The application process takes 3 - 6 months to complete. To apply for soldier entry you start with an initial visit to the Army Careers Office. You will have a general chat with the recruiter, watch a few videos on potential career options and will be asked a few simple questions about yourself. If you like what you hear they will book a BARB test (Entrance Test), a Basic Skills Assessment (literacy & Numeracy). This is followed by a number of interviews and a 36 hour visit to the Army Development & Selection Centre (ADSC). At the ADSC you will have a full medical, fitness test and a final interview. If this all goes well you will be offered a place in the Army. Approximately 2 - 4 weeks after ADSC you will be enlisted into the Army and then report for basic training.

The BARB (Entrance) Test is done on a touch screen computer. It is simple maths, english and common sense questions. At a later stage of selection or in basic training you will take a Basic Skills Assessment (Literacy & Numeracy). One will measure your level of literacy (that is your reading, comprehension, spelling and punctuation). The other will find out your numeracy ability (that is, working with numbers and doing arithmetic calculations)

Then, juxt when you think you have 3 months left to get fit in, they 'phone you up and say"you start next tuesday". Happened to me-ok it was 20 years ago but things haven't changed that much.

Applied back in April, did interviews, BARB tests, basic skills assessment, and all that nonsense in May. Went to ADSC Glencorse mid June, got deferred(heart murmur), then back again mid July and passed, now Ive got my Oath of allegiance this Thursday and start Phase 1 Pirbright on November 17th. So from application to training has taken me over 6 months.

F***ing ages then, i hope mine wont take that long, i found a list of intake dates for the coldstreamers to it shouldn't hopefully, good luck with phase 1, not long now! what are you doing?

Applied Mid August, Had Barb & Basic Skills Beginning of september. Passed Pre-Medical, got invited to an insight course & was awaiting date, in the midst of that got my ADSC booked for 6th November at Lichfield then found out the insight course was on 6th November lol but i don't mind. Hopefully i'll pass first time and if so will be starting basic in Catterick January time for 2 R Anglian, The Poachers.

Yeah im not doing an insight now, whens your ADSC fluffer?
Iv'e been training since app so about 3 months

1.5mile = 10:30 Avg, Best 9:55 (somehow)
Pullups = 15 Avg
Pressups = 30-40
Situps = 70 Avg
3mile = 25Min Avg