Bere Island pics in Irish Examiner County supplement

[Archimedes]

The text implies that there were 100 recruits but unfortunately, there was only a single platoon.

[The real Jack]

Poor ****ers spending 2 weeks in that shithole

[na grohmití]

Poor ****ers spending 2 weeks in that shithole

With the Doyles....

[spider]

43 year Private...legend

[GoneToTheCanner]

Multiple shades of clothing, as per.....Bere island is fine in good weather but it is one awful kip when it rains....

[apod]

43 year Private...legend

43 years in and still couldn't march for shit during every rehearsal for Easter sunday last year.Kept putting us all out.

[Poiuyt]

Bere Island - Where Units go to hide and capability goes to die.

[na grohmití]

Bere Island - Where Units go to hide and capability goes to die.

"That's not how we do it in this unit! I don't care what your Manuel sez."

[The real Jack]

Bere island, Tralee, Saudi and the Indian subcontinent are all places I'll never go to again unless on absolutely obscene money

[trellheim]

I was surprised it was still in use actually. What are the facilities like these days ? is the range still there .

[apod]

Good for exercises. RDF units should NOT be using Bere or Tralee for FTT.
No good reason when you consider that manned post have everything they need already.The only reasons they go to these places is to hide from the Unit Commanders and for the piss up.
Plain to see.

[DeV]

Good for exercises. RDF units should NOT be using Bere or Tralee for FTT.
No good reason when you consider that manned post have everything they need already.The only reasons they go to these places is to hide from the Unit Commanders and for the piss up.
Plain to see.

Accommodation?

[apc]

Good for exercises. RDF units should NOT be using Bere or Tralee for FTT.
No good reason when you consider that manned post have everything they need already.The only reasons they go to these places is to hide from the Unit Commanders and for the piss up.
Plain to see.

Nothing wrong with that!

[na grohmití]

Accommodation?

Accom in Bere Island is, and always was sub-standard. There is almost no rooms suitable for holding lessons indoors. Sleeping accom was suitable back in the 1980s. There is no drinking water available anywhere on the island.
Sleeping accom has always been crowded. Lockers were non existant. Last time I was there you hung your uniform on the end of the bed, and kept the rest under the bed in the kitbag.
The range is only fair. Firing must stop when boats pass behind the butte. This time of year, thats a frequent occurrence.

That said you would find it hard to find a better location for an exercise. Narrow quiet roads, plenty of ruins, and hostile natives who don't speak the same language. Plenty of places to set up trip flares etc without bothering the residents. Realistic terrain to carry out contact drills.

[DeV]

Accom in Bere Island is, and always was sub-standard. There is almost no rooms suitable for holding lessons indoors. Sleeping accom was suitable back in the 1980s. There is no drinking water available anywhere on the island.
Sleeping accom has always been crowded. Lockers were non existant. Last time I was there you hung your uniform on the end of the bed, and kept the rest under the bed in the kitbag.
The range is only fair. Firing must stop when boats pass behind the butte. This time of year, thats a frequent occurrence.

That said you would find it hard to find a better location for an exercise. Narrow quiet roads, plenty of ruins, and hostile natives who don't speak the same language. Plenty of places to set up trip flares etc without bothering the residents. Realistic terrain to carry out contact drills.

I meant lack of Accomodiation elsewhere

[na grohmití]

I meant lack of Accomodiation elsewhere

No shortage in Tralee. (another surprisingly useless location that survived the cuts).

[The real Jack]

Accommodation?

Pretty much any manned barracks has room for a recruit platoon staying for a week or 2, the days of multiple platoons are long behind us!

[apod]

Nothing wrong with that!

Seriously?? Are you for real??

[apc]

Seriously?? Are you for real??

All work and no play, there has to be a reward for Camp, that used to be the piss up ( in the dark ages ) when life was fun and you didnt take things too seriously. I like a good piss up

[DeV]

Pretty much any manned barracks has room for a recruit platoon staying for a week or 2, the days of multiple platoons are long behind us!

Not the location that has probably among the most Accomodiation

[trellheim]

I tend to favour Apod's side on this as access to kit , modern training, modern accomodation - and - let's face it - a very close attention to standards that training under the beady eye brings - tends to push things down the right direction.

[na grohmití]

I tend to favour Apod's side on this as access to kit , modern training, modern accomodation - and - let's face it - a very close attention to standards that training under the beady eye brings - tends to push things down the right direction.

As a former Southern Brigade reservist, I was on many courses in many locations. One thing is certain. Standards are higher when you are in a barracks with a PDF audience. You won't dream of bringing troops onto the square unless they are perfect in every way. To do otherwise will soon find the wrath of the resident RSM/BSM (Sometimes Plural). This didn't end after training. In Sarsfields Barracks for a period, you were more than likely to meet the BSM in the NCOs mess with his family. He had no hesitation in criticising your earlier efforts.
In Bere Island, Tralee or Lahinch, the only way you will upset the resident BSM is if you decide to hold a lecture in his billet in the afternoon while he is asleep.
The upshot of this is, If you are at a permanently manned location and things are going wrong which are out of your control, there is a ready supply of experienced NCOs willing to offer their assistance, if requested.
Like APOD, for example. Always happy to point us in the right direction, and I think our output reflected that.

[DeV]

In Bere Island, Tralee or Lahinch, the only way you will upset the resident BSM is if you decide to hold a lecture in his billet in the afternoon while he is asleep.

Well it isn't much of a problem in the AR anymore ( although I know what you mean)

There is only 1 BSM on the establishment of the AR, there is now only 1 AR BSM on the effective strength (and he isn't filling the appointment).

[na grohmití]

Replace BSM with CS then. You know what I mean.

[apod]

All work and no play, there has to be a reward for Camp, that used to be the piss up ( in the dark ages ) when life was fun and you didnt take things too seriously. I like a good piss up

Get pissed on your own time.Not on the taxpayers.
Camp is for gaylords and girl scouts.
FTT is for reservists who want to soldier and be part of something useful to the DF and those who pay your waqe.