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Like the young soldiers series on BBC3 following squaddies-to-be on their way through basic training, Sandhurst (on BBC4) follows wannabe officers on their way through... er... Sandhurst.
This week has focused mostly on the male officers, some with an hilarious overestimation of their abilities, such as the nob who thought going to sit in the woods for a couple of days would sort the men from the boys (while implying he was the former) only to be told later that he was one of the worst in his group
The bits about the female officers had me worried, far too much crying for people who are going to be put on the front line.
Actually, why do they train them separately, any former officers on here know?
This week has focused mostly on the male officers, some with an hilarious overestimation of their abilities, such as the nob who thought going to sit in the woods for a couple of days would sort the men from the boys (while implying he was the former) only to be told later that he was one of the worst in his group
The bits about the female officers had me worried, far too much crying for people who are going to be put on the front line.
Actually, why do they train them separately, any former officers on here know?
It was very entertaining but a lot was missed. Fitting 14 weeks into 1 hour isn't very easy.
There wasn't much shouting or beastings and they missed a lot of the detail that makes it a pain in the arse.
The girls are trained with the men and they do all the same stuff but they have their own platoon.
There wasn't much shouting or beastings and they missed a lot of the detail that makes it a pain in the arse.
The girls are trained with the men and they do all the same stuff but they have their own platoon.
difontaine42 said:
It was very entertaining but a lot was missed. Fitting 14 weeks into 1 hour isn't very easy.
There wasn't much shouting or beastings and they missed a lot of the detail that makes it a pain in the arse.
The girls are trained with the men and they do all the same stuff but they have their own platoon.
I think the first show just did the first 4 weeks, it wasn't very clear. There are another two, I assume the last one being about them in Afghanistan.There wasn't much shouting or beastings and they missed a lot of the detail that makes it a pain in the arse.
The girls are trained with the men and they do all the same stuff but they have their own platoon.
They picked a reasonable cross-section of the sort of people who go although I was surprised by the tattoos. There was one guy on my course who was 36 and going into the Education corps but he had to do the same as everyone else. We never had to drink a whole water-bottle down in one go - I wonder if that is something that has come from ops in Iraq and Afghanistan. What the programme has not got across so far is how completely knackering it is. I have never been so tired over such a long period, nor as fit, as I was at Sandhurst. I have my passing out photo on my office wall (at home) and a chap in the front row is actually asleep.
L.F.
L.F.
greygoose said:
EDLT said:
The bits about the female officers had me worried, far too much crying for people who are going to be put on the front line.
Actually, why do they train them separately, any former officers on here know?
To stop them getting pregnant?Actually, why do they train them separately, any former officers on here know?
difontaine42 said:
greygoose said:
EDLT said:
The bits about the female officers had me worried, far too much crying for people who are going to be put on the front line.
Actually, why do they train them separately, any former officers on here know?
To stop them getting pregnant?Actually, why do they train them separately, any former officers on here know?
Madness60 said:
Not sure why they do it differently, even when I went through Officer Training with the RAF we were mixed in with the girls right from the start.
Waits for comments about Army having traditions and RAF just having habits etc etc
As I understand it, the reasoning behind that decision is an attempt to stave off the natural homosexual tendencies of your average RAF officer Waits for comments about Army having traditions and RAF just having habits etc etc
difontaine42 said:
greygoose said:
EDLT said:
The bits about the female officers had me worried, far too much crying for people who are going to be put on the front line.
Actually, why do they train them separately, any former officers on here know?
To stop them getting pregnant?Actually, why do they train them separately, any former officers on here know?
Haven't seen the show, but maybe they've done some creative editing to make it look like they're kept apart?
EDLT said:
I think the first show just did the first 4 weeks, it wasn't very clear. There are another two, I assume the last one being about them in Afghanistan.
It was the first 5 weeks with a few other bits thrown in. Longreach is week 5.The "nob" with the headband is in my company after getting injured.
Don't think he thought he would still be here when the programme aired.
difontaine42 said:
inman999 said:
It was the first 5 weeks with a few other bits thrown in. Longreach is week 5.
The "nob" with the headband is in my company after getting injured.
Don't think he thought he would still be here when the programme aired.
Longreach is week 6.The "nob" with the headband is in my company after getting injured.
Don't think he thought he would still be here when the programme aired.
If you want to watch something that's a bit more informative watch this - The BBC show from the 80's, The Paras - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT61kdo_gww
Even this was slated at the time for not showing the real 'encouragement' etc.. provided by the Directing Staff. They were known as the Hollywood Platoon.
Even this was slated at the time for not showing the real 'encouragement' etc.. provided by the Directing Staff. They were known as the Hollywood Platoon.
Asterix said:
If you want to watch something that's a bit more informative watch this - The BBC show from the 80's, The Paras - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT61kdo_gww
Even this was slated at the time for not showing the real 'encouragement' etc.. provided by the Directing Staff. They were known as the Hollywood Platoon.
You can actually watch The Paras and various other old documentaries on the BBC site now - all uploaded as part of the Army: A Very British Institution season that they've got going on at the moment.Even this was slated at the time for not showing the real 'encouragement' etc.. provided by the Directing Staff. They were known as the Hollywood Platoon.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/collections/p00hl622/...
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