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service of remembrance was delivered by 3 RANGER Padre Capt Robbie Boyle, whose father served and was a part of the historic invasion force on SWORD Beach. 3 RANGER marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day in a dignified manner, which also gave an insight as to some of the physical exertions expected of and carried out by our forebears during the Allied invasion on 6 Jun 44.
Alongside the busy but rewarding job of co-ordinating the Physical Development (PD) of such a unique and demanding Battalion, I have had many other responsibilities since my arrival, such as the design and delivery of Physical Training Assessments utilised during the two-week Ranger Assessment Cadre (RAC). I also delivered the All-Arms Ranger Course 8-week PT programme, which is delivered from the Land Special Operations Training Centre in Elizabeth Barracks. Another 3 RANGER task I was involved in was organising with support from various 3 RANGER departments, the first Ranger Selection Conditioning Course, this was a two-week course aimed at preparing candidates for the Ranger Assessment Cadre with a specific focus on the Risk Reduction Exercise (RRE) and physical training (PT) aspects that the candidates will be assessed on in the Ranger training pipeline. It also featured other specific training elements such as navigation theory and practical, essay writing and verbal briefs featured on the course. The first course was an enormous success where we had an 85% pass rate on the Ranger Assessment Cadre.
Despite hectic schedules and operational deployments, Sport yet again has been developed within the Battalion seeing success within British Army Warrior Fitness, where I had the privilege of showcasing the Falcon Gym when hosting
Conducting Large scale combat operations in the Arctic
Event 2 of the UK South Team Series. In this event, the Battalion finished in third place in both the male open category and male masters.
3 RANGER football has been reinvigorated, also entering the Army 6-a-side Football tournament, coming top of their group during the morning. Despite a team that had not played much together, hard work, fitness and learning to win the 3 RANGER way made us a side to be reckoned with. Some excellent performances all over the pitch, the whole squad was critical in getting us through the group. In the knockout stage, 3 RANGER were drawn against another AAC team and despite dominating the game on a terrible pitch were knocked out in sudden death on penalties. There is enormous potential for footballing success in 3 RANGER and they will continue their footballing journey by entering the Infantry 6’s Tournament and
3 RANGER at the Army 6’s Football Tournament
fixtures against 1 MERCIAN, 2 RANGER, ATC P and 2 PARA.
Overall, my time so far at 3 RANGER has been excellent and I have settled in very well, the support from the chain of command has been second to none and I feel very honoured and lucky to be posted to a hardworking, diligent and active unit.
‘BY ALL MEANS’ – 3 RANGER
3 RANGER on the podium at the BAWF Team Series Event 2 hosted at 3 RANGER