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[Dukat]

Hey everyone!

I passed out of basic training last friday, the pass off parade was the proudest moment of my life! still a long while of trade training yet, but I'm through the rough and tumble bit now it seems!

No more ninja ironing! only a very small amount of locker and bathroom inspections from now on too hopefully!!

I just wanted to say cheers for all the great posts and comments you lot left while I was in training - it really helped!

Here's a few pictures I dont think I've posted yet

On top of the Pen Y Fan in Wales:

Messing about while waiting to deploy on our Final Ex:

4 Section! Rawr!

My troop passing out:

And lastly me with my family after the pass off parade:

Hopefully I'll be posting a bit more again now, although it depends alot on how full on the next phase of training is!

Anyways, cheers again everyone, your encouragement and advice over the past few years has really, really helped.

 

[CorNokZ]

yaay! Congratz Dukat! Good to see you passing and that you're proud of yourself!

Very well done mate!

 

[Thadius]

grats mate!

 

[Sparx]

ahh pirbright

Grats mate well done, now for phase 2

 

[Vladamir]

Which one are you in the last photo?

 

[Urgluf]

congrats

 

[TdC]

well done mate, you look dead proud in your fam pic

 

[Ezteq]

Hay Dukman we miss you around here, huge grats on passing out, well done honey! (btw LOL@ that pic of you all in war paint and that fella with the Mr Magoo glasses he looked formidable!)

Keep us posted lad
xxx

 

[Jupitus]

Baaaaaaccccooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!

Multi Grats fella, well done!! :england:

 

[Fafnir]

Done 18h march with 37kg on your back?

 

[Dukat]

Done 18h march with 37kg on your back?

Haha no! 8 hours with around 20kg up and down the Pen Y Fan is about as close as we've gotten to anything like that My Bergan was bloody heavy on the final Ex though! I was dragging that about for 5 days, good times!

 

[Lakih]

Well done Dukat! Congratulations.

 

[Thadius]

What regiment have you signed up for?

 

[Dukat]

What regiment have you signed up for?

Royal Corps of Signals - no regiment chosen just yet!

A couple of my friends are going to try for 216 Signal Squadron, which provide comms for 16th Air Assault Brigade, which means you're classed as 'airborne', earn the right to wear a maroon beret and potientially get a decent shot and getting rounds down in afghan - apparently

Basicly its 'para' Signals, so you get all the fun involved with that. Have to be fairly fit for it though so I'll have to see how my phys goes in Phase2 !

 

[Edmond]

Excellent news, well done young man, so very proud of you

Well done for sticking with it too, i bet it wasn't easy

Onwards and upwards :worthy: :worthy: :worthy:

 

[Bahumat]

Yaaaay Am really pleased for you

 

[Lamp]

Well done. Now don't get yourself blown up in Helmand. Come back safe m8

GL

 

[cHodAX]

Very well done baconboi, delighted it has worked out well for you.

 

[kiliarien]

Congrats Dukat - you do indeed look smart and proud passing off.

Well deserved - good luck on your next phase!

 

[Uara]

Congratz Dukat!! Some good photo's there Good Luck in the next phase of training and what not and all the best for getting into a regiment that you want to get into!!

 

[Madmaxx]

Royal Corps of Signals - no regiment chosen just yet!

A couple of my friends are going to try for 216 Signal Squadron, which provide comms for 16th Air Assault Brigade, which means you're classed as 'airborne', earn the right to wear a maroon beret and potientially get a decent shot and getting rounds down in afghan - apparently

Basicly its 'para' Signals, so you get all the fun involved with that. Have to be fairly fit for it though so I'll have to see how my phys goes in Phase2 !

great news I hope your happy in whatever you do, and good luck with it all :worthy:

 

[Chronictank]

congraaaaaaaaaaatz mate

 

[Thadius]

Royal Corps of Signals - no regiment chosen just yet!

A couple of my friends are going to try for 216 Signal Squadron, which provide comms for 16th Air Assault Brigade, which means you're classed as 'airborne', earn the right to wear a maroon beret and potientially get a decent shot and getting rounds down in afghan - apparently

Basicly its 'para' Signals, so you get all the fun involved with that. Have to be fairly fit for it though so I'll have to see how my phys goes in Phase2 !

#and just think, with your swanky signals skills, you can get on freddyshouse in the middle of the Afghan desert!

 

[Bahumat]

If you end up in Afganistan I wanna see you covering a tank in Bacon!

 

[TdC]

haha that gives a whole new twist to combating the Tallyhoes!

Btw Dukat, do the drill people check to see of you're polished your helmet properly?

 

[Dukat]

haha that gives a whole new twist to combating the Tallyhoes!

Btw Dukat, do the drill people check to see of you're polished your helmet properly?

yep, always have a polished helmet check before and after any strenuous exercise!! Uhmmm

 

[Sparx]

dukats whats your first 4 digits? would be interesting to know what its at now

mine is 2509

 

[Dukat]

dukats whats your first 4 digits? Would be interesting to know what its at now

mine is 2509

3009

I think it jumped a bit though, something about after JPA came in they started at 30000001.

 

[Sparx]

3009?! wow haha i suppose it has been 10 years since i got my number