I've been reading through all the pages on these forums over the last few days and I think we all know the 'New Recruit Questions' section is just a clusterfuck of 'noob' enquiries.

Instead of everytime a kid considering the army (or airforce etc) has one of those little questions like "can I take my own gear, do we have to shower in front of everyone, am I fit enough, what's the F88 like" etc, I figured they could just use this thread, for those one off questions that don't merit a whole thread.

I'll start off by asking:
Is it stupid to actually hope for an hour or two of "fee time" (by that I mean time you can use to sort out your kit, clean shit etc) a day while at Kapooka?
Also, what's the nearby pub like? Any Guinness?
*you can disregard that last question*

And Ive got a small question thats been nagging me... Boxers or briefs in the field?

You will get time to clean your kit.
There is a boozer, we were told early on in the piece that we wouldn't be spending much time there as we were going to have top notch brass and boots instead and they were right (I don't know about the boots and brass, but I can hardly recall what the boozer looked like).

Ahwell, I had my first pint of Guinness last night after weeks and weeks off the drink.
Could hardly finish it. Not very Irish of me was it.

Or neither.

I went neither last time I was out in the bush (2 days, so hardly anything) and ended up with a mega sweat rash between the thighs anyway. **** of a thing.

good old australian army bike pants do the trick.

Will they help me show off the great size and shape of my bollocks to everyone else?

If you wear them on your head.