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Many factors drive the cadets to decide to join the Army and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but one of the main
reasons is the opportunity to better themselves both mentally and physically. During their first term in training, each cadet selects the sport they want to play from a myriad of
Junior Term Sports
to orienteering is great training for officer cadets seeking to not only hone their navigation skills, but also to improve their fitness. Combining accurate navigation, quick decision-making, and endurance running, the sport helps to develop many of the core attributes of good soldiering.
options, from boxing to football to equestrian.
Sandhurst
gives you the opportunity to be a leader.
The Academy team puts its training into practice at Orienteering Military League South events on Wednesday afternoons, where it regularly performs well.
There’s the opportunity to contribute more than just playing prowess as we found out with OCdt Brown: ‘Sand-
Junior Term cadet, OCdt Carr tells
us: ‘Cross Country as a sport at
Sandhurst epitomises the essence
of what it can sometimes take to
be an Army Officer. It’s when you’re
cold, tired and want to stop, yet find it in yourself to carry on that you realise you’ve got a lot more in you than you ever thought’. Moving from this
hurst gives you the opportunity to be a leader. That’s shown not only through military training, but in sport too. Playing, coaching and organis-
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