Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16

Season 1

Documentary series following a batch of fresh-faced teenage recruits going through the British Army's basic training. Each one will suffer successes and failures as they attempt to prove that they have what it takes to be a soldier.

Where to Watch Season 1

4 Episodes

  • Break Them Down, Build Them Up
    E1
    Break Them Down, Build Them UpOn the first day the physical demands are high for the new recruits as they are pushed to their limits by mandatory fitness assessments. They are also taught how to correctly strip down a rifle and how to use a gas mask.
  • Episode #1.2
    E2
    Episode #1.2The rookies of 19 Platoon continue their Phase 1 training travelling to Catterick, North Yorkshire to spend 3 days and 2 nights out on field exercises that will test their stamina and endurance. There is excitement ahead of Families Day.
  • Episode #1.3
    E3
    Episode #1.3The rookies confront the realities of soldiering and the difficult truths associated with it - that they will be asked to put their own lives at risk and potentially have to take the lives of others.
  • Do or Die
    E4
    Do or DieThe members of 19 Platoon enter the final, month-long phase of their training. They head to Otterburn in Northumberland to put to the test everything they have learned. Who will make it to the passing-out parade?

 

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