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simple, each soldier had their own 9x9 tent with a desk and a bed. A handful of solar showers, a field kitchen, gym and importantly a bar made 4 weeks in the Kenyan bush very comfortable. The camp was shared with a platoon of Irish Guards and a platoon of Ameri- cans who didn’t wear uniform and who armed themselves everywhere they went. Monday to Friday, lessons and serials were conducted in the local area, normally involving a convoy through the busy streets of Isiolo to a small village where we would hand out left over boxes of US MREs and cases of bottled water.
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The Americans only drank bottled water flown in from the US so they gifted us an iso container full of bottled water. The water was well received by the locals and in return they would allow us to use their village for training. The weekends presented the perfect opportunity to explore the local game reserves, listen to The Ashes and relax in local lodges. The final night was spent in the famous Nairobi expat hang out The Talisman where the expat community were incred- ibly welcoming to see some new faces and were excellent hosts.
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July 2023 saw members of B Sqn head out to Lodge Haus Magnus, the Joint Service Mountain Training Wing Bavaria for some well-earned Adventurous Training. Soldiers were offered the choice to gain their Rock-Climbing Single Pitch Foundation qualification, Summer Mountaineering Foundation qual- ification or go Mountain Biking without gaining a qualification. The Bavarian summer heat saw the troops up early making their packed sandwiches (remoulade was a novelty and a highly popular choice of spread), heading out to conduct their training for most of the day before often rewarding themselves with a swim in the infamous Alpsee and Schwansee Lakes providing breath-taking views of Neuschwan- stein Castle.
Lt Logan’s 25th Birthday came around whilst in Bavaria to which the troops felt it was necessary to provide her with 25 birthday shots and a night out down the local to foster team spirit and ethos. With some sore heads the following morning it was necessary to spend their one day off near water activi- ties and ice cream.
It was a fantastic opportunity to develop teamwork, resilience and leadership whilst in a controlled risk environment amongst the troops. AT is vital to boost morale during the ever-more busying schedule of the Army and enhances the unit’s operational effectiveness in the longer term. Bavaria is the perfect beginning from which to start pursuing AT qualifications with the hope to eventually produce leaders and instructors within the QDG.
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