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Alpine Adventure 2024

Alpine Adventure 2024 Expedition Report (Ulysses Trust Application ID 3145)  During the February school half term, 45 RAF Air Cadets and 14 volunteer staff from across the South of England travelled to Germany. They participated in an expedition that was to see them undertake a full six-day programme of ski training and skiing at two […]

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Phoenix 2024

The Netherhaven Skydiving expedition, funded by the Ulysses Trust, aimed to provide a thrilling skydiving experience for our cadets. This report highlights the unexpected turn of events that led to a change in plans and the impact on the participants. The cadets were prepared for a static line jump from 3000 feet, ready to conquer

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DofE 2024

Over the Bank Holiday Weekend of 03-06 May 2024 nearly 100 staff and cadets from the Derbyshire Sector of Trent Wing assembled at Barn Farm in Birchover for their annual DofE Expedition Weekend, again made possible due to the kind sponsorship of the Ulysses Trust and RAF Charitable Trust. This year was somewhat different in

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Snjor Mountaineer 2024

Ex Snjor Mountaineer was the Army Mountaineering Association’s recent flagship ski mountaineering expedition to Iceland, which aimed to prepare for and then summit Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnúkur – a feat that had not previously been achieved by a British Military team. WO2 Ross Penver, the Exped leader, aimed for the Expedition “to expose a group

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CE 24

While most university students were at home for the Easter Recess, 12 ULOTC OCdts embarked on a 2-week Offshore Sailing Adventurous Training exercise in The Caribbean Archipelago. With a single weekend earlier in the month acting as a preparatory training phase, this was the first true taste of sailing for 5 of the OCdts, and

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French parachuting course at ETAP 2024

Introduction: The focus of the exercise was for five members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) to attend and complete the rigorous static-line parachuting training course at the Centre École des Troupes Aéroportées (ETAP) and thereby earn their ‘French Wings’. Over two weeks, participants underwent intensive physical and theoretical training alongside 125 troops from

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Daring to explore: Speakers for Schools – 15th July 2024

Ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery? Don’t miss this broadcast with world-renowned explorer, writer, & photographer, Levison Wood. Known for his epic expeditions across the globe, like walking the length of the Nile and trekking through the Himalayas, Levison will share his incredible stories & insights into the transformative power of challenge &

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Dragon Telemark Blue 2024

After a hearty pre-exped dinner enjoyed whilst watching the 1965 ‘Heroes of Telemark’ starring Kirk Douglas, Second Lieutenants and three Officer Cadets set off from Cambridge ARC and headed for the Hardangervidda plateau, Norway, on 31 March 2024. Having explained our official NATO Travel Orders to a bleary-eyed French border officer, convincing him that we

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An evening with Ray Mears

Last night we hosted a special event at the Honorary Artillery Company (HAC) to meet our special guest, and Ulysses Trust ambassador, Ray Mears. Following introductions from the HAC’s Major General Simon Lalor and our CEO Polly Marsh DL, cadets Lance Corporal Tia Smythe and Cadet Honneki Samman Perrucha from the City of London Academy

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