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An unedited series of rushes filmed between 24-26 February 1999, of Royal Navy recruits undergoing their basic training at shore establishment HMS Raleigh, Torpoint in Cornwall. The footage includes trainees filmed at all levels of training, from their arrival to passing out parades and covers all aspects of the training they go through, from physical fitness and weapons training to basic domestic and housekeeping tasks.
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Film contents are taken directly from shot list provided with tapes:
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Tape 1. Dining Hall: Seamanship - heaving line, week 4: Seamanship - life jacket instructions: Seamanship - bollard wire & rope work.
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Tape 2. Kit muster (male), week 3: Swotting - group in passageway: trainee explaining kit, week 5: Kit muster (female), week 3: Wren explains kit muster, week 3.
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Tape 3. Initial parade training, week 1 (ethnic): First marching as a group: Laundry: Ironing room: Wren explaining A4 folding: Washing room - Wrens washing kit.
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Tape 4. RAS rig: endurance run preps.
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Tape 5. Gym - rope climbing, week 3: Recruit explains fitness: Endurance run: Interview with recruit o/c endurance run: Interview with recruit (F) o/c endurance run: Havoc - (Empty): Faces at window: Emergency announcement: Flooding up.
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Tape 6. Havoc - group interview: Havoc - another run - camera in unit: Fire fighting: Havoc interview: More havoc: RAS rig: Parade ground - Training Divisions.
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Tape 7. Parade ground - Divisions: March past: Assault course, week 7: Leopard crawl.
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Tape 8. Assault course - end: instructor gives class a rollicking: Hockey: Range, week 4: Trainees tell about military training: SA 80 firings: (F) with SA 80 - up and down and out of frame.
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Tape 9. Range, weapon firings: Group shot on range: Interview with ethnic recruit: Gym - bleep test: Assault course briefing, week 2.
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Tape 10. Pool - Nile, week 1: Gym test - week 7.
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Tape 11. Drill shed - initial drill, week 2: Interview with trainee Whats week 2 like?: Seamanship - group: Seamanship exam, week 4: Gym - initial fitness test, week 1.
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Tape 12. Gym - initial fitness: families on completion pass out parade: Interviews with trainees and families: Interview with male trainee about gym test: Interview with female (2) trainees about gym test.
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Tape 13. Parade ground drill, week 2: Weapon handling, week 5: Parade drill: 1.5 mile run: Security lecture, week 3.
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Tape 14. Guard selection: Kit preps (F): Interview with Wren re kit layout: Interviews (2) (M).
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Tape 15. River: Ribs: From camera boat: Interview with group (2F 2M): new entries arrival: Signing on: Collecting kit: Arrival mess + interview: Kit fittings.
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Tape 16. GNK lecture: Mess deck GV: Obstacle course.
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Tape 17. Obstacle course: Group interview: Group: Klinsman x 4: Klinsman stars in group - thumbs up.
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Tape 18. First drill: Kit washing (with interview).
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Tape 19. Ironing (with interview): Parade exam: Interviews.
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Tape 20. Parade exam, week 3: lecture, week 4: Ship visit: Interview
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Tape 21. Ship visit continued: Training Division: Initial parade training, week 1: GNK Lecture, week 2.
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Tape 22. Gym introduction, week 1: 1.5 mile run assessment, week 1: interviews: results: Time code change to 10: Assault course: Revenge on instructor: Group interview: Interviews with 2 trainees (F).
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Tape 23. Passing out parade - prize giving: March past: Hats up!!: With parents - no audio: Presentation of certificates, no audio: Presentation to instructor.
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Tape 24. Hose down: Rugby training: Military training: loading magazines: Firings - various angles / positions: Targets: Vehicle search: instructors find.
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Tape 25. Military training - body searching: Swimming test: Tread water: Interview: Time code change to 22:08:05:05: PTI: Group: Assault course + interviews, week 2.
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Tape 26. Assault course - leopard crawl - interviews: leopard crawl: Ditch: Sit down!!: Scramble net: Water pool: Group: Wall: Piles!: Gym - initial test.
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Tape 27. Gym - initial fitness: GNK exam, week 5: Passing out parade: guard march on: Band: Guard inspection: Ethnic inspection: Ethnic reservist: Families.
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Tape 28. Voiceover.
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Beta-SP