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It has been a fantastic year for the gymnasium and its staff. The Gym received an uplift of new equipment
allowing the unit PT staff to conduct, deliver and develop unit physical training to a higher standard on the return from Operational Deployment.
The KRH battlegroup returned from a successful deployment on OP CABRIT 11 in March where they deservingly indulged in 6 weeks Post Operational Tour Leave (POTL). On their return, the Regimental PT staff hit the ground running in their training delivery, ensuring all Regimental personnel were correctly conditioned following POTL in time to deploy to Castlemartin Ranges (CMR) and onto Ex IRON CYCLONE (IC). The unit PTIs made a seamless adaptation to their new squadrons and ensured that all their squadron personnel were not only physically robust but also physically conditioned to pass their upcoming annual physical assessment.
The KRH wasted no time in camp as they moved to CMR to conduct their annual range packages, the unit PT staff wasted no time in ensuring safe, specific and challenging PT took place, making use of the terrain CMR had to offer. The Regimental fitness test week came thick and fast for the team as they had only 5 days to ensure the Regiment was green and fit to deploy on Ex IC. Due to the summer months, it was early doors delivery for the PT staff to ensure the safety of the unit from the summer
SSgt (SSI) R Parker RAPTC
THE KING’S ROYAL HUSSARS
heat. Testing was conducted in the early morning with a 0530hrs step off time, the hard work and commitment of the PT staff was recognised as the unit deployed onto Ex IC with 96% of the Regiment now green to deploy.
The Unit returned from Ex IC and summer leave to spend the majority of September through to December taking part in Adventurous Training in Germany, Inverness and the Brecon Beacons. This saw soldiers testing their mental and physical limits as they took part in mountain climbing, kayaking, mountain biking and parachuting. The unit also held its annual Old Comrades’ Cup event seeing squadron competitors scoring points towards their overall squadron score in football, hockey, cross country and touch rugby, with the finale being the Regimental Inter Squadron Boxing Night.
The KRH were selected by 12 Armoured Brigade to pilot the new British Army Close Combat Survivability (CCS) training package. This saw over 40 soldiers of all ranks take part in a 3-day training programme delivered by 16 Air Assault Brigade SMI, training KRH soldiers on how to close down, engage and win against an enemy in close quarters. With scenarios that included 2 v 1 and 3 v 1 weapon retention and contact striking. This kind of training not only built soldiers’ courage and confidence but also improved their physical and mental robustness.
All in all, this has been another outstanding and busy year of sport and training for the Unit and no signs of the pace slowing as we move into 2024 but I have no doubt there is more success in sports and physical training just around the corner.
KRH CCS Training
KRH Boxing Finals