Achieve Gold in your IPPT before reporting in. That award earns you longer daily admin breaks and can even secure early weekend bookouts during Found Term.
Keep up interval training. SCS kicks off with demanding interval runs; adding uphill sprints to your routine will spare you agony later.
Found Term opens fast and shag. Don't report in unfit thinking you'll ease in. You won't.
Admin time
Use admin hours to plot your maps and prepare kit before dark. Nav is graded and you don't want to be doing it under a torch
Keep your living area and kit spotless, book out earlier!
Gear and packing
Always pack extra socks and tights. They reduce blisters and chafing on long marches or in dense jungle training
Verify your LBS loadout and blank ammunition daily
Company and welfare
Research your company’s reputation before you start. Schools and companies vary widely in welfare levels, so speak to seniors or read up online to set realistic expectations. Always check Reddit
Compared to BMT it turns more mentally and physically shag, yet you gain roughly two hours of admin daily
Other
Build trust within your section. Don't sabo anyone
When you're IC during assessments, command loud and clear and commit to a plan. Indecision is what gets marked down, not a wrong call
No bidets in the seated bowls. Prepare accordingly
