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After many months of research and planning, 9 Cadets and 3 Adults departed Manchester Terminal 3, on Friday 19th October 2012 on the start of an Adventurous Training Expedition, that was to test the cadets as they retraced the footsteps of ‘downed allied airman’ as they crossed the Pyrenees to freedom. The route is known […]

Saturday 27th October: It is a typical October morning, but nothing can dampen the spirits of the Coventry cadets and staff setting off to Gosport for a week of offshore power training on TS Jack Petchey. None of the cadets have even been offshore previously, so this will be a completely new experience for them

Dragon Berber was a trekking expedition held in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco over the 13th – 21st October 2012. Twelve members of the 37th Signal Regiment (Volunteers) took part. The main aim was to reach the summit of Mount Mgoun (4068m) over a six day trek. On arrival in Marrakesh we met our local

In October 2012, a tri-service group of cadets from Calday Grange CCF travelled to Gibraltar to take part in Exercise Caldian Rock. The aims of the exercise were: To undertake a range of adventurous-training activitiesTo learn about Gibraltar and its historical significanceTo work with cadets from other sections of the CCF The trip started early,

Captain Jonathan Slegg and Colour Sergeant Dipak Kaucha (ex Royal Gurkha Rifles) recently organised and undertook a High Altitude Army Expedition to the Everest region. The aim was to conduct a Summer Mountain Foundation course, providing soldiers from the 3rd BN Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment exposure to, and an understanding of, a foreign culture

Following nine months of intensive preparation, eight cadets and two instructors from Durham Army Cadet Force set off for a challenging Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expedition in the Pyrenees. The project was initially conceived to stretch the planning and organisational skills of a group of senior cadets all working towards their Gold Award. As well

On 21st September 2012, fourteen members of Southampton University Officer Training Corps (SUOTC) embarked upon Exercise TIGER TRAIL, an adventurous training expedition mountain biking in northern France. The aim was to develop leadership, navigation and ground appreciation skills in an unfamiliar environment whilst conducting arduous physical activity and the Normandy region presented plenty of opportunity

On the 3rd September 2012, 36 individuals from the 2nd Medical Brigade took part in a 5-day sailing exercise around the Solent. The group was made up of volunteer Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Paramedics, Environmental Health Officers, Drivers and other vital trades that are key to running a field hospital in theatre i.e. the hospital facility

256 (City of London) Field Hospital (Volunteers) deployed a group of 14 officers, SNCOs and JNCOs on its annual summer mountaineering expedition. The aim was to develop leadership skills, foster teamwork and gain experience in long distance trekking especially as the trek was to be completed in 9 days instead of the usual 11. The

The University of Wales Air Squadron embarked on a canoeing trip on the Petawawa River in Algonquin Park, Canada. The aims of the trip were to accelerate the development of the University of Wales Air Squadron members by placing them in both physically and mentally demanding situations. Following the personal development theory of the Comfort,

Introduction In September of 2012 the participants of Exercise FIRE TIGER set out from Wyvern barracks in Exeter to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic with the aim of completing a demanding 2 week adventure training package. The team consisted of 10 Officer Cadets (OCdt’s) from Exeter University Officer Training Corps and two military dive

On the 15th of October twelve Cadets from Oxford University Officer Training Corps departed for a twelve day rock climbing and trekking expedition to the Ecrins National Park in the French Alps. The aim of the expedition was to introduce students already familiar with basic rock climbing to more advanced techniques, rope work and routes,

3 ROYAL WELSH were very fortunate in 2012 to have two OTXs; an Ex LION STAR to Cyprus in early August and in September, an Ex ROMAN STAR to Gemona in Friuli, Northern Italy. This latter ex placed the unit at the foot of the Dolomites close to the Slovenian border and again, the opportunity

In September 2012 HQ London District ran a Diving Expedition to the Canary Island of Fuerteventura off the coast of Morocco in the North Atlantic. Thanks go out to the Ulysses Trust who helped fund the exercise. Exercise Cockney Deep Blue as it was known was run for several reasons; to train and qualify divers

It was back in June 2012 whilst I was out climbing in the lake district with Capt Jon Evans that we decided to put together an expedition made up of mostly TA soldiers. Where to go and what to do was the next problem. After considering the amount of time TA soldiers will be required

152 Transport Regiment deployed on Exercise Ironpath Finn, the annual Adventurous Training expedition to Germany and Austria. When we arrived at Drei Mulhen lodge in the picturesque village of Wertach the troops quickly realised that the mountains of the Allgau Alps were a lot higher than those found in Northern Ireland. A busy 10 day

The team of ten Officer Cadets from the East Midlands Universities Officer Training Corps were en route to the Hohsaas lift, eagerly anticipating stepping onto an Alpine glacier for the first time clutching crampons and axes. The team arrived only a day before in Saas-Grund after successful completion of the first challenge of the trip,