted to be a FLMech...
), who was so skinny and weak that he could not do a present arms with those nasty wooden gats they used to give you, (his shoulders sagged forwards almost immediately). I was tasked with having him not look like a sack of sh1t. After some thought I scrounged up a wooden coathanger and some old rags and created a camouflaged "support system" in the back of his No. 1 Jacket. It worked rather well... 
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From: Daventry, Northants
Fighter Pilot
Ah yes, I remember that series in the early eighties. Managed to video all the episodes bar the last one as I was away on ex. so never got to see the last episode.
Anyone know if this series is available anywhere on DVD. Got the Sailor series about the Ark Royal last Christmas, Fighter Pilot on DVd would make a great pressie this Christmas.
Anyone know if this series is available anywhere on DVD. Got the Sailor series about the Ark Royal last Christmas, Fighter Pilot on DVd would make a great pressie this Christmas.
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From: Oxon
MJ,
1976..........get some time in sprog
As regards Halton and "Halton today??!!
Duvets, carpets & central heating - luxury!!".................tosh
Try bedpacks, bumping floors, scrubbing ablutions and brasso, not quite as tough as we had it but when No2 sprog showed me, just a couple of months back the multiple bruises received learning the feckin leopard crawl I realized not much has changed......Fact
1976..........get some time in sprog
As regards Halton and "Halton today??!!
Duvets, carpets & central heating - luxury!!".................toshTry bedpacks, bumping floors, scrubbing ablutions and brasso, not quite as tough as we had it but when No2 sprog showed me, just a couple of months back the multiple bruises received learning the feckin leopard crawl I realized not much has changed......Fact
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From: hong kong
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafhalton[/URL]/
Mission statement is a bit semantic...
.............................To prepare courageous, martially spirited and innovative professionals ready to deploy and use their secondary specialist skills on, or in support of, the front line"
What happened good simple say what you mean English???
Mission statement is a bit semantic...
.............................To prepare courageous, martially spirited and innovative professionals ready to deploy and use their secondary specialist skills on, or in support of, the front line"
What happened good simple say what you mean English???