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Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton is home to nearly 3500 personnel extracted from the Royal Navy, 1 Regiment Army Air Corps, Royal Marines and NATO. The units have been
spread far and wide across the world supporting Op Cabrit, CHF training in Norway, providing Aircrew and aircraft technicians on various ships including the QE. The base operates 24 hours a day to support night flying, however this can have a huge impact on those personnel who require rehabilitation, as they can be working nights for up to 6 months at a time. The PCRF make up consists of 5 Physios and 2 ERI’s however, due to shortages within the South West my Naval counterpart is currently supporting their Phase 1 establishment for 4 months and without a locum replacement this does make this busy PCRF even busier.
Currently the PCRF provides rehabilitation to Aircrew (rotary and fixed wing), Royal Marines, Royal Navy Phase 2, Firefighters, Aircraft Technicians and a whole host of other support trades that have specific outputs including further occupational testing prior to upgrading/deployment to sea. This individuality and different service fitness testing provides the PCRF with a requirement to understand roles, this year we have spent time visiting departments to gain a better understanding of the workplace environment thus allowing the clinician to provide a more comprehensive rehab pathway. The PCRF also delivers the Aircrew Conditioning Programme (ACP) which was created primarily for the RAF fast jet pilots to prevent MSKI’s that commonly occur due to the nature of flying, the ACP is slowly filtering through the flying squadrons but as with anything on this base flying takes priority.
The notorious dunker at Yeovilton in action
SSgt (SSI) Bambury RAPTC
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RNAS YEOVILTON PCRF
Asides from grasping the language and habits of the Navy I have been supporting the Army Masters Rugby team with their strength and conditioning. This involves baseline testing, pre-game/training warm-ups, conditioning and remote programming which often requires daily group or individual communications along with a master programme like that of the APTS. I have organised the pre-inter services training camp for the Masters to be hosted here at RNAS Yeovilton, the camp has some excellent sporting facilities along with excellent accommodation that is generally available. The Masters have worked hard and are currently unbeaten thus far this season and I hope by the time of going to print they have retained the inter services crown.
Army Masters Prison Service