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“What would be the best result for the Greens?”. “For us all to pass”, replied one of the Doctors.
I read the first line of the enclosed letter.
And all passed, we did; 100% success rate for the dream Green team. Added onto our success, we even came away with a course record for the final command task, despite being doubted in the bar by red syndicate on the previous night! Teamwork is the ability to work together toward the common vision, of which we established and committed to on day one. Futhermore, this is
the biggest piece of advice I can give to anyone attending Main Board. Work together; you are working towards a standard and not against each other. Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team (the Army) work.
And finally, remember this; “If you want success as much as you want to breathe, you will be successful”.
OCdt Caiger
Advanced Wing (Mafeking)
Reserve Commissioning Course
Commissioning. This was the goal that was irrevocably and stubbornly stuck in my head since March 2016, much to the exasperation of my parents and girlfriend. But after all the gruelling yet infinitely rewarding challenges I had faced and conquered throughout my time in CUOTC, I knew that I wanted to pursue a career as an Army Reserve Officer.
With this in mind, I entered the RMA Sandhurst last summer to complete Mod B and Mod
C within a month’s block of
continuous training. This would be
by far the longest period of military
training I had ever undertaken, and
I went into it blissfully unaware of
what was to come. The focus of
Mod B was very much on learning
about the combat estimate and
the orders process. All the credit must go
to the platoon staff, who guided us through conducting estimates in the classroom before moving us on to TEWTs (tactical exercise without troops), culminating in a full tactical scenario
in a company context on Exercise Browning’s
Storm. The learning curve was very steep, as a full debrief was laden onto us after every attack, with every mistake having to be rectified for
the next one. The platoon improved drastically throughout the exercise, giving me confidence as I progressed into Mod C, which is grandly entitled Command, Leadership and Management - the most academic module by far.
A large proportion of time was spent with civilian behavioural scientists, studying the theory
and psychology of leadership. When I was not capitalising on every free minute by napping at my desk, these lessons really made me think deeply for the first time about how one should approach leadership. However, we were also given opportunities
to apply what we had learnt by leading our own command tasks. Some of these were conducted in a non-tactical setting, whereas others
took place as part of Exercise HORROCK’S ENDEAVOUR. We also learnt to conduct more advanced infantry operations: the recce and the
INTER-COMPANY TRAINING & VISITS
The Reserve Commissioning Parade
2Lt Pan with family
This would be by far
the longest period of military training I had ever undertaken...
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