ROPs = Restriction of Priveledges.. reporting to the guard house each night after chow - 1.5 hours of parade at double time in full battle dress (pack webbing ET full water 5 days rats.. and not the pussy MRE's you guys use either.. australian ration packs.. heavy bitches) plus rifle and 5 magazines filled with cement.. followed by sweeping gutters with a broom with rifle slung till mid night and reporting back to your unit for bed.. no boozer (where you buy booze) proveledges at all either..

worst part was they made you call the time for the drill..ie yell out the timing for everything... doing check halts down the side of the parade ground yelling "CHECK HALT" while you take a pace then halt for 75 paces kinda doesnt leave much room for breathing.. hehe.. and at double time... and marching with a full pack and the other shit is no mean feat either..

needless to say i never looked him in the eye at the wrong time again till i graduated boot.

btw.. the Australian Army boot camp was modeled off the marines boot camp during vietnam ..