PBI TRAINING DAY
09:00 – 17:00 Saturday February 7 2009
Dress State and Itinery.
Dress: South Staffords – field/combat gear.
Essential kit:
Battledress trousers
Denison smock
Maroon beret & cap badge
Ammo boots or equivalent
37 Pattern belt
Personal weapon
Packed lunch
Water bottle
BBs & batteries
Desirable kit:
37 pattern webbing (musketry order or more)
Airborne or RAC helmet
Camouflage face veil
Mess tins, hexi stoves, knife/fork/spoon
Schedule:
09:00 – Arrival & kit prep.
09:30 – First parade & inspection
10:00 – Foot drill basics
10:45 – Tea & discussion on the forthcoming event ‘Op Lightning’
11:00 – Camouflage & concealment
11:45 - Crewed weapons tutorial (bren & mortar)
12:30 – Rifle zeroing and setup.
13:00 – Lunch & field cooking demo (sas recce party photos)
13.45 – Section formations and hand signals
14.30 - Section fire and manoeuvre
15.15 - Fire control orders
15:45 – Tea & briefing on the following patrol practice.
16:00 – Patrol skills and ambush drills + counter ambush
16:45 – Attack on enemy MG position both deliberate and when ambushed.
17:30 – Last parade & any questions
17:45 – Dispersal.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Gadge... are we expected to bring food to cook or will there be some provided?
As per essential kit mate: packed lunch
Either stuff you can eat cold or heated if you bring hexy stove and mess tins.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
righty-o... a tin or bully beef and some biscuits for me then...
I won't be able to eat a whole tin of bully so am willing to share.
I could add some pots and make it a hash...
As long as we can do it quick mate. the key is we have a very tight schedule so food needs to be done quickly and effectivley. hence not wanting folk queing for burgers for thirty minutes.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Hmmm, maybe just a quick cook of the bully then. You really need to simmer hash.
You can't beat a bit of bully!
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
we need the tins of mc conakys stewed steak in the self heating tins. my dad said it was lovely( but he had grown up on tripe, cow heal and dripping, i suppose anything that wasnt ofal was lovely to him 
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Got all of my kit together now. Beret is drying after shaping as I type. Do you need any assistance with the instructing Gadge? Or am I ok to have a roam around the site?
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
Could you do cam and concealment for me and fire control orders?
I have lesson plans for doing it 40s style and some period illustraions of the use of the face veil and the too little too much just right mularky if you want it?
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
That's ok mate, I have a 1940's field manual myself. Not too dissimilar from what I used to teach recruits in the 80's/90's. I also have my own little mini cam & con "exercise" as well. Fire control orders, not a problem.
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
Also a hand with rifle zeroing and patrols and ambush would be awesome if its not too much to put on you?
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Nope, no problem at all. Glad to be of assistance. I think a good range session will be of real benefit. I have a few targets I can bring. I'd also suggest that people try different types and weights of bb's if they have them. I have a good selection (including Grand master .29's) that I'll bring with me for people to try.
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
Ramsay told me that he's made a few targets as well.
Hi, I got a kelly kettle for Xmas so I'll bring that to speed up the tea making?
Peter Rabbit - Tank Killer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk914/2159973655/
Could someone bring a chrono? Might be useful for the rifle zeroing/setup bit...
For those that asked. camping is ok for the friday night.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
I have a chrono.
In case you did not spot the post in the other forum.
This event has been postponed because of the severe weather at the moment.
Please see this thread for details of the rescheduled training day:
viewtopic.php?f=50&t=6854
