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Commando training: Quest for the green beret – Pt5
Monday was the Nine Miler Pass Out. If I’m honest I was buzzing so much from passing the endurance, the nine-miler seemed like a breeze. The highlight for me was being drummed back into camp by the...
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Commando training: Quest for the green beret – Pt6
After the customary handshakes and back patting we moved to the area where our green lids were to be presented. Forming up in three ranks, we were introduced to the Brigade Commander (BC) who would...
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Commando training: Green beret quest ends with success
The biggest failure you can have on the course is to simply give up. The key to success is maintaining self-belief, remaining steadfast, and being prepared to go beyond the limit that ordinary people...
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A Reservist Adventurous Training Weekend
By Lance Corporal Hoskins (243 Sqn, 159 Regt RLC) On the weekend of 7- 9 March, 243 (Coventry) HQ Sqn set off on an adventure to the Island of Anglesey. A convoy of three vehicles packed with...
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Commando training: Cold Weather Warfare in Norway
Sapper Ed Joseph is an Army Reserve soldier from 131 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers (131 Indep Cdo Sqn RE). Having successfully completed the Reserve Forces Commando Course (RFCC),...
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‘So, how would you like to go on tour?’
Experiences of a Mobilised Reservist Troop Commander in 1 Logistic Support Regiment By Second Lieutenant Sam Walton (160 Transport Regt) My journey began in September 2012 when I first met my CO....
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Setting sail with adventurous training
Sunday morning was spent consolidating low speed manoeuvres, learning how to turn the boat 180 degrees on the spot followed by some slalom navigating. We crossed the bay to Laboe for lunch and visited...
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By Royal Invitation – Garden Party at The Palace
Invitation to the Queen’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace By SSgt A Standley When you arrive back to work after your Christmas and New Year break it can seem a very long time to the summer and those...
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Desert soldiering: Exercise Jebel Dagger in Jordan
In his latest blog, Sapper Eddie Joseph describes his experience of desert soldiering alongside 40 Commando Royal Marines: “We were taught how to make improvised stretchers like the clove hitch or...
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Commando training: Jungle Warfare in Belize
In his latest blog, Sapper Eddie Joseph describes his experience of jungle warfare alongside 45 Commando: "As we awoke to our first morning in the jungle, the heat and humidity hit us hard. We had been...
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