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per year; there are also 7 SIO’s and 7 JNCO who facilitate the training.
It is important for all members of SDW staff, to utilise their own Continuous Personal Development (CPD) to ensure they are up to date and current in all disciplines. This year staff have organised several expeditions, which have included paddle sport & walking in Scotland, caving in Yorkshire, competing in the Cyprus Four Day Challenge, climbing/mountaineering in Spain and canoeing in Canada.
SDW is facing challenging times with the expected contractorisation of the wing late 2016. Despite that, SDW is a
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SDW Staff Scotland
is to promote AT to the next generation of soldiers with the aim of developing lead- ership, morale, physical courage, team work, communication and trust.
Iwrite this short foreword having completed 3 terms at the ‘Academy’ and at last feel I have nally got a handle on the nuances of the ne institution that is RMAS. The job has evolved
somewhat during the last year and RMAS is no longer part of ARTD having stood up as the 2* Sandhurst Group within the 3* Home Command. The Commandant Sandurst Group now has RMAS, 17 OTCs, 2 ATUs, Land Warfare School, Army Of cer Selection Board and the General Staff Induction Centre under Command. I am yet to feel the full impact of these changes, although I suspect this will evolve over the coming months as the new structure beds in.
As ever the calibre and reputation of the RMAS cohort of RAPTCIs remains rst class and whilst it gives me great pleasure to re ect
on their excellent achievements over the last year, I will let the following articles from the PT Wing Staff themselves provide you with a taste of the outstanding work they have completed since the last issue of MBS.
All that remains is to congratulate those members of staff that have been successful on the various promotion boards this year, namely WO1 (SMI) Sweatman, who has secured an LE Commission in the RAPTC, SSgt (SSI) McKenzie who has been selected for promotion to WO2 and Sgt Mare who will be promoted to SSgt this year. All very well deserved promotions and given the erce competition at RAPTC promotion boards, it really is great to see these high calibre individuals succeed.
As I write this article in Week 3 of my 6th term in the Academy, I re ect on a signi cant amount of change within the PT Wing. Staff turnover, manning and gapping turbulence, programme re-writes, all against CGS’ main effort last year of OP FORTIFY. The impact on the PT Wing was huge. The bulk of the Reserve course PT lessons programmed on a Sunday afternoon and all
throughout Summer recess. The Staff have been fantastic with their professionalism, work ethic and delivery. They have all added their own ideas to an ever changing outlook of Physical Training within the Academy, thus preparing our future leaders in all the components of tness.
The Adventurous Training opportunities available at RMAS are second to none, with up to 15 Expeditions being planned and executed each term, 45 per year in total. The planning
and organisation of these expeds fall into the hands of the OCdts, mostly volunteers, and often highly experienced in their chosen activity. As I’m sure you can imagine, these highly motivated future
Ex Patagonia Cadet Glacier
thriving
certed efforts of it’s staff it is meeting the increased demands of the SoTR. One of the main focuses and successes of SDW
organisation that through
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ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY SANDHURST (RMAS)
Maj (MAA) R C Whitaker RAPTC
WO1 (SMI) B R Sweatman RAPTC
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Sgt (SI) R Davies RAPTC