Expedition Reports

Sixteen cadets and five adults from Hereford attended the Sea Cadet Training School at Weymouth to undertake a unit course. The aim of the week was to give cadets the opportunity to experience boating activities on the sea instead of on the River Wye. This would encourage the cadets to broaden their skill-set, enabling them […]

Outline:This Expedition built upon the previous successful expeditions run for both Pate’s Grammar School CCF and the Army Cadet 150 Expedition last year. The aim of the Expedition was to complete an arduous and adventurous canoe journey in Algonquin Provincial Park. Delivering JSAT and BCU qualifications as part of the journey and to give adult

It was the last few weeks of three years together as Officer Cadets at Sheffield University OTC, and what more fitting way to top three challenging years than with one final challenge. So Friday morning, and we embark on the two day drive to Les Alps and the Zermatt valley where we will begin two

The sun was beginning to enter North Court of the Royal Grammar School in Guildford as 11 cadets and 2 officers mustered at 0645 to begin our journey to the German Austrian border. The boys, aged 14 and 15, were keen to begin their adventurous training – a week of activities in the beautiful amphitheatres

5am, Friday 22 July and people were already stirring in the drill hall. Nervous energy looking forward to a trip that we had all spent many days reading about. The Tour of the Oisans, a 180km circular route along the GR54 around the Ecrins National Park in southern France with over 13000m ascent. Usually walked

A group of 14 intrepid adventurers deployed to the UK’s most southerly point – The Lizard, in Cornwall on Sunday 17 July 2011. The rain was hammering it down, but with our spirits high, we were all excitedly looking forward to finding out what the coming days and 115 miles would bring as we trekked

The first international sailing exercise undertaken by the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) took place from 30 July to 6 August 2011. This most successful Exercise, which received support funding from the Ulysses Trust, enabled six members of the Corps to charter the Gibraltar Garrison’s yacht ‘Pickle’ for a week. Led by an experienced Coastal

GUERNSEY CADETS MAKE COMBINED OPS WORK Guernsey Cadets from the ACF and CCF combined to complete a Duke of Edinburgh Award Gold Expedition by retracing the journey of the original Cockleshell Heroes. ‘Of the many heroic raids …. none was more courageous or imaginative than Operation Frankton’ With these words to instil a sense of

103 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) is a Territorial Army unit which aims to provide support to all current operations by providing fully trained soldiers with a technically skilled ability ranging from vehicle mechanics to electronics technicians to work in high threat, arduous conditions. On the 09 July 11, 30 members of the Battalion

In July and August 2011, Operation Aquarius took place in Northern Ghana, West Africa. It was planned as a Voluntary Service Overseas project with an Expedition phase and a cultural phase on the Cape coast in Southern Ghana. The origins of the expedition go back to early 2009, when the Squadron Staff met Capt David

Nous avons fini la GR20 – We finished the GR20 It’s easy to agree to something if you don’t know what you have agreed to. And when I agreed, extremely willingly, to do the GR20, I deny even knowing its location. I also didn’t know the meaning of GR20- the Big Excursion, which surely should

From 14 — 24 July 11, soldiers and officers from 38 Signal Regiment undertook Exercise Cockney Paradiso, led by 41(Princess Louise’s Kensington) Signal Squadron. It consisted of two elements: the summiting of Gran Paradiso (4061m), the highest mountain in the Italian Alps, and the traverse of sections of the nearby Alta Via 2 high level

Following on from a successful visit to the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) based at East Boston High School (EBHS), earlier in the year, Lordswood CCF was invited to participate in the JROTC’s Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) held at Fort Devens, an active US military base, over the period of 20 – 24

Exercise Dragon Venturer Baidarka II was organised following the relative success of a similar exercise in 2010. The aim of the expedition was to give the cadets an experience of three outdoor activities in British Columbia. Two of these activities would involve camping in wilderness locations which presents a number of challenges. The expedition consisted

101 Force Support Battalion REME were set the challenge by the CO of conquering the Three Peaks and travelling to each peak by sail and bike – ‘The Original 3 Peaks Challenge’. The first task was to drive to Largs to collect Sirius, sourced from the RAF, and sail her back to Caernarfon. The crew

The Pyrenees offers a rich environment for a canoeing expedition. The combination of ancient culture and modern eco-tourism generates an intimate, laid back and genuine atmosphere that creates a quality of life that is difficult to match. The high mountain landscape bordering France and Spain, the effects of a diverse Mediterranean climate and broad spectrum

In 2009 cadets and staff from 2443 (Okehampton) Squadron ATC completed the National 3 Peaks challenge, climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales, all within 48 hours. It therefore seemed the next step to progress this to the National 4 peaks challenge, completing the 3 peaks challenge again but

West Mercian Wing Air Cadets have successfully completed an overseas expedition to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Air Cadet organisation. The challenging trek saw all members of the group ascend Pic Du Canigou, the highest peak in the eastern Pyrenees, France. The expedition was organised to provide a challenging physical journey that would fulfil