**British Armed Forces Discussion Thread**

[fire_munki]

Coolio thanks for the advice, I'm just hoping I can even get to the recruitment weekend!
Even if I can I hope to raise a nice bit of funding for various Marine support groups, so something good will come from it.

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

can anyone who has done basic for the army recently link what kinda swimming trunks are acceptable?

 

[Bengaboy]

can anyone who has done basic for the army recently link what kinda swimming trunks are acceptable?

Speedos only Im afraid.

















Any should be fine!!

 

[arctine]

can anyone who has done basic for the army recently link what kinda swimming trunks are acceptable?

Just get swimming shorts with a string in the waist to fasten.

Also, make sure your tooth brush is blue.

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

My list says no shorts.

"Males - Swimming trunks, not shorts. Plain design, either black or blue."

Any way around speedos lol.

 

[arctine]

My list says no shorts.

Seriously?

Ha, I suppose the PTIs have to get their fun somehow.

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

Lol think i would get away with these?

http://store.speedo.co.uk/c/men/aquashorts?cm_re=Men-_-Landing+spot3-_-Aquashorts

 

[Bengaboy]

Lol think i would get away with these?

http://store.speedo.co.uk/c/men/aquashorts?cm_re=Men-_-Landing+spot3-_-Aquashorts

You would definitely get away with them - probably be the 1st one to get bummed in the showers though...

IF you are that conscious, take a pair of normal swim shorts and these, so if everyone else starts wearing shorts, you wont look like a total bender

 

[lemonkettaz]

We just used the issued pt shorts for swimming lessons.

Sometimes we swam in 95 kit, bad times

 

[StriderX]

We just used the issued pt shorts for swimming lessons.

Sometimes we swam in 95 kit, bad times

95 kit?

What is that

 

[Bengaboy]

95 kit?

What is that

Camo uniform

 

[StriderX]

Camo uniform

Oh dear.

 

[lemonkettaz]

You won't get issued cs95 kit now (camouflage pattern)

It's mtp now, but I reckon you will still get in the water with it lol

 

[steve45]

well if its anything like when i did it, its just not worth the bother of trying to use shorts, they wont let you and are most likely just gonna get yourself some extra phys, and you'll either be told to wear pt shorts or some form of swimming trunks/shorts, those ones you linked to will be perfectly fine.

 

[steve45]

You won't get issued cs95 kit now (camouflage pattern)

It's mtp now, but I reckon you will still get in the water with it lol

they had coveralls to wear for the MST when i did it.

 

[lemonkettaz]

Suppose it changes at different places. We wore jackets at gib, good lessons in the water but pretty hacking

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

Im not that self conscious I just think they look really lame and would take the **** outa someone else in them so would rather avoid the normal speedo style.

 

[lemonkettaz]

Just get some plain dark swimming trunks, I doubt you will use them.

If it says to get them on the kitlist get it just incase, if it doesn't say get them then don't waste your money

 

[Mad_Jay]

Ahh the joys of awaiting your posting after phase 2/3 training.

Just been told I'm off to 99 squadron, I'm a very happy chap.

 

[Ghosteh]

You won't get issued cs95 kit now (camouflage pattern)

It's mtp now, but I reckon you will still get in the water with it lol

They may still issue CS95 for basic, I know our Mk5/6/6a helmets were getting called for in the stores as they're being issued to new Phase 1's, now that we have the Mk7, so may be the same with CS95.