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London South Region – Team Bonding Day
LCpl Gooding-Edghill RADC
On a lovely bright spring Monday morning with everyone still in the weekend mood, some would be thinking of a relaxing day in the garden, some would be dreaming
of relaxing in the Caribbean on a beach with an ice-cold coconut jelly, while others anticipating what new challenges the work day will bring. But not Monday 23 Apr
18, this was to be a different day. Military personnel were bound to Winchester on what was a voluntary team bonding day, following the recent South and London
& South East Regions merger. We made our way to Aldershot, some leaving at the crack of dawn to miss the Monday morning rush hour.
We arrived at Aldershot and the coach was already waiting for us (credit going to
LCpl Greenfield for organising the coach). When we all got on the coach there were so many new faces, everyone was a bit anxious at what the day had in store for us. To put names to faces we started a meet and greet amongst
to do the activities which included:
• High Wires confidence course • Indoor shooting gallery
• Potted sports competition The activities were mind blowing.
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ourselves. We bonded as a family should,
the people who were once strangers at the start of the journey were all now friends by the time we arrived at Winchester. So,
The people who were once strangers at the start of the journey were all now friends
Challenging is an understatement of the day. All activities were both physically and mentally challenging. There were tears, laughter, swearing, cheating and poor sense of direction moments where at
I guess in the Army
there are no stranger’s only friends we have not met yet. After the very much needed social and mandatory briefings we went out
some point we felt like giving up, and for some it was the day that our individual worst fears were conquered. Through it all, the one
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