Military Training

This element is made up of:

• Skill at Arms – where you learn how to use the Army’s infantry weapon, the SA80.
• Fieldcraft – learning how to live, eat and survive in the field.
• Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence (NBC) – learning how to survive is a contaminated environment, wearing protective equipment and a respirator.
• First Aid – learning how to treat casualties in a battlefield situation with vital skills that could save lives anywhere.
• Physical Fitness – where you follow a structured programme to improve your physical fitness with sessions in the gym as well as swimming, sports and other outdoor activities. You have to pass a series of tests to prove to us that you are good enough to be a soldier in the Army. But don’t panic – you don’t need to be an Olympic athlete, as the training is both gradual and fun.