Thinking of joining the Regular Army as an infantryman. Any advice?

>>33957989
Need to be more specific mate, whats your 1.5 mile run time?

>>33958070
Not sure.

Definitely need to get into better shape though without a doubt.

How does the Army with bigger guys in general though? Or does it just not work until you get yourself ready outside the Army?

>>33958097
*How does the Army work with bigger guys?

>>33958097
If you are talking aout fatties in the military then you can forget it unless you are a SNCO or senior Officer, There are weight requirements that must be passed even before you get your first real medical test.

>>33958159
Not fatties no, just bigger in general.

I'm 6'2 and weight about 175 Pounds

>>33958097
It would be fine if you were applying for the US army where overweight people are just paired up and made to double down on PT.

With the Brit's you will probably need to conform to a minimum standard to be considered since unlike the US the UK is looking to make it's army smaller and more focused on the TA.

Couple of things so you don't get an instant DQ like I did

- Make sure you aren't reliant on any type of meds for atleast 3 YEARS, if you are on meds now head to your local gp and inform him you no longer wish to be given medication of any sort and wait for 3 years.
-Any form of autism is an instant DQ, most commonly asperger's, if you have this speak with an expert about having it sorted out before you apply
-Depression is another massive red flag and a big no-no, if you ever admitted to it you will likely need a doctor's note to be considered.
- Get a full medical checkup there are plenty of physical conditions that will get you DQ, ones that you probably hadn't even thought off.
- Eye tests if you have anything less than 20/20 or 6/6 vision as they will call it you will not make it
- Check your 1.5 mile run time, different branches have different requirements, Paratroopers have the highest, RAF has the lowest.

>>33958180
Lift all you like it is encouraged just remember that cardio training always comes first, no one cares how much you can carry if you cannot carry it for a long distance.

>>33957989
Put some fucking effort and thought into what you want to do, or you won't go far you dumb cunt

>>33958220
Calm down boss man, I'm just seeking advice from those with experience. I can't ask anyone I know because the only person I know join the Army in the 50s (Granddad) and I'm fairly certain times have changed.

>>33957989
What Regiment were you looking at?

>>33958247
You have the ability to do your own research on the internet. You won't get any actual accurate answers on this thread, because most of the brits on /k/ haven't actually been anywhere near the army, and have only actually read and barely remembered what those small percentage of squaddies have posted.

>>>/arrse/

>>33958315
To be honest he is just looking for a bunch of people to talk with him about the prospect of joining the army.

Sometimes people just wanna talk about aspirations and shit and don't feel comfortable talking about it too family so they come on internet forums they frequent and try discuss it.

It's the reason we have /meg/ and those infrequent cop generals.

Say goodbye to your knees, back, and positive outlook on life.

Don't join as an Infantier there are many other jobs that still allow you to run around and shoot guns but give you a trade you can leave with.

>>33958682
thinking about joining to mate, looking at combat engineering or somthing to do with the AS90

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>>33958247

this was meant for >>33958247

WHY ARE YOU ON 4CHAN?!! YOU SHOULD BE RUNNING!!

It would be fucking boring.

>>33958838
could you back that up?

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>>33958932

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>>33958828
He's right you know, run until your feet bleed then run some more until you're doing half marathons at full sprint.

>>33958932
There is no proper war in the world right

>>33958784
Combat engineer is a good choice, if you have a degree going for sandhurst is also worth a shot, I applied and failed but I still enjoyed the process.

>>33959037
Most public service jobs are boring
military, bureaucrat, cop, guard etc etc are all wank but the money and benefits are decent.

>>33959049
how hard is advancement in the ranks, assuming you dont go though sandhurst?

>>33959100

Grandfather went from Private to Major in 35 years, never saw combat though. Was a Grenadier Guard for a bit, then he was claimed by his brother and joined the RMP as a dog handler then later moved onto training soldiers or something and left the Army because of his age and how irritated he was with the formation of the RLC.

>>33957989
>as an infantryman
whyyy

>>33959100
You won't get any further than WO2, (SNCO basically) without going through sandhurst. You will receive better pay grades the longer you stay in though

>>33959371
could i go into sandhust while serving? E.G reach WO2 and then go there?

>>33959360
because i'm thick as shit.

>>33959390
Plenty do and they are called late entry (LE) officers, I have never seen one above the rank of Major though since their age works against them.

>>33958180

Hey. US Army infantryman here, similar spot to you, 6'4 and 200 lbs~.

I can tell you right now, I don't know how they do it over there, but you're gonna probably be doing calisthetic workouts.

That means pullups, running, lots of cardio. Like it's been said before, go ahead and lift, improve yourself, but realize that you're going to be held to a standardized form of fitness, and you being heavier and taller will only work against you in all aspects. With pullups especially I have had trouble because I didn't train lats as good as I should have, and you can't afford to be an amateur with that sort of thing as a tall person. You will not improve as fast or as quickly as your shorter, weaker, smaller counterparts, and they will score above you on your tests while putting in less effort.

So before you ship out, look up some boot camp ready programs and stick to them religiously. Allen Thrall has some good videos, and so does Scooby.

http://scoobysworkshop.com/get-boot-camp-ready/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy41a_RtzNo

>>33957989
Run loads, rapid 1.5 mile runs in best time, long slow runs and HIIT/sprints.
If you want to sort yourself out for later then practice hiking with a bit of weight on you and aim for 15 minute miles.
Stop lifting and start doing bodyweight; aim for 70 push ups in 2 minutes and the same with sit ups. As a guy who went in more on the strength side, that extra mass is only going to slow you down, you just need to be functionally strong and able to throw your bodyweight around easily.

If you want to be in the best shape of your life, make some incredibly good mates, see combat and probably fuck your joints up for life, go infantry.
If you want to have a good trade and skills when you get out but probably hate your life when youre in, join Signals, Aviation, REME, Medical Corps or RE.
If you absolutely fucking hate your knees and back and are a masochist, go Paras or Royal Marines and then attempt SAS/SBS selection.

>>33957989
Go for it. If it's like the US then it's a 4 year commitment.

Do it. You'll make friends for life. Chase some tail. And then come back and talk about it to nerdy virgins and saltdog "American wankers" like me.

>>33957989
Know how to drive off road. They are mounting up the infantry a bit more now. Use the army's guides on stamina, max lift ect on the army website. Work towards the brackets for infantry so you pass the 2 day testing. Do the practice tests mate the army loves semi intelligent soldiers. Apart from that mate good luck and god bless.

>>33961015
>Paras or Royal Marines and then attempt SAS/SBS selection

Which one is regarded as the most elite within the British Army? I know RM and SBS aren't technically army.

>>33962060
Paras claim they are the best and tell everyone they are, everyone hates them for it. RM's think they are the best but only say it to paras to piss them off, RM's are loved by everybody else. In reality they are pretty equal but will never admit it.

Is there such a thing as "too intelligent" for infantry?

>>33962093
No, Infantry is where you go to "be a real soldier". Many join before or after university for a stint to experience adventure, you will meet the dumbest and the smartest people you will ever find in the Infantry. If you want to really hunt out the dumb fucks then look at drivers, cooks and blanket stackers.

What is a "territorial"?

>>33962152
Reservist, it is not called the TA anymore because territorial implies you will not be deployed.

>>33962186
The ironic thing is that reserve battalions now have preference over regs in terms of deployment possibilities.

>>33962256
I know, who the fuck thought this was a great idea?

>>33962060
In terms of physical aptitude its pretty much on par between RM and Paras, P Coy sounds gruelling but then again the Commando tests arent a cakewalk either.
In terms of being elite, the Paras call everyone else craphats and some are a bit full of themselves (fairly earned though), RM are generally just hard bastards and good lads.

Both the Paras and Royal Marines contribute a detachment to the SFSG who basically acts as Tier 2 operators (much like US army rangers) in support of UKSF ops.

>>33962267
Probably the same bloke who came up with 'one army' and changed it from 'territorial' to 'reservist' because apparently it can be demeaning or some bollocks.

>>33962302
Who gets to do the most cool exercises RM or Paras? I know RMs can get stuck on ships for 6 months.

>>33962494
RM get to roll in the snow in Norway, I have no idea if the Paras get to do that.

>>33962494
Depends, not massively up to date on their exercises. Paras get to go to the US occasionally and take part in big exercises with the 82nd airborne, but a lot of that is because we dont have the budget for them to practice jumping out of planes whenever they fancy.
RMs likely get some cool amphibious exercises, can also get some foreign garrisons, dont know enough about their Exs though.

A lot of British infantry in general goes over to the Baltics and takes part in wargames, usually playing as Opfor and generally does pretty well. Theres also yearly exercises in Canada, but im not sure if thats mainly reservist based.

Royal Marines are more specialist in terms of terrains they fight in, they specialise in jungle, mountain and arctic warfare, and a number of years ago Marines were used in conjunction with US anti narcotics forces in South America to do deep recce and surveillance of arms dealers and drugs manufacturers in the jungle.

Been thinking about joining the British army myself as I am eligible to do so and have citizenship

The problem is however.... I'm Irish

>>33962644
I did it, its fine
Get ready for many terrorist jokes though, and obviously tell no one what you're doing

>>33962644
Im a speccy twat, youll get about as much shit as I do, which is not much, and my glasses make me look like fucking Brains from Thunderbirds. 99% of shit in the army is just banter, if you cant develop a thick skin then the army isnt for you. Roll with it.

>>33962644
There are a shit of paddies serving, you will get the nickname Paddy and a bit of banter but nothing special.

>>33962665
Royal Irish regiment? Is it full of orange unionist KAT types?

>>33962671
I'd be a bit more concerned of how people in my community would look at me than the stick I'd get in the army.

>>33962686
Funny enough, my names paddy so it won't bother me

>>33962701
I think youre the lad i was having a very similar convo with a few days ago. Remember youre doing it for you, not them. If you live in Ireland I wouldnt even recommend wearing the uniform out and about because there are some nutters about, not worth the attention. You dont need to tell the community youre in the army; and at the end of the day if people hate on you for joining the british army, theyre stuck in the past and are remembering the IRA days with rose tinted glasses, neither of which you can do anything about, so just crack on with your life and your interests.

>>33962701
Nah I joined the RAMC, RI are sound though, good mix of people and probably has the most southerners of any regiment in it

>>33962686
What do Scots get called?

>>33962775
Jocks, porridge wogs, neds etc.

>>33962734
Cheers lad, I appreciate these words

>>33962738
Where you deployed?

>>33962787
I just joined last year, only out of training now
Spent my first month fabloning maps together, wanking, and occasionally sorting out someone who's drank way too much

>>33962787
No worries mate, we can use all the decent blokes we can get.

>>33962775

What kind of stereotypes do we have? Are there man Scots in RM or paras?

Yall let Americans join? I did a few years in our army, 12 months in Afghanistan

>>33962819
Scots are overrepresented in the armed forces in general, as a Wegie i can tell you you either go on the dole or join the army. Moved down to england fairly early on but a lot of my mates joined up out of school.

Not certain but theres probably a fair few scots in both the RM and Paras but you will be the token scotsman in the platoon if not the coy.

>>33962828
No offense but why would you want to join the British Army? We would communally give our left bollocks to have the budget and kit you lot have.

>>33962828
Not a chance mate, use that GI bill we are jealous of instead.

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>>33959480
>scoob
>muh skateboard squats

>>33962870

I was mostly just curious. I'm about to finish college here and I don't have a fucking clue about what I want to do, I'm looking at federal law enforcement though. Yall do let aussies, irish, and Canadians in though, right?

>>33962876

I am, almost done

>>33962859
So if I joined the Royal Marines I can expect to be the only Scot during training and get the piss taken out of me non stop? I'm from Glasgow myself btw, I'm more worried about my accent not being understood by some oxford educated officer or being seen as a mouthbreathing retard due to the Scottish/heroin/booze stereotype.

>>33958097
You're not getting the time of day from the recruiter unless you're in shape.

Don't be too big, fat or muscley. Bigger guys need more calories and are less flexible in both ends of the spectrum. Cardiovascular strength is key.

>>33962903
You can make it up by making SNCO and getting angry when people cannot understand a fucking thing you say.

>>33962903
You're worrying too much, there are loads of weegies in every area of the services, worrying about your accent is retarded, you'll be in with people from all over the country

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>>33962891
Leaf here, my brother was interested in joining the Brits but from what he was told at our recruiting offices they no longer do that to both of our disappointments. However that could have been them trying to get him to join the CF with a lie, so take that with a grain of salt.

>>33962903
Celtic or Rangers

>>33962935
Commonwealth can still join but they need to live in the UK for 5 years first.

>>33962903
There are a few RM units in scotland but at Lympstone you will be one of a few if any scots in your intake yes, but it wont matter much, everyone gets the piss taken out of them and a stupid nickname, such is life.

Also I wouldnt worry about the accent, unless you sound like an islander youll be fine, i was in training with a welsh bloke and we could only judge whether he was happy or sad based upon the tone of his voice. Youll also get a lot of northerners and southerners and accents from all over the shop, as well as fairly smart lads and lads who are as thick as two short planks. End of the day you start off an individual and come out as a collective.

Good to see another wegie on here going for the forces btw, good lad.

>>33962988
>and a stupid nickname
This is true, I served with some people for years that never knew my first name.

>>33962977
Celtic

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>>33962986
Ahh gotcha, thanks for the info. That's a shame since getting all the way over there and a job set up for 5y is a pretty big deterrent for us colonials.
pic unrelated

>>33962922
This. To this day, thanks to my drill sergeant if I hear something unintelligible screamed in a manc accent I stand ramrod straight and prepare to have my bollocks forcibly inverted with a rusty knife

>>33963007
>checked Bond get
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLqR-GZKZSY

>>33963003
Ada boy

>>33957989

Not OP, just curious if anyone here's been through Sandhurst? Was thinking about applying a little while back, I pass all the educational requirements, and I'm relatively physically fit (Not a lardarse, but not shredded to the gills), but I'm still on the fence about the whole thing.

I was briefly considering joining and aiming for a Tank Crew position, but I spoke with a bloke who's currently in and he basically told me you're in a cramped, hot space that smells for hours upon end. And it kinda lost it's appeal after that.

>>33963000
I get Brains or Joker (Thunderbirds and Full Metal Jacket) on account of my retardproof glasses, could be worse.

>>33963007
I think the forces secretly did it to keep out the straight from Africa types that can barely speak English, such a shame since white South Africans and Canadians have always been great serving with us.

>>33963018
Mine was a scouser, his accent was so bad that Officers sometimes needed a translator for him.

>>33963035
Mine was Monty based solely on my surname, I got off easy especially since my best mate was nicknamed crapper.

>>33963030
Havent been but heard a fair bit. Basically the AOSB is a four day gut check, you have to be in good shape, have a pretty good run time and be able to work well under pressure. Theyll basically do a complete personal profile; a lot of lads pretend to be the stereotypical officer, say that they play polo on the weekends and speak twelve languages...they have a guy at Sandhurst who speaks 20+ languages and will immediately call you out on your bullshit. They arent looking for pompous twats, theyre looking for good, fit, smart blokes with a spine and some moral courage.
There will be lots of plan ex, i.e youre given a map of a village in Ethiopia, told that theres a dam about to burst and flood this village, you have X amount of vehicles, its all speed distance time stuff and how you plan it. You can fuck it up and kill everyone and still pass, its just how you deal with it. Also lots of stuff about courage and turnout, making sure youre doing your CDRILS, theyll call you out on shit you didnt do to see who has the bollocks to own up or if people will lay blame on others.

Again this is all just stuff ive heard, but yeah, they arent looking for the sons of Lords, theyre looking for fit blokes with their noggins screwed on.

>>33963051
Kek, I dont know what it is but I think northerners just love giving people a bollocking

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>>33963038
Wouldn't surprise me if that was the case, shame though since we are about 5 generations Canadian/Newfoundland (Family served in both WWs in Newfinese regiments then moved to Toronto post war to have my Dad.) Nfld is the Queen's oldest colony and we just wanted to contriboot to the Perfidious Albion not the faggy Canadian values/army.

>>33963063
Hahaha poor lad, what a nickname...there was a lad on my phase 1 called Knapper, so obviously we all called him Kid or Pedo.

>>33963157
Move over, join the reserves for a couple years, get in great shape, and by that point im sure there will be some sort of loophole or backdoor to get you in.

>>33963158
He got his name because he had a sudden uncontrollable urge to shit before anything that was considered hard work, it was funny as fuck watching him sprint off only to return 5 minutes later looking satisfied.

>>33963198
Reservists still need to stay here for 5 years first.

>>33963204
That is fucking hilarious, legend

>>33963219
Ah, bollocks. Well, you could come over for a visit, steal someones skin and wear it to your interviews.

T. Definitely not a skinwalker

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>>33963198
>>33963219
That's the problem is step 1 is a huge scary hurdle for us. No family or hook ups for jobs to weather the first 5y. I'm almost done school for machining, any idea what the prospects of work for a non-muslim over there? The skinwalker plan might work if I could find a voice changer to hide my accent maybe. If you guys get occupied by the brown hordes taking over continental Europe you might loosen the restrictions and we'll be on the first plane over when that happens I guess.

>>33962891
Go Federal or anywhere your time in service counts. Retirement comes sooner than ya think so decide if you want to work civilian shit jobs until you die at 65 or quit working much sooner and enjoy the last third of your life. You'll be old soon. Plan wisely.

>>33958201
>- Eye tests if you have anything less than 20/20 or 6/6 vision as they will call it you will not make it

This isn't true, there are plenty of soldiers who wear glasses.

>>33963291
The job markets here are decent, especially for tradies. Theres blokes I know who work for British Gas and get 500 quid a day doing callouts; if someones boiler breaks down, they go out, make sure it doesnt work, then call a repairman and fuck off home. Tradesmen here get pretty decent pay and pretty good hours, the more skilled your trade the better it is.

Also, dont believe the memes, britain is 95% white and you wont see a muzzie outside of Bradford.

>>33961015

This guy knows what he's on about.

Bear in mind that infantry can be a shit job a lot of the time but if it's what you want to do then you can definitely have pride in it.

Remember - no matter what role you go for you will 100% have to live in some random place in the middle of nowhere, unless you're in Hyde Park Barracks or something.

>>33963338
Can confirm, am a currently serving speccy, in case people havent realised from my other posts.

>>33963362
That is really good to hear, I'll have to consider it more once I finish school. Canada is more or less the same, with the liberals and their brown pets congregating around the liberal containment zone(LCZ) known as Toronto. That sounds like decent money especially when I'm used to the syrup shekel being so low recently, and part time/summer jobs. Any idea what rent costs for somewhere half decent around work, I'm currently paying $1468 syrup shekels in Toronto for a place without AC and a decent sized 1bdrm apartment under 1000 sqft

>>33963455
Portsmouth here and a good 2 bedroom flat in a nice area is about £800 a month without utilities, you can go as low as £600 a month if you do not mind a slightly rougher area.

>>33963124

That seems reasonable. I'll have to look into it if this whole "Having a job" thing doesn't work out for me!

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>>33963495
Mines without utilities too, shit sucks come summertime with a plug in AC unit. That doesn't sound too bad TWOOOOO bedrooms for $50 cheaper than my single. Don't mind rougher areas I've lived near feral nigs in Toronto before and survived, 6'2 215 and a beard scares them off usually. Thanks for taking the time to send all this info my way, seems much more plausible than I thought, just need to finish up school and head over it sounds like.
>mfw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjrgxb4K0k

>>33963525
Best of luck mate, better to do it than not do it and wonder what could have been later on in life. Thats the way I see it at least. Hope you crack on well with whatever you choose to do.

>>33963556
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/Portsmouth.html

Feel free to browse this website, obviously things are cheaper the further north you go or if you are outside of a large city.

>>33963362

And Manchester. Made the mistake of going to the Trafford Centre a while back, never seen so many in my life.

>>33963671
You poor bastard, glad you made it out. I have a mate whose at Manchester Uni, he went there a liberal and now is full /pol/ack and sleeps with a softball bat by his bed.

>>33963572

Thanks man, I appreciate it.

>>33963362

Idk

I live in Halifax and it's pretty infested. So are a lot of the other towns in the area like Keighley.

>>33962644
Don't join the Royal Irish, English don't give a shit who you are but having a southern Irish accent in the RIR might lose you some friends.

>>33962734
This so much, if you are a catholic and join any "British institution" such as the army they will target you.

Don't forget Ronan Kerr a catholic was tracked through his police training and murdered during his first few days on the job. Dissidents are more eager on targeting those who they consider "traitor's" and if they got word about an Irish lad in the regulars they wouldn't pass up the chance, only tell your close family if you decide to join.

This thread makes my light recce knees hurt.
Looks like i need a 5th and 6th knee arthroscopy

>>33958201

To add to this.

If you have any joint pains, DO NOT mention them in the medical. A guy I was with at mine had some knee pain from a 10k run earlier that week. He ended up getting a six month deferral.

>>33963338
I'm talking about people with uncorrectable vision, if you have a lazy eye it will screw you so hard (glasses don't work with lazy eye)