DIXIT 14th July 2021
FROM THE CCF
CCF Summer Camp 3rd - 11th July
Second Lieutenant Loudoun and Second Lieutenant Brownridge and our 10 Holyport Cadets had a fantastic week at Eton College’s CCF Summer Camp. We were staying at a military training area in Wales, supported by First Battalion The Rifles, in order to develop fieldcraft, team building, battle tactics and weapons handling drills. The military stage was divided in two halves to mimic deployment. The first stage was orientation: Setting up camp, zeroing weapons and physical training, all taking place at the Barracks of the Regiment. The second stage was going on operations. Several objectives were set including patrolling in the field and engaging the enemy, close quarter battle, ambush and reconnaissance patrols. It was not long before our cadets realised how intense the experience would be with 6am wake-ups and briefings, recce patrols and weapons cleaning, not to mention hourly sentry duties through the night. Uniforms were ironed every evening and rooms inspected by the RSM (Regimental Sergeant Major). Our two senior cadets, Cadets Clarke and Dudley had passed their weapons handling test and were able to shoot live ammo on the range while the others practiced fire and manoeuvre drills in the field.
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