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I've seen "Vic and Bob in Catterick" but thats about it

i was  based there for a few years and its a massive Garrison town.

Don't go into Catterick on a friday night cos the Para's are nutters.

I did ITC Catterick about 8 years ago. The place in the winter is rather parky. I was in Hellys barracks. It held the Paras, Corp of drums and my lot a platoon of Guards. Rooms there were 4 to 5 man each. The Scoff were'nt to bad, better than when l did Pirbright.
Don't go to the NAAFI at night for a beer. Unless its ok. I was up untill 3 in bloody morning because some chopper in my lot decided to have a beer and the Platoon Sar'nt caught him. Tosser and l'd just got into bed.
The land of Nod is a massive training area, bloody hilly in places and the tracks are all Gravel. Oh and when you go on exercise watch out for devil worshipers
The Garrison its self is fucking massive. The main camp is large and the BPFA route outside the Gym is down hill to start, then up hill to end
Darlington is ok on the piss watch out for other bods from different Regs on the piss, don't get into a fight, you'll get fucked and some places don't serve Squaddies.
Hope this is abit of a heads up for you. What are you planning to join?

jord wrote:

The_Guardsman wrote:

some places don't serve Squaddies.

Erm WTF why?

The simple answear is because we're drama!
Basicly what it is, is that we get into fights when we're drunk and can cause carnage. So to save on that there is usally a blanket ban on Squaddies going to the clubs. It happens usally in places like Catterick and the such.
Its not true for all Squaddies the lads l went on the pop with were alright. Never had a problem.... Well apart from the time that one of my mates started a fight in a Kebab shop because he got his scoff first. This apparantly was not on and the fat Scotish thing on crutches decide to wave her crutch about at the bloke behind the counter, who in turn waved his hugh kebab knife about. While this was going on my mate simply bimbed out none the wiser! Beers a wonderful thing!

If you join mate, you'll no doubt find this when you go out. It depends on the location and the such.

jord wrote:

Hahaha nice story mate. Though I'm wondering how they know you're in the Army?

Quite simple round Garrison towns. Same haircuts, Squaddies usally cut around with abit of confidants, usally talking about what a shit week its been and that exercise was crap. Pressed shirts and polished shoes (Usally Guards only, other regiments don't both being smart ) Oh and a big one, alot of lads don't have any other form of ID so they use thier Mod form 90's. Which is usally a big target indicator that your a squaddie! I was lucky l was based in Windsor so l did'nt have any problems getting into places. Don't worry though if it all goes wrong you could go to the NAAFI and get pissed. Only problem is there is'nt much talent in those places and if there was you have to compete with a job lot of others for a hopeful!

thanks for the answers Guardsman, +1 for you

Paras all the way mate!

You know how paras go on SAS selection and beat the recruits up when they catch them? How do you get chosen to do that? Because I'd love to track some SAS recruits for a week...


And then kick them on the floor.

jord wrote:

You know how paras go on SAS selection and beat the recruits up when they catch them? How do you get chosen to do that? Because I'd love to track some SAS recruits for a week...


And then kick them on the floor.

Search and Destroy. I'd just camp in the corner (and wait for them to pass by )

Sorted. SAS here I come

(I know, I know..)