Hi,

I am due to start at a certain education establishment in September.

Without wishing to be too 'thrusty' I have obtained a copy of last years Black Bag list, and have had a look at a few jobs.

I wish to be based in the North, so Catterick sounds quite appealing. However, I have heard rumours that 19 Lt Bde may as well be renamed 19 'Shite' Bde for a number of reasons (future roles etc). Is this true?

Also, I have heard that the quality threshold for the Bde staff will be lowered to take this into account and be equivalent to a Regional Bde. Is this also true? Am I better off applying for a post in 42 (NW) Bde?

Many thanks.

There is a plan to relocate 19 to NI as soon as normalisation takes place (2006????), 4 Mech Bde will then take its place in Catterick.

I'd probably take the "Fat Rat" over "Shite" anyday!

Haven't heard the rumour on the "quality threshold", could be a good one to run with on the course!

Originally Posted by Spanner

Haven't heard the rumour on the "quality threshold", could be a good one to run with on the course!

It looks as if 'The Peice' is already making a play for 'top' student. He's already started to try and psych out the opposition. I bet he turns up on day one of the course with all his reading material already flagged up. Typical combat indicator.

He's welcome to it - at least I will have enjoyed my summer holiday!

Right, enough arrsing. POETS.

Originally Posted by CrapSpy

Originally Posted by Spanner

Haven't heard the rumour on the "quality threshold", could be a good one to run with on the course!

It looks as if 'The Peice' is already making a play for 'top' student. He's already started to try and psych out the opposition. I bet he turns up on day one of the course with all his reading material already flagged up. Typical combat indicator.

Why would I be thinking of 'top student' and 19 Bde at the same time? I know my limits!!

I do have lots of sticky tags ready to go.

Piece, you had better not let commander 19 hear you speaking like that or he'll be down to give you a slap. After all he did win the Falklands War single handed.

Originally Posted by Johnny_Ludlow

Piece, you had better not let commander 19 hear you speaking like that or he'll be down to give you a slap. After all he did win the Falklands War single handed.

. I was only 11. Do you think he'll punish me for being a bit young to fully remember his exploits?

When 4 Bde takes over from 19 Bde in Catterick does that mean that Osnabrück garrison including Münster will close down. Or will there be still a military presence there.

Originally Posted by The_Piece

Hi,

I am due to start at a certain education establishment in September.

Without wishing to be too 'thrusty' I have obtained a copy of last years Black Bag list, and have had a look at a few jobs.

I wish to be based in the North, so Catterick sounds quite appealing. However, I have heard rumours that 19 Lt Bde may as well be renamed 19 'Shite' Bde for a number of reasons (future roles etc). Is this true?

Also, I have heard that the quality threshold for the Bde staff will be lowered to take this into account and be equivalent to a Regional Bde. Is this also true? Am I better off applying for a post in 42 (NW) Bde?

Many thanks.

You may want to run the concept of the threshold being lowered past the Comd (des) currently COS 3 Div. He may disagree with you. How many Regional Bdes get CsOS of active Divs as Comds?

You don't appear like a thruster, only a throbber.

Well p-man, when you think how much it costs to accomodate us in Germany, when we could be pumping that money in to our own economy......do the maths!!

As for any validity to the rumour - it's more of a personal aspiration of mine, if only to see the looks on the faces of some those companies who exist in BFG to solely rip off the average squaddie.

(I'm not say they're all bad - some are really very good and useful, but some are complete charlatans.....)