Anyone who has served or is currently serving got any advice to give to 'newbies' or
potential infantry soldiers?

please shed the light

work hard, keep your head down dont get noticed...

yeah turn around and run like fuck before you are trapped

Embrace the knowledge, accept the cold, and enjoy your training. It's putting up with the worst, that makes infantry soldiers the best.

As above be prepared to be cold, wet and hungry! and don't salute the RSM and call a Cpl or Sgt "SIR"!

Nil Desperandum Iligitimi....Dont let the barstards grind you down
Always smile...they will think you are either a physco and will leave u alone or that your mind has gone and you are about to go 'physco'....either way they will piss of and annoy someone else....dont do this in pubs though, unless its at girls or a gaye bar...lol

Dont do it, its not all you think, and definatly dont join the army if you think it will make you an awesome solider, it dosent. join the marines if you want real infantiering!!!!!!!!!
(I am army so i would know)

Afternoon all, I'm ex-Infantry - Queens Div, Royal Anglian. I served with the Poachers for my 22, still serving as an NRPS soldier at Chilwell in Nottingham. I run my own embroidery company and specialise in Military designs....

some of you fellas might be able to give me some advice i was in afghan with T.A. as a gunner (first tour) and a 105 N.Ded next to head i want to re join but as infantry in the irish reg but not sure if my hearing in the left ear will get me dismissed from selection i have constant ringing in that damn ear and just some advice should i contnue to go for infantry or reside myself to scrap to live a lonely shit filled life on civvie street? any ideas/suggestions welcomed

Get to training on time, Keep your mouth shout and your ears peeled.