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CONTENTS
Royal Army Physical Training Corps Association ........................ 2
Honours, Awards, Commissions And Promotions...................... 3
Editorial ..................................................................................... 4
Chairman’s Annual Statement.................................................... 4
Senior Master at Arms ............................................................... 5
Headquarters Royal Army Physical Training Corps – Policy & Plans..................................................................................... 6
HQ RAPTC Research And Development (R&D) Cell ................... 8
Training Development Team (TDT).............................................. 9
Army Headquarters – Individual Development (IDEV) Branch – Physical Development ......................................................... 12
Headquarters Regional Command........................................... 15 Headquarters 1st (United Kingdom) Division ............................ 18 Headquarters 3rd (United Kingdom) Division ‘The Iron Division’ 20 101 Inf Bde.............................................................................. 28 Headquarters 4th Infantry Brigade and
Headquarters North East .................................................... 33
Headquarters 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East ...... 35
16 Air Assault .......................................................................... 42
Headquarters 11 Infantry Brigade and South East District........ 46
38 (Irish) Brigade...................................................................... 53
51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland.................... 56
Programme Training Human Optimisation For Readiness (THOR)................................................................................ 60
Headquarters 160th Infantry Brigade & Headquarters Wales – Brecon ................................................................................ 65
Headquarters Force Troops Command G7 Pd Branch............. 67 Headquarters London District .................................................. 83 Army Recruiting & Training Division .......................................... 87 ATG (A).................................................................................. 104 ASPT CI ................................................................................ 125 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst......................................... 127 British Army Training Unit Suffield (Batus) ............................... 130 Headquarters British Forces Cyprus ...................................... 131 RAPTC SPORT ..................................................................... 136 RAPTC Association Matters................................................... 152 Features ................................................................................ 167
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2018 is the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the statuette on the front cover was commissioned by the RAPTC Association in remembrance of all members of the Army Gymnastic Staff (AGS) now the RAPTC who lost their lives in the First World War.
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