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AGC JOURNAL 2016

Triple Crown Challenge

2016

By Major Jim Fallon

This year’s Triple Crown
Challenge was the biggest in with the expertise
its history. An unprecedented of the gymnasium staff, all helped
to deliver a challenging and seamlessly
number of applications were conducted event.
received for the Challenge
highlighting the prominence March and Shoot Event Organisation
of the event in the Corps Against a backdrop of a Camp somewhat Like the most successful competitors’

calendar. resembling a construction site, the training, planning for the event started
gymnasium staff delivered a challenging early for the team delivering the Triple
and safe route for the 12 mile March and Crown Challenge at Worthy Down.
The Event Shoot competition. Veteran teams led the Fortunately, hard hats weren’t required
way with the familiar figures of Brigadier as staff from across Worthy Down
Collectively, a total of 198 teams were Paul Burns and Colonel Steve Pyle taking departments and further afield, came
entered into the March and Shoot and their place on the start line at 0630hrs. together to deliver a fantastic competition;
Military Skills elements of the competition. In good conditions, the participants thank you to all involved.
The new tented village facility next to the demonstrated their ‘Soldier First’ ethos with
Officers’ Mess was crucial to enable so everyone back in time for the Prize Giving.
many entrants to be accommodated and
fed during the event. Prize Giving

Military Skills Our Colonel Commandant, Lieutenant
General James Bashall, spent much of the
Competitors willing to test brain as well afternoon chatting with competitors before
as brawn lined up for the Military Skills presenting the prizes at his first Triple
element of the Challenge. Teams were Crown Challenge. As the mass of entrants
confronted by tests of both basic field craft formed up under Corps Sergeant Major
skills and general military knowledge, Ben Culleton, it seemed the standard of
before crossing four miles of Worthy Down drill had been well practiced. A number of
terrain and its Obstacle Course. The expert prizes were happily received before some
supervision of Sergeant Andy Spalding, recipients, perhaps still in yomping mode,
of the Military Provost Guard Service, failed to recognise the word of command
and Warrant Officer Class 2 Andy Long “halt”.
of Central Reserves Headquarters, along

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