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ADVENTUROUS TRAINING GROUP (GERMANY)

Capt (MAA) N O’Shea RAPTC – Trg Offr HQ ATG (G)

Alpine Training Centre (ATC). 2012 After 3 2 long years as OC JSMTW Ski scheme in its 2nd year. The scheme

was a very busy and successful year for (B) and a move to HQ ATG (G) that is better balanced to ensure progressive
the Centre. ATC does what it says on the seems a distance memory now, I training towards touring. All ATC lodges
tin, it trains JS personnel within an Alpine ind myself wondering where time has delivered the revised ski scheme this
environment. With one lodge providing gone. Shortly after taking over as the winter training some 900+ students in Ski

Leader & Instructor training courses (Type Trg Offr, we as an HQ, found ourselves Foundation/Leader awards. The scheme
4 (T4)) and two lodges facilitating Unit T2 engulfed in the planning for a busy winter is very popular & has been very well
Adventurous Training (AT), these lodges season and the development of a new received.
are uniquely based to make the most of HQ Mission. By the time we come to write

the seasonal Alpine environment.
next year’s notes we will have a new name, Kiel Training Centre (KTC). After a
HQ Adventurous Training Foundation routine winter boat maintenance schedule
The season for the ATC staff is very Delivery (ATFD). To offer an overview and keen to deliver training again, the
varied and covers a range of JSAT of the Group’s portfolio, in this the inal season started frustratingly slow due to

courses including Paddling, Summer MBS notes submission for ATG(G), I feel Op OLYMPICS commitments. However
& Alpine Mountaineering, Climbing , a round up of this year’s commitments those that managed to get to Kiel
Alpine Ski touring and Paragliding. The will demonstrate our diverse range. The received an excellent training experience,
centre also supports and runs, a number following words and pictures are the whether it was diving, sailing or power
of Concentrations & Exercises, these contribution of several key players, so boating. Despite being an Army centre

being the Joint Service Alpine Meet, Alp thanks to them.
we continue to operate a policy of training
Paddle, a Rock Climbing and Paragliding
across the JS environment. This has
(including some mountain cross country paid dividends with about 500 service
lying) Concentration. The latter training personnel undertaking RYA courses,

is designed to allow participants to most pleasing, in light of the recent Army
gain log book experience in new Basing Announcement, a quarter of these
areas, complete refresher training and students came from the UK.
expeditionary elements without the need

to achieve a formal JS award.
With only two civilian instructors training
71 students in various BSAC awards
Winter was the busiest time of the the Dive Wing are an unsung element
season with the delivery of the new JSAT
of KTC. One of their big successes

5 mono skiers Alpine Paddling
on a T bar