Page 17 - KRH Regimental Journal 2022

The Regimental Journal of The King’s Royal Hussars 15
The Coburg Tower roams free in Bavaria
worn off, and the glorious heat of the first few weeks had been replaced by biblical rain. Camped up next to the fence, we slowly started to transport the fleet back to Germany where a few more weeks of work and exploration awaited us. Alongside vehicle hand-back, the majority of the Senior Squadron conducted two multi-activity AT packages in Wertach, Bavaria.
The first group of AT participants were fortunate enough to take a detour via the town of Coburg to see the ancestral home of the Squadron’s infamous Coburg Tower cap badge. Sadly how- ever, we discovered the Coburg Tower that we know and love does not exist in real life, but shall live on, etched in the flesh of some of our more die-hard members of the Squadron.
Each week everyone had the opportunity to conduct kayaking, rock climbing, hill walking and klettersteige. The dramatic ter- rain of Alpine Bavaria was a stark contrast from the Dustbowl, and the week allowed everyone to relax after two months of work.
LCpl Scott impersonating a meerkat
Great milestones were achieved including the 2IC combatting his fear of hights, Tpr Taylor unveiling his secret kayaking talents and Tpr Degei being counterweighted by 4 fully-grown men.
AT provided the perfect wind-down, and whilst most of the Squadron returned to the UK, LCpl Lawrence and Lt Watts headed to the French Alps to participate in the Centaur’s Challenge Patrols Competitions. Little did they know that the climbing skills learnt during AT would come in so much use when they had to rappel themselves off a cliff face with no com- prehendible instruction!
Thankfully, the pace eased off slightly over the summer as we looked down the barrel of six months in Estonia. Tpr Thomas’ sprinting ability stole the show during the D’Arcy Hall Athletics Competition, and Tpr Wood organised a team to participate in the Army Canoe Water Polo Championships. Although some of us were slightly sceptical whether it was actually real sport, the C Sqn team