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**Notreally** · 09-01-2010, 19:56

Originally Posted by matt86

depends if there is any availability in the trade you want to go into, if its anything like it is in the REME at the moment though...prepare to be told to do one.

cheers. It's not really a big deal, I'll have word with them when I'm there and see what happens. If it's not possible then it's not possible.

I read on here that during basic you pick where you'd prefer to be posted first - UK, Germany, Commando, Para etc. Anybody know (if you pick commando or para) when you'd do AACC or PCoy? I assume after you've completed all of Phase 2 (combat engineering + trade).

edit: sorry that my questions aren't really Bassingbourn specific, just thought it'd be better than starting a new thread everytime something pops up.

**Lukie...** · 10-01-2010, 15:42

1 month to go...anyone up there on the 7th??

**steevo_RE** · 10-01-2010, 15:47

Originally Posted by Lukie...

1 month to go...anyone up there on the 7th??

my mate going 7th of feb, i can get u in touch with him if you want?

**Lukie...** · 10-01-2010, 19:39

Ay why not!

**ndougal** · 10-01-2010, 21:39

im goin in Royal engineers mate, fitter general!
Pm me with you facebook mate, got my oath of alliegence tomorrow and i go 24th and as for my fitness well with bad weather and festive period thennnnn i wont be as fit as i was for adsc, but wont take long to get back in shape! thnks, Nick.

**ndougal** · 10-01-2010, 21:45

Thanks Fast Blue, much appreciated for the info! shouldnt take too long to get back into that level of fitness, just didnt know if i was gonna get a grillin just coz its slipped 30 seconds or somethin! Nick

**Le_Cunningham** · 11-01-2010, 06:57

Phoned up my careers office on monday there and they said they had no dates in yet for me

! I dunno, it might be because my phase 2 is realllllllllllllllllllllly long, like 40 weeks for air con fitters.
I'm slightly in 2 minds whether to phone them up and ask if i can go for my second job choice (plumber) instead of my first (can i even do that?) But i dunno.
The wait would be made so much easier if i actually knew when the hell i was due to start!! haha

Originally Posted by Notreally

Originally Posted by matt86

depends if there is any availability in the trade you want to go into, if its anything like it is in the REME at the moment though...prepare to be told to do one.

cheers. It's not really a big deal, I'll have word with them when I'm there and see what happens. If it's not possible then it's not possible.

I read on here that during basic you pick where you'd prefer to be posted first - UK, Germany, Commando, Para etc. Anybody know (if you pick commando or para) when you'd do AACC or PCoy? I assume after you've completed all of Phase 2 (combat engineering + trade).

edit: sorry that my questions aren't really Bassingbourn specific, just thought it'd be better than starting a new thread everytime something pops up.

I'm not 100% sure on this, but my mate started phase 1 in bassingbourn a few weeks ago as a fitter general and he says he got to choose to join 24 reg which is commando. He also said they got a presentation on what to join. He didn't mention when you do AACC or PCOY. I'm probably guessing when you move into your unit.
My personal preference might be 23 reg air assault and from there i can do PCOY, but it does look unbelievably tough. I'll probably decide once i've been through a bit of training - see how my determination is!

**myface** · 13-01-2010, 22:00

So I done my oath today.Thats everything sorted and i'm away.Is everyone got everything ready for the 24th?.

**The_Biffy** · 13-01-2010, 22:38

Hey, I don't post much on here but I read alot of whats going on. lol. Started my application in July and passed Selection middle of October, which seems like friggin' ages ago and still waiting on dates to go. Aiming to join Household Cav but as of yet, no dates. Its grinding my gears. On the plus side, least I'm not doing fieldcraft in this snow! :D

**Le_Cunningham** · 13-01-2010, 23:00

Originally Posted by The_Biffy

Hey, I don't post much on here but I read alot of whats going on. lol. Started my application in July and passed Selection middle of October, which seems like friggin' ages ago and still waiting on dates to go. Aiming to join Household Cav but as of yet, no dates. Its grinding my gears. On the plus side, least I'm not doing fieldcraft in this snow! :D

Yeah i passed selection in july and i've not got dates yet lmao.
I phoned up my local office again asking if i changed my job choice if it would make to start phase 1 faster but she said theres no chance until after april -_-