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Armed Forces Basic Training - It Makes You Proud After a thouroughly very depressing first few days I got my first surge of pride. And it was this feeling I realised that made people addicted to the Armed Forces way of life, it was a good feeling and I’m glad it happened and I think many other recruits felt it too, ...

Armed Forces Basic Training - Would You Do it?! It was hard. Many times I wanted to give up. But then I remembered what I'd be going back to. Boredam, no money, no job - I'd be a member of the underclass, ignored by all the political parties. That was my motivation. Getting down on the floor and having to perform ...

Armed Forces Basic Training - Would You Do it?! It was hard. Many times I wanted to give up. But then I remembered what I'd be going back to. Boredam, no money, no job - I'd be a Giro Jockey, a member of the underclass. Down trodden and ignored by all the political parties. That was typical in the 90's, especially ...

Joining the Armed Forces? I came from a small sea coast town. Its main industries had been big (manufacturing and food) until it all started to disappear in the 1980's. By the time 2000 came round the place was a ghost town. I thought I was lucky to miss John Major's recession and the poll tax riots of the early 1990's. ...

These FAQs are intended to answer some of the most common questions we receive here at HMForces.co.uk asking how to get a career started in the Armed Forces. We encourage anyone interested to begin their journey by using the comprehensive guides we have put together. These guides cover everything you'll need to know on how to separate yourself from the competition ...

A career in the Armed Forces is like no other. Ask any one who is serving or has served and many will tell you that it’s a way of life and they wouldn’t want to do anything else. But do you really know what it takes to set yourself apart from the other candidates in the exceedingly fierce competition for that ...

Introduction Between visiting the Recruiting Office and starting Phase 1 Military Training all potential recruits will have to attend an Army Development and Selection Centre (ADSC). The ADSC selection process gives the Army the opportunity to look at the potential recruit, and conversely, it gives the potential recruit a chance to look at the Army – but the common denominator in ...

Termination of Civilian Employment. Individuals attending ADSC will not join the Army immediately on completion of the course. Under no circumstances should civilian employment be terminated until such times as an agreed date for reporting to their allocated Army Training Regiment (ATR) has been notified to the individual concerned. Individuals have 15 days after departing ADSC to make their decision as ...