BBC

Basic Training in the Army at Chatham [D.Ormsby : Part 2]

I was medically examined and given "The King's Shilling", together with a regimental number of 6148571, on 10th October 1940. Then I was told to take seven days leave before reporting for service. I ...
BBC

Basic Training

The call-up notice directed me to present myself to the powers-that-be at the enlistment depot at St.Luke Road Barracks sharp at 6:00 a.m. on the morning of November 14 for attestation. In other words ...
United States Army

Cold War-era rolling pin barracks undergo vital renovation

Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic ...
The Scotsman

WW2 soldiers who disappeared in a Highland loch among elite fighters to be honoured

The fighters prepared in the deep Highlands for the most dangerous work – but some of them didn’t get out of training alive. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...