REME Careers
Developing Our Future Leaders
3 Section, commanded by Cpl Kelly, advance across open snow-filled ground
This year, the 1 CS Bn LCpl Army Leadership Development Programme (ADLP) had to meet the challenge of a pandemic head on. With social distancing still required and “work from home” in force, new and old ways of working came together to ensure that COVID-19 didn’t put a stop to the ALDP. Scribe: Lt Beard Bucktrout
1 Section, commanded by Sgt Hickson, patrol through the boggy conditions
“Get on parade” *Click*. Members of 1 CS Bn REME and 31 potential-NCOs mustered virtually on 25 January 2021, albeit unconventionally on Microsoft Teams, to commence the formative element of the LCpl Army Leadership Development Programme (ALDP). The decision to move the first part of the course online was made at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to reduce the risk to all personnel on the course. The move allowed students and DS to isolate at home, whilst concurrently on course – minimising the time lost for any isolation. All personnel later formed up physically at Warcop Training Camp (WTC) on Sunday 31 January, having isolated for 10 days. The measure proved useful as during the first week, a student was contact traced to isolate; meaning the possibility of bringing the virus onto the course was prevented and the student could continue training virtually. Consequently, this student now only needs to attend the exercise phase of the next course, reducing the impact to the student’s career.
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