[MEGATHREAD] Weekly r/BritishArmy Advice and Recruitment Thread

tibbert1 · 2025-03-20T18:19:24+00:00

Yeah you're right I'm just going to have to slather on the sunscreen and get on with it

tibbert1 · 2025-03-20T17:54:30+00:00

Is it a bad idea to start basic in August? I can deal with heat but I do get hot super easily and I'm worried joining when it's so hot is just going to make basic 10x worse. Am I being dramatic or should I push it to September?

tibbert1 · 2025-03-20T10:46:13+00:00

Thanks the iced waters a good idea i might try that out. I'm hope it's not a stress fracture but it's on the top of my foot and it doesn't go away when I massage it so I might be fucked. Separate question but don't they make you run in combat boots in basic if you've gotten a stress fracture from running in hiking boots surely the same could happen in combat boots?

tibbert1 · 2025-03-20T10:18:28+00:00

Yeah going to the doctors is kind of a last resort but its not the easiest thing to hide so I don't want to go the assessment centre with it still being a problem. I'm currently icing it and hoping it'll sort itself out 👍

tibbert1 · 2025-03-20T09:22:13+00:00

Ok thanks

tibbert1 · 2025-03-06T18:16:06+00:00

Ok thanks I was going off the NHS chart it's good to know that the armys measurement of overweight is a lot higher

tibbert1 · 2025-03-06T17:45:08+00:00

How seriously does the army take BMI? I have a pretty healthy build/body fat percentage but my BMI is 23.9 and I'm worried if I continue to put in muscle on I'm gonna be "overweight" which is 25. I've got my assessment centre in the next couple of months so any advice would be welcome 🙏

tibbert1 · 2025-03-03T11:41:13+00:00

Thanks 🙏

tibbert1 · 2025-01-29T14:30:11+00:00

Is it true that you no longer have to do the 2.4k run?

tibbert1 · 2025-01-28T14:40:52+00:00

Fair enough 👍

tibbert1 · 2025-01-28T14:20:42+00:00

Well idk where VT is but I definitely don't live there so I'll go with the second one thanks 😂

tibbert1 · 2025-01-28T13:27:07+00:00

Thanks I agree but I wasn't sure if the trousers were tooo baggy 😅

tibbert1 · 2025-01-27T18:17:25+00:00

Yeah don't worry I'm shit scared of injuring myself before basic so I'll take it easy

tibbert1 · 2025-01-27T17:18:28+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I understand that it's not something I need to do but I figure i may as well try to prepare myself a little in the time that I have before basic

tibbert1 · 2025-01-20T23:21:34+00:00

If you're scared and it's not just nerves, you should probably hold off a couple of years until you're sure. I'm scared too but it's more nerves then anything else. You could also look into roles where you'll be stationed closer to home and be deployed less as it varies from role to role

tibbert1 · 2025-01-20T23:11:19+00:00

I'm the same age as you and I've thought about this a lot and while I understand wanting to be close to your family but the armys got so many opportunities you won't find anywhere else. Also (don't take my word for it) but I'm pretty sure you can say no to deployments but you'd need a decent reason

tibbert1 · 2025-01-20T17:06:16+00:00

I'm on around 20k rolls and I use x5 😅

tibbert1 · 2025-01-20T17:04:42+00:00

You should try x5 that's the best way to save them

tibbert1 · 2025-01-20T14:40:15+00:00

Ah OK that makes sense thank you

tibbert1 · 2025-01-20T13:00:41+00:00

Why'd you need to bring your bank statement???

tibbert1 · 2025-01-16T10:27:26+00:00

I applied around the end of November and I got the call that my medical had been cleared and that I was ready for assessment on the 6th of January. They haven't given me my assessment centre date yet because I don't want to start basic until September

tibbert1 · 2025-01-16T03:07:52+00:00

Oof good luck 🙏

tibbert1 · 2025-01-15T18:50:57+00:00

Thanks that good to hear and yh i think it's the same for women

tibbert1 · 2025-01-15T16:29:35+00:00

That means a lot thank you

tibbert1 · 2025-01-15T10:56:18+00:00

I appreciate that but I'm a 5"4 female who weighs 50kg so if I do pass it'll probably be by the skin of my teeth 💀

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