I'm a young man of no particular military training or education. I've volunteered for the British Army in August 1914. How much training will I receive, and how long until I'm experiencing regular combat? Is it much different in other countries, or at later points in the war?
In addition to this question, how much does the training vary over the course of the war? I remember hearing that at one opint they were considering not even teaching recruits how to shoot and just teaching bayonet drills.