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TEAM 29 SPENT MANY TWILIGHT HOURS TRAWLING THROUGH A STACK OF OVER 1000 APPLICATIONS TO SELECT THE MOST APPROPRIATE APPLICANT
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The Cayman Islands Regiment parades with its initial batch of successful recruits
we drafted a Defence Act alongside a Royal Navy Barrister... this was a first for all of us!
At this point we were ready to furnish the CIR through the recruitment of the first batch of 60 soldiers into the Regiment. Using a recruitment pathway framework we had written in the dark hours of one evening, and having reconnoitred a number of locations to interview and physi- cally assess the potential recruits, the jobs were advertised on local radio by the CO of the CIR, Lt Col Simon Watson and across social media. Soon enough, applications poured in and Team 29 spent many twilight hours trawling through a stack of over 1000 applications to select the most appropriate applicants that the met the criteria for entry and could attend an assessment day. The SAT 2 subsequently ran
two COVID-secure assessment days alongside the CO and RSM of the CIR and by the end of the it had selected 75 recruits to take forward to training. Team 29 then drafted a bespoke training plan and selected a local High School to deliver the training; after which they handed over the plan to an STTT requested through ART(G) and force generated by the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.
Another line of effort being pursued by Team 29 was prepare the ground for a HADR validation exercise to be completed by RFA Argus and the 24 Commando RE HADR Troop, who at this time of the year are routinely preparing to respond to the Caribbean hurricane season. The team reconnoitred landing sites and accommodation for the team disembarking; the