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During the 10 day final exercise, all students had the opportunity to practise being a section 2IC,
with the most able being given the chance to shine as section commanders. The exercise focussed
on the basics of dismounted infantry skills at section and platoon level, while exposing the cadre to
the effects of mental and physical fatigue. This was reinforced once they had returned to
Fallingbostel and, having expected to be honing their drill, they found themselves being rudely
awoken for bayonet fighting.
Diving in Malta
Adventure Training
Operational commitments have inevitably meant that opportunities to conduct adventurous training
have been few and far between however, in October 54 soldiers deployed on two sequential 5-day,
multi-activity packages to the Harz Mountains in Germany. Based at the Sonnenberg Lodge, each
group was given an introduction to rock climbing, kayaking and mountain biking, with the latter
counting towards nine soldiers gaining their Mountain Bike Trail Leaders qualification. In
November we also deployed twenty five soldiers to Malta to take part in a mixture of scuba diving,
rock climbing and mountain biking, a real treat given the poor weather they left behind in
Fallingbostel! Further trips are planned for next year, notably a two-week expedition to the
Drakensburg mountains in South Africa and further use of the fantastic facilities in Germany before
we move back to the UK.
Sport
Boxing has also featured heavily over the last three months. In November the newly-formed
Battalion team competed in the 7th Armoured Brigade inter-unit boxing. After a series of
successful preliminaries, the Battalion had representation in seven of the evenings eleven bouts.
Six victories, and the awarding of Best Boxer to Hldr Mitchell, capped a thoroughly enjoyable
performance.
This was followed up with the Battalion inter-company boxing competition. An impressive number
of soldiers entered and the ten bouts on finals night were of an exceptional standard given the
novice nature of the competitors. D Company managed to pip B Company to the title by the
narrowest of margins, but perhaps more importantly, it was a fantastic way to bring the battalion
together prior to going on leave.