What to expect

[Rhodes]

What should I expect during recruit training,I know it will be very hard but what is would a recruit actually be doing day to day,and what are the holidays,is it just weekends off and that's it

7 months of pain .

Dont be worrying to much about the day to day stuff, just take it as it comes.
The first two weeks are normally for 'introduction', getting the new recruits use to living in barracks and getting to know all the other strangers. The 3rd week is when recruit training really starts.
The only "holidays" you may get is a few days off after passing out as a 2*.
You will get out some weekends (normally from Saturday afternoon until Sunday evening) but you are better to expect being kept in every weekend as its very depressing thinking you might get out and then being kept in.

If you have any more questions I will be happy to answer them.

[REX]

they pay you enough to fend off starvation,too.

Barely

[Gunn1]

Thanks for the replys lad,I'm a bit jealous I'm not goin to gormenston I heard it's a great place to train,what's Aiken like?

[Rhodes]

Thanks for the replys lad,I'm a bit jealous I'm not goin to gormenston I heard it's a great place to train,what's Aiken like?

Gormanston is a hole your better off in Dundalk its a much better barracks.

[hptmurphy]

Nose and boots clean..will keep you out of the shit....

Its 16 weeks..keep the cool, shoot the breeze and learn the ropes...you have the rest of your days to become an auld sweat.

Enjoy it ...its better than the movies...

[turbocalves]

Hi there,
You will encounter: decent people,stupid people, downright arseholes, mental deficients, showoffs, arselickers, regular people, mental midgets, the human and the inhuman. You will also encounter bureaucratic stupidity, military stupidity, racism, hatred of homosexuals/lesbians/travellers/culchies/dubs/foreigners/civvies,etc,etc. You will have fun, fear, be bored stupid, be frightened, show hate, feel hate, be very tired, dirty smelly and will have to do what every instinct will tell you not to; be nice to Dubs. they need it, for they are the speshul ones of the PDF.
Apart from that, you get to shoot cool guns and trek over parts of Wicklow and Kildare normally only frequented by sheep, dogging couples and Rangers. and they pay you enough to fend off starvation,too.
regards
GttC

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[Truck Driver]

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Agreed, excellent post GttC

[Rhodes]

Nose and boots clean..will keep you out of the shit....

Its 16 weeks..keep the cool, shoot the breeze and learn the ropes...you have the rest of your days to become an auld sweat.

Enjoy it ...its better than the movies...

No its 28 weeks.

[Celtic-Warrior]

Dont know anything about pdf training in Aiken, but as a barracks its a grand spot, brand new gym just open in it aswell plenty of sound lads in it aswell as the odd wanker!! Enjoy it lad im more than a bit jealous, might see you around it on a wed night!!

[DeV]

No its 28 weeks.

Recruit training in the Irish army is 16 weeks!

[Hello Alaska]

Gormanston is a hole your better off in Dundalk its a much better barracks.

When it comes to Recruit Training, I'd much rather Gormanston to Aiken or the Brugha.

Between the beach, the general are for runs, the airfield for fieldcraft etc. it's the best place in the East to train once there's a good Training Cadre in place.

Recruit training in the Irish army is 16 weeks!

Stop being so bloody pedantic, the complete syllabus from Recruit to 3 Star Private isn't 16 weeks and well you know it.

[Rhodes]

Recruit training in the Irish army is 16 weeks!

plus 12 weeks 2-3*.
Training is 28 weeks flat.

[Rhodes]

When it comes to Recruit Training, I'd much rather Gormanston to Aiken or the Brugha.

Between the beach, the general are for runs, the airfield for fieldcraft etc. it's the best place in the East to train once there's a good Training Cadre in place.

I suppose we all have our favourites.
Dundalk is a grand spot, refurbished accommodation, good food, the best gym in the DF, the Red Barns range and the Cooley's.

[hptmurphy]

Recruit training Syllabus is 16 weeks, always has been. At the end of the 16 weeks you begin continuation training.

I assumed you passed out on the square around week 16...I know I did and tens of thousands of others did.

[Rhodes]

Recruit training Syllabus is 16 weeks, always has been. At the end of the 16 weeks you begin continuation training.

I assumed you passed out on the square around week 16...I know I did and tens of thousands of others did.

Training is 28 weeks.
Yes after 16 weeks I marched onto the square to be handed a 2* rank slider by the Battalion CO, but apart from those 2 stars notting changed.