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01-04-2010 2:30pm#1
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I desperately want to say that I'm also in..... but I'm not
Non-rc 190's so I guess I'm still in the dark.
Nevertheless (is that all one word?), I just want to say a big congratulations to you and everyone else that has got the word!
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StuntmanLee wrote: »I am joining in May too. Got the phone call on Thursday, actually thought it was an April Fools Day joke to begin with. I'm well stoked
Congrats to everyone else
OMG What a day to get the call, are you sure its defo not a prank LoL
Congrats and best of luck, im seriously envious of you right now0 -
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I dont have my merit score but I'm in a Non RC Pool.maximus_glad wrote: »Well done Stuntman, good luck with the shopping list
do you mind giving us an idea of you approx no. and background? I'm 170's non RC
May let us see if we are any closer?
Cheers
Got my pack in today - quite a lot of reading to get through, was glad to get some written confirmation about it. Cant wait to get started myself 0 -
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Hi PSNI
hope ya can answer this for me
saw a post from 2008 from yourself listing stuff needed to be brought then , is it still the same ie
good ironing cloth, i.e. a piece of good quality linen/cotton sheet, or tea towel, as pressing uniforms is something you will do a lot of and they cannot be touched directly by an iron. A good ironing board is useful, saves you queuing up to use one of the few provided.
A good quality heavy steam iron
A water spray bottle for ironing
A few cans of spray starch for the shirts, espepcially for when the short sleeves come in at the end of March.
A kettle for making tea/coffee in your room if you like. Mugs & spoons too. You can buy milk for the tea in the canteen.
You are provided with 2 identical pairs of boots. One pair will become your parade boots (Number 1's) which you will spend a lot of time bulling, and the other will be your normal boots (Number 2's). Bring standard KIWI boot polish and 2 new brushes. NO OTHER BRANDS. Parade Gloss does the job, but it's quite greasy and makes bulling that much harder. There is some debate on the matter because Parade Gloss is great for when the bull is actually on the boot, but bull is made up of layers and layers of dried polish.
A good quality "Bulling" cloth, namely the best duster you can get, not a TESCOS value one. These will just leave scratches on your bulled boots. If you can, get your hands on a Selvyt cloth, also known as a Jewellers cloth. They are perfect for bulling.
Get a pair of women's stockings/tights and roll them into a ball. They are EXCELLENT for shining up your normal (Number 2) boots after they have been polished, although they only work after a good amount of polish has been built up on them after a couple of weeks. Just buff them off with it and they will GLEAM.
Get a silicon shoe shine pad, use it after the above and your normal (Number 2) boots will be great. DO NOT USE THIS ON YOUR NUMBER 1 BOOTS!!!
2 rolls of brown parcel tape for tacking down uniforms.
Good quality wooden clothes hangers. Get 2 that allow you to hang trousers upside down, with a big clamp on the top instead of little clips.
2 small padlocks.
A pen knife. It's just so handy.
Writing pads and highlighter pens, along with a good few black pens. We only write in black pen in our notebooks. Bring spares just in case.
You will have to clean your room, so take some stuff to do it, i.e. a few J cloths, some Cif, etc. for the sink, and some Mr Sheen, etc. for the rest.
Buy some good quality black socks. The ones from Millets are the black version of standard Army issue double soled socks. They are about £4 or £5 a pair, but if you can afford them they are worth the money for the real world as well as Garnerville. They might be called "Commando" socks in the shops. Army surplus stores may have them too, as the Services now issue Army/Navy/RAF with the same black sock, rather than different colours. These are a heavy sock but they prevent blistering when your new boots are being broken in.
You get your uniform on the day you start, which is always Sunday. In case your uniform isn't there, bring suits, white shirts, ties and black shoes to get you through 1 full week without uniform. Ladies, bring the equivalent.
There are laundry facilities on-site for you to wash your stuff. All uniform item are machine-washable. Hurrah!
Take a plain black trouser belt with you if you have one, as sometimes the stores run out and they stop your trousers falling off!
Ethan321 suggested: Optional suit covers/carriers. Reason: "When taking uniforms (especialy if ironed) to and from your car you may not want your neighbours seeing what you are carrying."
Toiletries, towels, etc..
Flip flops for the showers.
Washing powder for doing your laundry. The handiest man-proof powder is persil tablets. Stick 2 in a net and throw it into the drum. Sorted.
Bedding. One single pillowcase. One single sheet. One single duvet cover. You can use the ones provided if you wish, but even though they are cleaned, they still have questionable stains on them that don't come out. I'll leave that one alone. More and more people are even bringing their own duvet for hygeine. Just leave it all in your car until the day is over. You are then free to go and collect it when the day is done, and bring it all up to your room.
Sewing kit, some black and white thread and a few needles will do for emergencies.
An alarm clock - most mobile phones have one built-in; check yours works.
If you want, a radio/CD player. Some people are bringing xbox's, playstations, etc these days, but they can be a bit of a distraction when the pressure starts to mount. If you decide to bring a TV with a Freeview box, then you will need a TV licence. When room inspections come around, they check for TV's, but they can't if you've locked it away in your locker!
Is this still all we need to bring or is it not as much now
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