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loss programs for those individuals who arrive unable to start phase 1 training as a result of being outside the required BMI thresholds. Recruits are referred to Sword Company and undergo a progressive and structured physical development program until they are able to be injected back into training. So far this is proving to be a great success with the average weight loss of recruits at 4.9kgs in three weeks! Recruit wastage is high on the
agenda within ARTD which means the company have to scrutinise how they do their business, working smarter and harder to produce statistics that may help to identify trends in recruit waste across the board. The Company has seen a large amount of permanent staff turnover last year. Notwithstanding this, it’s my turn next, by the time this goes to press I will be in my new post as SO3 11 Bde and my replacement, Capt Mark Greenwood
will be rmly in the chair as Second-in- Command Sword Company.
As a rst tour commissioned post, Second-in-Command Sword Company has been a rewarding three years. It has allowed me to revisit life outside of physical development and broadened my horizons in every sense!
INFANTRY TRAINING CENTRE CATTERICK (ITC(C))
WO1 (SMI) P Martin RAPTC
MAA
Capt R Bailey RAPTC
SMI
WO1 P Martin RAPTC
QMSI
WO2 P Newton RAPTC
Trg Co-Ord
Sgt C Carter RAPTC
SI
Sgt R Moody RAPTC
SI
Sgt C Mathew RAPTC
The tempo at the Infantry Training Centre (ITC), Catterick remains relentless and challenging. Over 5000 recruits pass through the home of Infantry Training each year (making it the largest training centre in Europe), with over 1000 permanent staff preparing recruits for the Field Army. ITC is a very busy and energetic training environment with continuous new initiatives being introduced to the Combat Infantryman’s Course (CIC).
Over the last 12 months the ITC has seen a brand new RAPTC Team take over the Northern Power House. With fresh faces and new ideas the department is continuously and positively moving forward and improving. The McKay Gymnasium has had a recent ‘facelift’ at the front of house and throughout with depicting soldiers in ghting order which reminds the recruit of the realities of why they are entering the gym environment to train and develop. In addition to this much needed facelift, a vast amount of PTE has been replaced giving the department a fresh feel to a belated uplift.
Team ITC Outside McKay Gym – Sgt (SI) Carter, WO2 (QMSI) Newton, Capt (MAA) Bailey, WO1 (SMI) Martin, Sgt (SI) Moody) after facelift
6 months prior to the submission of these notes the team had the additional responsibility of reviewing and rewriting the CIC (PD Programme) which has recently seen the introduction of the newly completed CIC 16. The previous course (CIC 12) was reviewed following the collection of three years’ worth of injury data which highlighted a need for change
to the content of the CIC to make it more contemporary and effective for the next generation of Infantry Soldiers. A consortium was formed between the deliverers and rehabilitators to redesign the new syllabus, concentrating on key areas including progressive strength training, training intensities, injury prevention and recovery education. The rst course is now underway building and adding a new dimension to the CIC, integrating the old that will eventually phase into the new CIC; which Sgt (SI) Carter controls with complexity and ease.
The role of the Gymnasium Training Coordinator is complex with many elements to oversee and juggle, as well as doubling up as a Syndicate Leader when required to
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