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Our adventure training from Saturday 12th August through to Friday 18th August was a
Overall, it gave us a good insight into how to plan AT expeditions for the future.
OCdt Fisher
OCdt McFarlane was our instructor. Also he, OCdts Reynolds, Blyth and Carbutt all acted as drivers. The rest of the group had a number of roles including helping with administration and coordinating all of the different parts of the planning cycle, such as diplomatic clearance, route alloca- tion and so on. Overall, it gave us a
Exercise PYRENEAN PIONEER
tremendous experience. We went
to the south of France (the depart-
ment of Ariège in the region of
Occitanie) to conduct a hill-walking
expedition. The expedition helped
to develop our character through
the exposure of the group to controlled risk, and gave us an insight into how to conduct AT when arriving at our respective units upon successfully commissioning.
good insight into how to plan AT expeditions for the future. However, where we learnt the most was from the challenges we faced during the expedition.
Immediately after finishing the Sovereign’s Parade on Friday 11th August, we departed to the south of France so that we would be ready to
On the point of organising the expedition, though OCdt Hoccom took much of the lead preparing for the expedition, every member contributed.
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