How does it work they decide where you will be based?

[Cookiemum]

Same as @Lurch said, CLR was definitely not at the top of my son's choice list - and he is having a brilliant time there.
He's enjoying the work and having a great time with the other lads, so don't worry about where you will be drafted to. Get through training and then you will enjoy wherever you go afterwards.

 

[Geespt]

Then again, when i passed out my entire troop was given their first preference! Maybe we were just lucky, but wherever you end up you'll still have a good time with the lads!

 

[R]

Then again, when i passed out my entire troop was given their first preference! Maybe we were just lucky, but wherever you end up you'll still have a good time with the lads!

Very very very very lucky. Unless the troops preferences were faslane and CLR.

 

[R]

Google was my friend here:

Just wow! Where can I get this over the pond? Asking for a friend.

 

[MassamanDave]

It definitely is still the case unfortunately. Just put it last on your preferences, there's no way you'll get it then

You'd think that wouldn't you, of to CLR I go