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Contents
Commanding Officer’s Foreword......................................3 Regimental Sergeant Major .............................................4 Salvete ............................................................................5 Appointments 2017–2018 ...............................................6 Profiles of OCdts Commissioning, RMAS 2016–2017......7 Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk’s Awards.................................8 Award of the Imperial Service Medal ...............................9 RMAS Comdts Commendation .....................................10 Op EAGLE 2016 and Op SEAHORSE 2017...................11
Company Training..........................................................12
Company Training Overview...........................................13 A (Kimberley) Company .................................................14 Stormberg Platoon strike again!.....................................16 B (Ladysmith) Company.................................................17 Ex LION STAR 2017 ......................................................19 Advanced (Mafeking) Wing Training ...............................20 London History Weekend .............................................21 Remembrance Sunday 2016 ........................................22
Unit Training and Visits .................................................23
Ex CAMBRIAN PATROL 2016........................................24 Ex BLUE DESANT 2016 ................................................25 Ex WAVELL’S WARRIOR ..............................................27 Land Combat Power Visit 2016 .....................................28 Ex BRIEF ENCOUNTER ................................................29 REME Weekend 2017 ...................................................30 Ex DYNAMIC VAGABOND 2017....................................31 Army Reserve Operational Shooting Competition...........32 Queen’s Challenge Cup .................................................34 Ex KENTISH BLUE ........................................................36
Army Officer Commissioning .......................................41
Leadership Development Training ..................................42 An OCdts Leadership Perspective .................................44 Reserve Commissioning Course ...................................45 War from the NIREX up .................................................47 Interview with PQO 2Lt Nicole Wolfe .............................48 Interview with Regular Officer, Lt Tom Lane ...................49
Adventurous Training ....................................................51
Ex SANTIAGO BLUE .....................................................52 Ex TRAIL BLUE 2016 ....................................................56 Ex BLUE ODIN 2016 ....................................................58 Ex DRAGON CAIRN BLUE GORM 2016........................60 Ex SACRE BLEU 2017 ..................................................63 Ex BLUE TOURER 2017................................................66 Ex DRAGON TOUBKAL ................................................68 Summer Mountain Foundation 1 Weekends ..................71 Summer Mountain Foundation Part 2 ............................72
Social and Community Engagement ...........................74
Chariots of Fire Relay Race............................................75 Ex EXECUTIVE STRETCH..............................................76 Norwich Annual Dinner 2016 .........................................77 LBV Dinner 2016 ...........................................................78 CUOTC Annual Dinner 2017..........................................80 LBV Reception 2017 .....................................................82 CUOTC Runs for EACH.................................................82 Valete ............................................................................83 CUOTC Nominal Roll 2016–2017 ..................................84
CUOTC Mission
“To develop the leadership potential of selected university students, raising awareness
of the Army’s ethos and building interest in its career opportunities: in order to secure their commitment, whether as officers or as future leaders in their chosen profession, to champion the Army in Society”
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