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combined to keep our CCF brains in good
shape.
It would be wrong, of course, to suggest
that these remote activities can replace
‘the real thing’ and there was great
disappointment among the Section as
we missed out on things such as summer
camp, June Day and, for some, adventure
training weeks. However, these months
have certainly been memorable, and the
experience of lockdown will surely stay
with us forever and provide some relative
context to life in the future.

Corporal Finlay Rae (S5)

Cadets use

Virtual kit inspections and physical activity continued for CCF Army cadets core values

CCF adapts to such as Firefly. This was our friend and as to help
a section we have kept in touch to offer
a ‘new normal’ mutual support and encouragement. community
Captain Hawkins has led from his remote
As with all school activities and indeed ‘command post’ (rumours abound where through
life in general, the functions of the CCF that might be!) and has set us several LQٻK]Tt times
Army section were radically affected this weekly tasks which have been both fun
year. Heriot’s has of course risen to the and challenging. Selfless commitment, integrity,
challenge and there are many examples The context of our online training was courage, respect for others, loyalty,
of team and individual endeavours. set in the early weeks with an exercise discipline.
The Army Section of the CCF played around how our core values linked in to This term we have needed selfless
its part in ensuring that life went on as the COVID-19 situation. These values commitment, so that we can help
best it can, and that the work of the of courage, discipline, respect, integrity, others through these challenging
Section continued to offer training and loyalty and selfless commitment shape times with as little damage as
development to all our cadets. what we do as a Section. With the possible.
We used online learning and technology foundations of our work firmly in place, We needed integrity because it is
we proceeded over the following weeks important that we are honest with
to embrace several tasks, such as how we are feeling so our mental
physical challenges, which included doing health stays healthy.
high intensity interval training to keep We needed courage so that we kept
our lockdown bodies in shape and some going and are mentally strong enough
mental challenges like online quizzes. to face present challenges.
We also participated in virtual room and We needed respect for others
kit inspections. Much fun was had with because we need to stick together
all the photos as they came in, with and maintain friendships so that we
mutual assessments made of lockdown all have the support from family and
hairstyles, back gardens and kitchens. friends.
More seriously, however, this exercise We need loyalty so that we can again
ensured that kit was being kept up to maintain friendships and still have the
scratch and standards maintained. belief in ourselves that this will all be
over.
Among the many mental challenges, we We need discipline so that we push
were tasked with were such things as ourselves to keep an organised
recorded mini-lectures on a variety of timetable and healthy lifestyle.
topics, ranging from military knowledge
Alexandra Burns-Cox (S3)
quizzes to battle drill revision, all of which

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