Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16

While the girls grapple with the reality of not seeing their parents for six weeks, the boys are already in trouble thanks to an illicit cigarette butt.

Allegations of bullying mean that one junior soldier faces being kicked out for bad behaviour, while another tearful recruit wants to leave.

The platoon head to Normandy to visit the graves of 4,000 soldiers, leading some to confirm their commitment to serving their country, while others question their future.

The soldiers are trained to kill using bullets and bayonettes, and undergo their toughest physical test to date.

Graduation arrives, the final celebration of six months of hard graft. But will all the junior soldiers graduate to their chosen regiment?

Having completed training, the young privates are dispersed across the length and breadth of the country to join their chosen regiments.