Soldier on BBC
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FreeLitres

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6,120 posts

199 months

Thursday 5th October 2023
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Is anyone else watching this show which follows citizens going into the British army's infantry training?

Where did they find these guys? Cooking pizza on their clothes iron, not able to follow the most simple of instructions, etc.

Let's see if they can turn them into Soldiers.

BossHogg

7,081 posts

200 months

Thursday 5th October 2023
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That's infantry for you, the percentage to pass the entrance exam was a lot lower in my day.

4.7AMV8

2,356 posts

188 months

Friday 6th October 2023
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Got bored after 30 minutes. Everything was out of sync with real training. 10 minutes into it and they are already over the assault course in uniform etc. Got to weapon test part and I started watching TikTok clips.
And its heavily watered down for TV...but then its a recruiting tool so to be expected.