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Army Home Page / Units and Organisations / Arms and Services / HQ Infantry Home / Regiments / Kings & Cheshire Regt / Recruit Training      The Kings & Cheshire Regiment Recruit Training Process     If you have no previous military experience when you join the Territorial Army, then you will need to learn the basics of being a soldier. The recruit training process is spread over six weekends and midweek training evenings, here you will learn a range of military skills including weapon handling, fieldcraft, first aid and map reading. You will also have plenty of chances to brush up on your fitness! On completion of your basic training with The Kings & Cheshire Regiment Recruit Training Team, you must attend a two week Combat Infantryman's Course at ITC Catterick.   Interested? What To Do Next     STEP 1 - Come and visit us! You can find contact details for any of The Kings & Cheshire Regiment's TA Centre in this website. Come down for an informal look around, our drill night is every Tuesday between 1930 and 2130. Use your visit to get a feel of what life is like at a TA Centre and treat it as a valuable opportunity to have any questions you may have answered. Meet members of The Kings & Cheshire Regiment so you find out first hand if life in the Territorial Army could be for you. STEP 2 - Attend an interview All potential recruits are required to attend a brief interview with a member of staff from the Regimental Recruit Training Team. This will take about an hour and you can expect to be asked questions about your fitness levels, education and medical history. There will also be some paperwork to fill in. But don't regard it as a test or obstacle - you'll have plenty of opportunities to ask questions yourself and it's at this stage that you'll learn a lot more about TA life and the rest of the recruit training process. STEP 3 - Wait for the next round of training to start If your application is successful you won't have to wait long to join up. The Kings & Cheshire Regiment runs it's own Basic Recruit Training package and you'll be notified in advance to attend. STEP 4 - Start your recruit training The Territorial Army Foundation Scheme (TAFS) Weekend gives you a taster of Territorial Army life. If you like it, and the Territorial Army likes you, you will continue your recruit training. Click on the links below to see what is involved at each stage of the Recruit Training process:     Territorial Army Foundation Scheme (TAFS) Weekend Recruit Training Weekend One Recruit Training Weekend Two Recruit Training Weekend Three Recruit Training Weekend Four Recruit Training Weekend Five Recruit Training Weekend Six Combat Infantryman's Course                       Territorial Army Foundation Scheme (TAFS) Weekend     During this weekend you will experience an introduction to the Territorial Army. Be aware that some activities may be physically and mentally challenging. Subjects covered in this weekend include - FIELDCRAFT State the Country Code Prepare and Pack CEMO (Combat Equipment Marching Order)/CEFO (Combat Equipment Fighting Order) Your Health at Risk PHYSICAL TRAINING Basic Personal Fitness Assessment (BPFA) DRILL Prepare and wear appropriate Forms of Dress Carry out Foot Drill at the Halt Dressing in Three Ranks Open and Close Order at the Halt Turning at the Halt Saluting at the Halt Dismissing & Falling Out Foot Drill at the Halt, Practice Marching and Halting Turnings on the March Change Step on the March Foot drill at the Halt and on the March MILITARY EDUCATION Badges of Rank, Star Plates and Key Personnel within a Unit and their responsibilities The 24 Hour Clock and Phonetic Alphabet Equal Opportunities British Army Arms and Services Where the British Army is deployed Law of Armed Conflict MILITARY LAW Military Law and its application to Service Life PAY AND ALLOWANCES The Pay Statement and the associated pay, allowances and charges that appear on it SECURITY The nature of the major security threats, other security issues and the MoD Alert State System BACK TO TOP      Recruit Training Weekend One     All new recruits will assemble at their nominated TA Center to be met by a member of the Regimental Recruit Training Team. After a small period of administration, you will then move on to Altcar Training Camp under the guidance of your Section Commander. An introduction to the course will be given by the Officer in Command (OC) of the Regimental Recruit Training Team, highlighting the expectations of the course. Recruits will cover a variety of introductory lessons over the weekend, both theory and practical based. These include: An introduction to the SA80 rifle / weapon handling assessment. Fitness assessment - Basic Personal Fitness Assessment (BPFA) and boot run. An introduction to basic military drill movements. An introduction to fieldcraft. Finance presentation, explaining rates of pay and method of payments. A security brief. Administration checks, confirmation of kit issued and requirements for each weekend.   BACK TO TOP      Recruit Training Weekend Two     This weekend is revision and continuation of the lessons that were introduced to you on the previous weekend. By weekend two you will have had your first allocation of kit, including your own uniform issued to you. Subjects covered in weekend two include: An explanation of your basic kit and equipment, including how to keep it all in good working order. Continuation lessons on the SA80 rifle. Another chance to improve your fitness - Basic Personal Fitness Assessment (BPFA). Basic military drill movements. Map Reading. First aid.   BACK TO TOP      Recruit Training Weekend Three     Weekend three continues to build on the skills learned on the previous weekends and takes the first steps towards training you to survive in the field. The weekend includes a 24 hour field exercise where you will learn: Administration of your weapon, your kit and yourself. How to construct your own shelter. How to cook your own food. How to camouflage and conceal yourself. Also, your map reading skills will be tested with a night navigation exercise.     BACK TO TOP      Recruit Training Weekend Four     Weekend four provides the opportunity to revise all you have learned to date and introduces you to the TA Combat Fitness Test (CFT). The TA Combat Fitness Test is a 4 mile march, carrying 35lb of kit, to be completed within 1 hour. New military topics covered in weekend four include: NBC (Nuclear Biological Chemical) warfare drills. Plus there will be another opportunity to attempt the Basic Personal Fitness Assessment.     BACK TO TOP      Recruit Training Weekend Five     The whole of weekend five is spent in the field. The weekend brings together all the skills you have learned to date, and you will also be taught the following: SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). Section battle drills. Pairs fire and manouvre. Section attacks. Patrolling.   BACK TO TOP      Recruit Training Weekend Six     Weekend six is the final training weekend and will conclude your Phase One training. Over the weekend you will have a series of tests on subjects you have learnt over the last five weekends of recruit training, including: Fieldcraft. TA combat fitness test (CFT) NBC. Map reading. First aid. You will also have a chance to attempt your APWT - Annual Personal Weapon Test. Upon successfully passing weekend six, you will be awarded your recruit training certificate from The Kings & Cheshire Regiment Recruit Training Team. You will then be ready to progress onto Phase Two of your training - the Combat Infantryman’s Course     BACK TO TOP      Combat Infantryman's Course     ITC Catterick's Mission - To train the soldier in Infantry Special To Arms Skills so that he can take his place in a Rifle Platoon on Operations. The Combat Infantryman's Course is the framework upon which all Infantry training is based. It equips the trainee with Infantry Special to Arms skills needed to operate in a Rifle Platoon. Successful completion of the Combat Infantryman's Course marks the end of the trainee's initial Army training. The qualified Combat Infantryman then possesses the fitness, knowledge and skills allowing him to join a Battalion ready to deploy on operational tours. The soldier will have gained an excellent foundation upon which to learn other specialist Infantry skills such as driving, MILAN missile operator, mortar man or radio operator and to earn promotion. The training at ITC Catterick is challenging, rewarding and fun. The progressive nature of the training builds on previous experience and is designed to help the individual realise his full potential. The instructors are drawn from across the infantry and are very high grade, well motivated, highly experienced and thoroughly professional.         To learn more about The Infantry, click on the image above.     BACK TO TOP     Home  Search  Contacts  Privacy  Crown Copyright  Freedom of Information  Back to Top This site contains links to third party Websites where relevant, but the Army accepts no responsibility for the content on any site to which a hypertext link exists and listing should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind. Last Reviewed: 11 Jan 2006

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