i completed kapooka as a reserve 18 months ago loved every minute of it , i was a 45 year old man and everything this man is telling you is true, enjoy

@David-es5fy

7 жыл бұрын

Lee Littlewood did you find any problems with maturely at Kapooka.

@indeed7289

7 жыл бұрын

there's a lot of dick measuring with the recruits but its getting softer at Kapooka judging off stories that the new guys coming out are saying i went through 5 years ago and they were still physically violent with us i said "fuck off corporal" in frustration and i got punched in the face for my back chat now they cant touch you and if they do need to touch you they need to ask permission first females get a free ride in my opinion they're nowhere near held to the same standards as the men but that's todays modern PC culture there's a big thing about complaints and no one wants to be hard anymore for gear of getting in trouble

@sorrrbet4923

7 жыл бұрын

He probably did, it is the Army after all. A bigger bunch of immature bastards I've never seen.

@dnor16

6 жыл бұрын

I'll probably go in 3 years :)

@markhassan6203

6 жыл бұрын

David I went through a two week Army Reserve recruit training as 17 or 18 year old and a 13 week Kapooka as 20 year old over 20 years ago and I can say that as long you’re a good bloke the younger recruits will look to the older blokes for direction and advice. You dont have to worry about immaturity as dealing with immaturity is what recruit training does best. Good luck and you’ll find your recruit training a life changing experience.

Mate if all recruits had your mindset there would be a lot of time saved! I really admire your attitude and you are a great representative of our Army. Good work mate. I’ve got my Psych and DFR for infantryman next week. Fingered crossed 🤞🏼 thanks for the vid

@ddw-ge1ss

4 жыл бұрын

Thatfilmguy how was it mate?

@TheStrataminor

4 жыл бұрын

@@ddw-ge1ss Never heard back? He didn't make it?

It is essential to have a mindset where you can put aside the yelling and listen to what is being said. The message is more important than the delivery method which is often ‘yelling’ or delivered in harsh tones. Remember that Kapooka is designed to test a persons ‘will and determination’ to overcome difficult situations. The yelling, harsh tones and treatment of recruits is designed to intentionally test the resolve of recruits to see if they meet the standards expected of soldiers in tough situations. Kapooka is an exercise in self control! There is no back chatting the instructors unless you are hell bent on having a bad day and potentially setting a path that leads to going home unsuccessful. All the best to future recruits! Cheers Rob Taylor 13 years ARA Iraq and Sumatra Assist Veteran

@BudgetGainsByJJ

4 ай бұрын

How hard is it in terms of yelling? Are they like marines in your face?

@connordavis750

2 ай бұрын

​@BudgetGainsByJJ not sure how bad it was back then but over the past 2 years they rarely single out and "shark attack" anymore. If you fuck up they'll grill you but they won't scream in your face and swarm you. Kapooka is only 9 weeks now.

Waiting on my medical results, these videos are making me more and more excited each day!!

@blackopsguide1

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck mate!

Going to Kapooka on 23/6 ,thanks for the tips mate!

I'm loving your videos Mate there very informative keep up the great work.

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks for these videos, saving em for later.

Watched this series about 3 time help keep me motivated love it dude

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear, best of luck!

good stuff, thanks for sharing

Gotta love the chapel vending machine raids every sunday

Desert with trees hahah I use that term all the time

So glad to hear about the Sunday church services

It gets really hot, it gets really cold, it's basically a desert, but with trees and grass

Second. But really good vid. Well done and keep up the good work.

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

pretty sure bombardiers are called bombardier, mainly to fuck with recruits, and a little bit tradition, maybe 80-20 but more likley 90-10

Great video man. I'm off in August. One question - do reserves still have to shave their head?

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Yep!

Thank you for creating these videos. I’m literally on the bus to Kapooka as I’m writing this and you’re providing me with a ton of preparation.

@exc878

4 жыл бұрын

any advice?

@samcassidy6834

Жыл бұрын

@@exc878 I’m leaving tomorrow

@exc878

Жыл бұрын

@@samcassidy6834 ahahah have fun with it, big culture shock when u first get there but keep your head down and youll b right

@BudgetGainsByJJ

4 ай бұрын

@@exc878what is the shock? The discipline?

@exc878

4 ай бұрын

@@BudgetGainsByJJ well just the adjustment from civ life to training, that’s a culture shock in itself. Discipline falls into that for sure.

At Kapooka, does your belongings get taken off you at training? If so, can you keep some things like medication?

After all the morning routines and before the night routines is the trainin’ fun?

can you make a vid about travelling to kapooka from your enlistment day?

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Sure can!

@CainanParker

4 жыл бұрын

Jump on a bus, everythings cool, then you pass through the gate, the yelling starts, people cry, it's a good time.

Going to Kapooka on 22nd of this month! thanks for the tips mate.

@PS-nh6ct

4 жыл бұрын

See you tomorrow mate

@zyriak254

4 жыл бұрын

@@PS-nh6ct is ur enlistment tomorrow as well?

@PS-nh6ct

4 жыл бұрын

@@zyriak254 yep just Re-Watching all these videos. Are you in the newcastle area?

@zyriak254

4 жыл бұрын

@@PS-nh6ct I'm from Adelaide. Will be in Kapooka on Tues morning.

@PS-nh6ct

4 жыл бұрын

@@zyriak254 yea nice, I'm from NSW Newcastle, staying at a hotel after enlistment ceremony then I'll be heading to kapooka on Tuesday aswell I believe.

Ima become a IT for the navy

Hi I’m wanting to join the army as an infantryman.what tests would you do at kapooka and would it be the end of your kapooka training if you were to be pushed back. is their any support to help you at get through your training at all ?

@htsk4898

5 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of opportunities for remedial training, but always ask your mates for help. They're the ones who will get you through.

Hey mate, So with being a chocco. Do u go to your unit then go to Kapooka whenever you're ready with ur civilian full time Job or when they tell u to go?

@paddydivers3136

6 жыл бұрын

Hey FM, you either go to your unit or to a RIC Recruit Induction Training unit, you only go to Kapooka when it is convenient to both you and the unit/availability at kapooka. When finished Kapooka you go to your Unit for IET.

Yes but does the Bombadier or Corporal wear that badge?

going on the reserve course on the 18th and shitting bricks lol

"Psychologists" HAHAHA

@jackirwin4748

4 жыл бұрын

Lauchlan Preston I laughed at that too 😂

@BingusBongus123

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

Gday mate, flyin down to Kapooka in July, I'll be turning 18 the next month whilst I'm there. Do ya know any tips are anything specific a young fella like myself should know before I head down? Anything I need to watch out for being so young?

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

You'll get a lot of shit for being the youngest, but you'll also get a lot of support. I was 18 when I was there, but there were two 17 year olds who were kind of treated like younger brothers but a lot of the late 20s early 30s guys. You'll have to have thick skin, but they'll look after you :)

@mattokirk667

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers heaps mate

I applied to become a driver I am 47 but in a good shape

Great series mate, just wondering if you are able to use the f88 southpaw, I'm a lefty

@lachlansiemsen2177

5 жыл бұрын

Rory James I’m not in the service but I’m in the cadets and have used the f88 and it can be used in both right and left hands but when shooting it’s about what eye you use to shoot it sounds weird but that’s how it works

@roryjames3083

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, your reply is much appreciated... good to know

@htsk4898

5 жыл бұрын

All good mate, I'm a cacky hander too. You just have to deal with eye rolls is all.

weird question! is there any crawling / climbing through small spaces at Kapooka? eg. pipes that are only big enough for you to crawl and such! Cheers :)

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

For choccos only on the assault course, which you'll spend a whole day at. For ARA, you'll have to get a second opinion mate :)

@Aphony66

6 жыл бұрын

In the ARA yes..... If you suffer from claustrophobia or vertigo, you are going to have a tough time

@sniperwolf111111

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, during the obstacle course which is done a few times from memory, practice runs + on the challenge. Memories a bit vague now as it was a few years back however there was one section of piping which we had to crawl through which was half filled with water, and it was a fairly tight fit from memory. Apart from that through I don’t remember too many other times we had to crawl through confined spaces.

Am working in Ghana now as army forces can I join the ADF

I have a friend who's currently a corporal who went into kapooka 75kg and marched out weighing 53kg

@Alex-gf4iu

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao wtf??? HOW

@TheStrataminor

4 жыл бұрын

Bullshit....

@goatinwater239

Жыл бұрын

@@TheStrataminor unless they lost a leg

What does JI and "the big pinapple" mean

Bombardiers are called bombardiers to show respect to a job in artillery where soldiers use to die a lot doing that job. But the main reason a bombardier is called a bombardier is to fuck with recruits

@ianleung9288

2 жыл бұрын

Do bombardiers have the same insignia? How would u tell b/w a bombardier and corporal?

@parrey1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianleung9288 a bombardier has 2 chevrons, and a corporal has 2 chevrons.

Sneaky 2 questions about the chocco course; Does the Reserve course do the Australian War Memorial day thing? , and on weekends is there a slow down, or any break or does the course just continue as standard? I dont care much about either of these I was just wondering, im not concerned if we get 0 free time what so ever just want to know if we do actually get any ahaha

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

When I went it was 0 free time, tempo doesn't slow down on weekends (but we did get 2 hours church time); try and get a second opinion from a recent graduate mate :)

@Blackvikingx

7 жыл бұрын

no worries, thank for the answers, Zero free times good with me

With living arrangements: do you get your own room or you get a roommate/roommates?

@paddydivers3136

6 жыл бұрын

4 to a room. Females have there own room, ie no mixed sleeping, minimum 2 females in a room.

“We have... psychiatrists” 🤣

how many courses go throw in a year at kapooka?

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Every 2 weeks there's a new course, if I'm not mistaken

Do I have to go to adfa to join as an infantry soldier or military police

@eater_of_garbage_

Жыл бұрын

​@@paulrice1226you dont have to go to adfa to be an officer either, you can go directly to rmc

How often can you contact family and friends on your personal mobile?

@unjiegays8722

7 жыл бұрын

Wacky Wookie every weekend

@Aphony66

6 жыл бұрын

Really that depends on what your platoon staff are like and whether you have earned the right to get your mobiles given to you.

What is a chocko?

if you in the reserves do you still get paid, n how much do you get???

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Depends on your corp, qualifications and rank, but I'm sure you'll be able to find some data on the Internet :)

@joeyphaahla

2 жыл бұрын

If you do one weekend a mth it’s about $18,000 a yr

do you know the time limit for the 2.4k run and the 3 k run?

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

content.defencejobs.gov.au/pdf/army/dfa_document_basicfitnessassesment.pdf check it out :)

@seanhayes2864

7 жыл бұрын

legend thank you

@maxdelloro1229

5 жыл бұрын

Is that a requirement before I join?

Hey man, what happens if you fail the swim test? I just started learning swimming and I don't think I have enough time before I leave for kapooka

@austrliamates12356

6 жыл бұрын

Sgerrad1995 when are you going?

You said 10 min max for meals in the last video? Now you say 30 min??

Does anybody no what the food is like at kapooka

@sniperwolf111111

5 жыл бұрын

It’s Shit. Good selection but all mass produced and has the same weird taste.

yeah fuck another question for the reserve course, PT is it done every morning or just a few times a week if so how many?

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Usually every second day mate :)

@Blackvikingx

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the answer, i was previously told it was only twice a week or so but id much rather every second day if it is so.

I've never been great with slang. What's a chokko?

@matthewcrowe2225

3 жыл бұрын

Its a slang name for a reservist.

@joeyphaahla

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewcrowe2225 yeah ‘cos the A.I.F thinks the Reserves will melt in the heat of battle!

are you allowed the undercut haircut, if its not too long?

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Nope! Your head will become a bowling ball :)

@ianleung9288

2 жыл бұрын

@@htsk4898 Do you only get your hair cut once? After Kapooka, you're allowed any reasonable short haircut right?

do you have to go to church service?

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

It is mandatory, but just suck it up and go in. I myself am not a believer but it's free time and free biscuits.

@sniperwolf111111

5 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think it was mandatory - wasn’t for us at least as our seccos gave us the option, but yes you should probably go. It’s a break from the barracks, a much needed break.

dont talk during PT unless you enjoy doing pushups. also dont be a smartarse toward the corporals. i ended up with 3 weeks of loss of pay and CSM's. it totally sucked.

Wait whats a JI

i have a question i am 15 and going to join the Army as soon as i hit 17, when and how do you get deployed?

@reubnn

4 жыл бұрын

Zach Perone You can start the application process for the defence force at 16 and 6 months of age. You can not however be sent to training until you are 17

@mastertate708

4 жыл бұрын

Reubn thanks mate

Why is your flag back to front?

@monty5285

2 жыл бұрын

Probably cause of the camera

What’s a choco?

@spectresdead151

2 жыл бұрын

reservist

Anyone enlisting march 11th?

@Planecreek

5 жыл бұрын

Harry Schuler yeah mate I’m going

@Joebloggs218

5 жыл бұрын

@@Planecreek from Brisbane by any chance?

@Planecreek

5 жыл бұрын

Nah man Mackay

@Joebloggs218

5 жыл бұрын

Oh nice, ill see you there anyway no doubt. What's your name?

Do you get taught how to swim there if you don't already know?

@lachlansiemsen2177

5 жыл бұрын

Megan no you better learn how to swim my friend

@gravydestroyer3000

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

any one going for enlistment by the end of January 2023?

TPI & JI? How to life needs to avoid acronyms please.

@htsk4898

5 жыл бұрын

JI is your joining instruction i.e the document with everything you need to know on it

have no faith? its fine....we have psychologists.

what the maximum weight a male can be when join the army

@Aphony66

6 жыл бұрын

Thats not a thing, However if your BMI is over 30 you will struggle to get into the army.

@joeyphaahla

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aphony66 what is BMI?

@Bald_and_Brown

Жыл бұрын

@@joeyphaahla Body mass index, it’s a calculator that measures how fat you are in relation to your height and age

How bad are Aussie drill instructors

Are you allowed to have a beard?

@randomyella8865

7 жыл бұрын

nope only if its apart of your religion or you have a medical reason

I work in hospitality. Use of consistant profanity is a way of life. 🤣

this will sound stupid but what is a choccos??

@Br_ad

7 жыл бұрын

Isshell Goorden chocco is army talk for reserve members

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

^

@Aphony66

6 жыл бұрын

Soft and squishy... Not real soldiers :)

@joeroberts9502

6 жыл бұрын

From the Second World War, it referred to the Militia who were known as "Chocos," short for "Chocolate Soldiers," ie they would melt in the heat of a real battle.

@joeroberts9502

6 жыл бұрын

As opposed to the AIF who were "the real soldiers." Initially the Militia could not be deployed overseas, so they were also viciously called "Koalas," ie, not for export.

did Kapooka back in 1986 ..... sounds like good advice for the young ones . Sounds similar to the old days . The only difference is we were tougher

Your Flag is hanging reverse side out!!! Get it right! 2/14 QMI, 1972-4

dude do you have to were speedos swimming?

@Br_ad

7 жыл бұрын

Tristan Georgiadis Sure do ;)

@tristang9875

7 жыл бұрын

that is the worst news I have heard all day... can you were board shorts?

@Br_ad

7 жыл бұрын

Tristan Georgiadis nope. speedos only. if it's the fact you gotta wear dickies that's bothering you, understand that everyone is doing it and more focused on actually passing the swimming test then having a look at ya.

@Alpha-tt2mh

7 жыл бұрын

+Avatarbrad How important are the swimming tests? I can swim but i'm really bad at it...

@bradleydavey2022

7 жыл бұрын

I recommend training for it now if you have a decent amount of time between now and Kapooka, i personally didn't find the swimming test that difficult, but each to their own. From what I remember if you don't pass it there at Kapooka then you just catch up at your unit (reserves).

If you have no faith we have psychiatrists 🤣

whats choco

@mw5213

5 жыл бұрын

Faze Killz reserve solider in aus

"kapooka rains even in winter", um ye thats normally when rain comes

@joeyphaahla

2 жыл бұрын

Not really it usually comes in Late Winter, Spring and Early Summer.

5th

@sarateixeirasarinha697

6 жыл бұрын

RICONDITE INC este vídeo é muito importante pra mim quero aprender até idioma então preciso ouvir sempre parabéns obrigado pelo carinho

I'll need a psychiatrist being a Buddhist

Smokers... Haha rules plz

@htsk4898

7 жыл бұрын

Only smoke when you're told you can

@Aphony66

6 жыл бұрын

^ Spot on!

@australianpride2164

5 жыл бұрын

or just dont

Third

I dont want to be a downer here but its a months training. Try 3 months then another 6 months employment training

@htsk4898

5 жыл бұрын

I've stated before in my videos that there are big differences between choco and reg training, but people have different tolerances and for most, they have careers and family outside of the army.

@lb7326

4 жыл бұрын

The HowTo Life How long do you go to employment training for as a reservist

First

Crying is not normal and is a sign of weakness. Bloody Reos

Hey man is there anyway I can talk to u like on Facebook or instergram about this because I’m joining in a year