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THE MERCIAN EAGLE
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Capt Zeal and WO1 Frost
All British Army officers are trained at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) to understand servant leadership and the responsibility of commanding soldiers. Since 1947, 120 nations have also chosen to send their future leaders to RMAS for officer training because it is recognised as a world-leading academy. Military training is based on a dismounted close combat model
so that all officers, no matter what their eventual trade, will have mastered the fundamental essentials before moving on
to more specialised training
Mercian personnel currently serving at RMAS include: Capt Zeal as a Platoon Instructor and Regimental Representative, WO1 Timperley as Regimental Sergeant Major Old College, WO1 Frost in Academy HQs, WO2 Massey as Company Sergeant Major and Regimental Representative, CSgt Hutton as a SNCO Instructor, Colour Sergeant Tomlinson in the Coaching Advisory Team, LCpl Eyre as a Storeman in New College and Staff Willis as an Army Physical Instructor. The
after Sandhurst. The Regular Commissioning Course (CC) lasts 44 weeks. In addition to this, RMAS delivers training to late entry officers, professionally qualified officers, reserve officers, and international officers overseas. This term has seen the arrival of Maj Gen Zac Stenning, and the beginning
Increased emphasis will be placed on conventional warfighting, combined arms manoeuvre, and urban conflict
team is primarily focused on the Regular Commissioning Course and shaping the future leaders of the Mercian Regiment, wider British Army and its allies. We would like to say a fond farewell to CSgts Bourne and Geoghegan having completed their two- year posting at RMAS while representing the Mercian Regiment. I would also like
of the Commissioning Course’s transformation.
To ensure that OCdts are prepared for future challenges, there is now clear focus on ‘the threat’ under Op MOBILISE. Increased emphasis will be placed on conventional warfighting, combined arms manoeuvre, and urban conflict. Greater exposure to Field Army soldiers, modernisation of technology and increased instructor rations are also to be incorporated.
to offer congratulations to WO2 Massey and CSgt Hutton on both being awarded a GOC 3(UK)Div Commendation this year.
The Regiment continues to recruit high quality Officer Cadets (OCdts) and I would like to welcome the following young officers into the Mercian family; OCdts Knowles and Langley (Commissioning Course 213), OCdt Dulson (CC 221) and OCdts Gray, Price and Sherwood (CC 222).
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