Packing for Basic Training | British Army 

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You’ll need two wash kits. Once for the field and one for the camp. Saves a lot of hassle. Most regulars will have two sets of everything. As you can keep one packed. And one to use. Plus don’t forget toilet rolls and spare laces. And you’ll need bungees. Get good green ones.with a bit of length. For putting your poncho up at night. Talc powder for your feet. Try and get a survival kit. And get a good mag torch. Not that head torch. You’ll not be able to use that in a tactical situation at night. As you’ll have your helmet on. You’ll end up putting all you wee stuff like your housewife polish and brushes in plastic bags. As them containers take up to much room. Don’t forget bite and stings cream. As you will get bit in the field by all sort of bugs. Good luck.

this is crazy im 17 and im about to enlist into the U.S Army and its awesome seeing the way yall do things differently.

Good luck! Tip- enjoy it, do what youre told fast, help your mates. Basic is a special time and good memories. Coming up to my 20th anniversary at end of year, & still remember it all and keep in touch with mates

Top tip, buy canoe bags. They waterproof everything 100% when on Ex and when packing ur clothes u can squeeze all the air out making them easy to pack. Canoe bag everything that u dont want wet. Get a big one for ur bergen and loads if smaller ones for individual items. Finally, U dont need luck just get ur head down and give it 200% on everything you do.

Good luck Cheisie be good and stay safe..... Thanks for been there for relevant updates. LOVE YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ya'll do it way different than we do here in the US. We show up to a processing station, get loaded on a bus like cattle, get on a plane to the state where the base is, and get on another bus to the base. We show up with the clothes on out back and a small gym bag with a minimal amount of extra clothes and underwear and hygiene items. Its more like going to prison. We get all of our clothing, etc. on arrival. Don't even think about bringing any food or drink item with you on the bus.

I’m loving this content! Am definitely going to need it when I start my journey in the army xx

Just a tip you should already know by now but if you dont, use zinc oxide tape as a prevention to stop blisters same with compeed then you wont need the needle, you dont want to be pulling zinc tape off and your blisters pull with it nothing worse

Thank you for sharing. I am off to basic training soon and your videos are great!

Still remember doing the same myself back in 1995. Can't remember how I packed my kit though, I suspect that the 58 pattern webbing went already packed, and the rest would have been in the issue kitbag. You are SO lucky that they've retired 58 webbing!! It was terrible, everything COULD be squeezed in when it was dry, but as soon as it got wet, then it was game over. It really was shrink to fit! The water bottle wouldn't come out of the pouch anymore, the belt wouldn't fit, and the sleeping bag.....NO chance. The sleeping bag itself was great when dry as it was goose down, but once wet, it lost ALL of it's insulation properties which isn't ideal on Salisbury plain in Winter!

good luck chelsie ! i’m currently waiting on a start date and i can’t wait 😊 love the videos

Hi chelsie love your blog(channel)when I was in the army,they used to tell us not to iron your combats,as it took away the waterproof.

Way To Go, Soldier. I Learned Much.

good luck friend! all the best in your career

Wee she, washing, sewing and boot cleaning (small brush, polish and spare boot laces) field kits. Oh a blow in the dark battery cady👍

Hey Chelsie, loving the channel - I saw the reserves have changed their training, from two events to three, do you think you could possibly make a video explain how MOD1, MOD2, and MOD3 work? and what type of training will occur on each MOD? :)

In Australia we dont get bungees. We use thin hootchie cord. A better option is 6mm thick tent elastic. Buy it at camping stores. And you can tie it off or get little caribeener clips on Amozon. Bex Bugout Surviver did a vid on that. We used that a good 20yr here. Also makes a great clothesline. Tentpegs. Bend them up out of Tig welding rods. Cheap easy light. First aid kit. Better to use a piece of thick cardboard if you worried about crushing stuff made into a oblong and use a drybag. Tupperwear great. But it takes up room and weight. Headtorch. Im old school. We had D cell angle torch. Red orange white and green filter. Green filter is very soft on eyes. Those red lamps...you can see them miles away. Green under 100m on a beach open. But you can get headtorches with red and green on them. Buy yourself a merino buff as well.

Took me ages to get my kit when I was a reservist I had to do my TAFs in green overalls . It was very badly organised back then . But stuck it out . Loved it so much

Hi Chelsie, one thing to ALWAYS take with you is Condoms, lubricated and especially unlubricated.. I had an oppo who was SAS and he told me about all the things you can do with a condom. Lost your water bottle, fill a condom with water and protect it with a sock, use it for cooking, making a wet (tea/coffee) washing. Use it as a tourniquet or to keep dressings in place. There are so many uses for them, to list them here would take a month of Sundays lol. Condoms, bloody hoofin'.

Protein isn’t a must need most food has enough protein you will need but what you will need is isotonic tablets to replace electrolytes you lose

Very helpful, hanks

without going back and re-watching, i didn't see wood coathangers, get some (plus the ones with clips for trousers). dont do what i did and show up with plastic ones, my smock (big jacket) snapped one of mine, then i had to double up 2x of them for it, basically wasting 3x of my hangers for 1 thing.

Обалдеть: сколько всего полагается тому, кто проходит курс начальной подготовки... Я же приятно удивлен тем, что особа играющая роль ведущей в этом видео, - не запуталась во всём этом. Собранная особа! =) Спасибо ей.

I'm a U.S. Air Force veteran who served 6yrs in the Illinois State Air National Guard (temp duty in The Pentagon & also at Andrews AFB where our president's Air Force One (2 twin) planes are at. So I was in a reserve capacity, but volunteered for 3 & 6 month active duty assignments. U.S. Educational benefits are diff in Nat'l Guard/Reserve/active USAF. After basic & technical training Air Nat'l Guardsmen (like me) got to start 4 years of free university at any in-state, non-private college/univ & government pays 4yrs tuition + monthly cash in the G.I. Bill. My question is: where are you serving your duty, how long are you committed for and what educational benefit/waiver if any, do you get? Just stumbled on your video & was curious. Although I served in Chicago, I now live in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida 😊

I know you will be told no, but ziplock bags, bungees, pens, pencils, note books can all be demanded through the system.

Got my kit list last week so this video came at a brill time ❤️your Smashin the uploads atm chelsie fair play ❤️

Chelsie get some bank line and make jungle knots for the basha. Lightweight and throw it up in moments.

Oh bless ya good luck and Be safe ( your better with a green head torch for map reading 😳👍🏻petzl do a very good multi RGB abs White one )

Wow.

How interesting.

Good Luck. You had more space left in your suitcase than I thought there would be aswell lol! :)

When you get to your Unit , you will throw half of that junk away. In the Field we only took Spoons and Jack knives, what happened to Kit Bags as well ?

You really don't get issued a KFS (knife fork spoon) anymore 😨

Sure you will of been told but since you're a rifleman you won't be needing those creases down your trousers 👍 S&B ⚔️

Methoolated sprit for blisters

Hi. You made anymore new vids yet? All the best.👍🏾🇬🇧

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Hello I have a question. I’m getting ready to doing the British army training next year and I’m wondering, do they tell you what you’ll need to pack?

I’ve been looking through my kit list for Pirbright and I can say that it is going to be soooo expensive to buy everything I’ll need x

I LOVE YOU......................CHELSIE ANGELES....................................

My dad when he was growing up in the 60s and 70s said that it was called a house wife kit haha

Got my phase one 21st November 2021 👍

If you wanna save space take the enerery bars/snacks out of cardboard boxes ....Chuck them in loose .....best of luck !!

Very nice 👍

11:07 - Начало глаженья: вот любопытно, какой состав ткани у тех предметов верхней одежды, которые полагаются проходящему курс начальной подготовки? Это не только важно и нужно для правильного глаженья таких вещей, но и любопытно в сугубо сравнительном плане.

Wow. Haven’t been on this channel in a very long time. A lot has changed.

dont bother buying too much kit until you have passed basic training because if you dont pass or change your mind then you won't have wasted money

whoa quite a bit of kit there. Good to hear your knee has gotten better. Weren't you joining regulars? Or are you just carrying on until the next intake?

Hi,just a quict question did you do another medical test during you'r phase 1 trainng?as it is written in my joining instruction and what kind of medical test are they doing?is it the same one like we dis before in the asessment

What is the maximum age to join the army for a bachelor's degree in computer science and what rank will I get?

When do you get issued the Dress Uniform?

Don't use kiwi brown polish it turns your boots purple

Hello! Good afternoon!

Are you still joining the regulars? I remember you saying that you needed to do the assessment centre again, but I don’t remember any updates on it. x

How did you get sp much issued kit I got hardly any??

I love you

Do you not get issued a Bergen in the reserves?, I did phase one for the regs and we got issued our Bergen with all the other kit...

Are you doing your mod1? Didn't you get issued a bergen and black holdall? I'm going up to Pirbright for my mod1 tomorrow. I find it overwhelming with the amount of issued kit I need to take up there.

So, One year on, Hows the Army Career going for you?

Mind if I ask, What your rank is?

Nice cap badge.

I am big fan of British army can you help me plz to join British army plzz.

Pressed ...not ironed 😂..

When soldiers are this pretty I would surrendered first thing.

I like ur face

worst opening ever >

Ffs!!!!!

Sorry shampoo and conditioner..you've got to wsk yourself what he feck she's expecting

Обалдеть: сколько всего полагается тому, кто проходит курс начальной подготовки... Я же приятно удивлен тем, что особа играющая роль ведущей в этом видео, - не запуталась во всём этом. Собранная особа! =) Спасибо ей.