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108 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards
Ross McKellar
The Royal Yeomanry
The Royal Yeomanry’s year has been
Area with an established BGHQ (light)
characterised by the ever-increasing set
and EXCON. Soon after conducting
of demands, opportunities and pace of
battle-prep, troops of Yeoman deployed
work, which has been a key feature of
on a 48hr patrols lane. Akin to Ex
recent years within the Army Reserve.
MULLENS CUP, the troops would be
2024 has seen the Regiment continuing
tested in both mounted and dismounted
at pace on the ‘RY Road to War’ cycle.
skills at various points on the patrol. This
This consisted of MCC and DCC training,
ranged from CIS to more deliberate oper-
both of which are crucial to maintaining
ations like the raid. However, no patrol
the license to operate for all six Sabre
competition is complete without a March
Squadrons. In addition, the RY band
and Shoot. So, there was one. A 2.5Km
remains the busiest sub-unit within the
march with burdens, culminating in the
Regiment. Often performing abroad,
tactical application of fire at 100m. Troops
as well as providing routine support to
were then afforded a hot brew, but not
LONDIST.
before picking up the brass!
The Regimental focus for the start of
After the successful pilot of the
the year was Ex TEBEGA TESTER. The
revamped Light Cavalry Tactics Course
exercise was held on Longmoor Training
in 2023, The Royal Yeomanry were
Troops stop short during Ex TEBEGA TESTER
determined to maintain the momentum
into 2024 and deliver another MCC
based tactics course to the Light Cav
Res community. The RY training team,
led by QDGs own WO2 Beal, deployed
to Salisbury Plain with 10 students from
RY, QDG, SNIY and QOY to conduct the
AA MCC tactics course on Jackal and
GS Land Rover. The summative phase of
A junior commander
‘jockeying’ into cover on the
Light Cavalry Tactics Course
The Cambrian Patrol team getting
to grips with “What 3 Words”.
The enemy position is enveloped,
just beyond this ‘Hero Cuff’