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Contents
Commanding Of cer’s Foreword......................................3 Salvete ............................................................................ 4 CUOTC Senior Under Of cer and Junior Of cer Appointments for 2015–2016 ..........................................4 (with effect 4 Jul 15).........................................................4 CUOTC Recruiting 2014/15 ............................................5 Stormberg Platoon 2015 .................................................7
Company Training............................................................9
Company Training Overview...........................................10 An overview of Module 1 training with the CUOTC from the perspective of two A Coy OCdts..............................11 Module 1 Consolidated Course 2015 ............................14 Support the charity which supports you – for life............16 Module 2 Training 2015 .................................................17 Module 3 Training 2014 .................................................19
Intercompany Training ..................................................21
SPRINGEX 2015 – Ex URBAN RAIDER 13–15 Mar 15 22 Ex CAMBRIAN PATROL 2014 – Patrol Commander’s Report ...........................................................................25 Ex CAMBRIAN PATROL 2014 – A Newcomer’s Perspective....................................................................28 Project Cambrian Endurance .........................................29 Ex MACEDONIA BLUE 2015 .........................................32 Ex AIRBORNE STUDENT 2015 .....................................33 Ex DYNAMIC VAGABOND 2015....................................35 Ex SUMMER LEADER ...................................................36 Ex ZIGGURAT BLUE......................................................38 Shooting Camp 2015 ....................................................40 13 Air Assault Support Regiment visit ............................41 Ex LIGHT FOX 2015 ......................................................43 Joint Helicopter Support Squadron Visit ........................44 Ex JOINT WARRIOR 2015 – Civpop with The Coldstream Guards .......................................................................... 45 Playing Enemy for 42 Royal Engineers ..........................45
CUOTC ADX 2015..........................................................47
Ex WESSEX RAIDER .....................................................47
CUOTC Remembers......................................................50
Remembering the Beginnings of Cambridge UOTC ....... 50 Remembrance Parade 2015..........................................53 UK Battle eld Tour .........................................................54 Op REFLECT The WW1 Centenary Battle eld Tour........56
Developing Leaders ......................................................58
The Cambridge Leadership Prize...................................58 Homerton Leadership Event Mon 12 Jan 15..................59 Learning Leadership and Crafting Friendship at the McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference 2015 .............60 CUOTC Leadership Development Weekends.................62 Linx Young Person of the Year Competition Finalist........62
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst..............................63
Short History of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst..63 Army Of cer Selection Board.........................................64 Army Bursary Scheme...................................................66 RMAS Reserve Commissioning Course ........................67
Adventure Training ........................................................69
Dragons’ Den 2014, and a year to look forward to.........71 Ex ARCTIC HEIGHTS 2015 ...........................................72 Ex DRAGON TOUBKAL 2015........................................74 Ex DEEP BLUE 2014.....................................................78 Ex DRAGON CORSE BLEU 2015..................................81 Ex BLUE ODIN 2014 .....................................................83 University Tri-Service Sailing Regatta 2015 ....................84 Ex SACRE BLEU 2015 – CUOTC Annual Ski Trip ..........85 Parachuting in Netheravon 2014....................................86 Basic free fall Parachuting July 2015..............................88 Summer Mountain Foundation in Wales.........................90 Hillwalking in the Peak District........................................92 Ex BRECON BLUE 2015 ...............................................92 Ex PEAK BLUE 2015.....................................................94
Sports .............................................................................95
Queen’s Challenge Cup 2015 ........................................96 Inter-UOTC Rugby 10s Tournament 2014......................97 Cycling from Folkestone to Cambridge 2014 .................97 Cambridge Half Marathon..............................................99 ATA Duathlon Championships......................................100 ATA Training weekend..................................................101 The Day I swam from Europe to Asia in the Hellespont International Swim Race ..............................................102 Cumbrian Challenge 2015 ...........................................104 Ex DARK HORSE – The Game of Kings.......................105
Social Activities and Community Engagement.........107
The Light Blue Volunteer Dinner 2015..........................108 Annual Dinner 2015 .....................................................110 The Inaugural Norwich Dinner......................................112 Burns’ Night Staff Supper 2015...................................112 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment (Poachers) Boxing Night ...............................................................113 Sworded Supper .........................................................114 Young Executives Reception........................................114 Army vs Navy Rugby 2015 ..........................................115 CUOTC’s charitable endeavours supporting East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices ....................................................116 ‘Bring-a-friend’ Hawaiian BBQ.....................................117 Bon re night ................................................................117 Interview with Lt Matt Blayney (3 Royal Anglian)...........120 Interview with 2Lt William Spearing (Queen’s Own Yoemanry) ................................................................... 122 DCSU – Winning Over the Population..........................124 Pro les of OCdts who have gone on to RMAS.............125 Valete ..........................................................................126 Nominal Role...............................................................126
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