It’s National Service 1950s Style.  Can they Survive the Spam, Semolina and Screaming Sergeant Majors? Thirty 18-24 year old men are thrown together and put through a regimen which half way through the last century was reputed to turn boys into men: National Service.

In a disused army barracks, they’ll be given a taste of army life, 50s style. An abuse-screaming sergeant major will lick them into shape.  Humiliating punishments will include cleaning the toilets with a toothbrush and cutting the lawn with nail scissors.
They’ll be beaten down and dragged up only to be beaten down again - drilled and driven until they reach breaking point.  The most unexpected will crack.  The most unlikely will run.   The most surprising will rise to the challenge.

30 volunteers face home-sickness, barrack room tensions and a grueling regime. Divided from the outset into two competing squads, those who survive will achieve the ultimate rewards of National Service: self-discipline, self-reliance, and the kind of self-knowledge that only comes with being a member of LAD’S ARMY.

Special Features:

Introduction to Lads Army, Top Ten Punishments, Picture Gallery