HEADQUARTER (HQ) COMPANY

Company Headquarters

Since October 2022, 72 (Headquarters) Company (72 (HQ) Coy) has been transitioning towards the new Future Soldier structure whilst completing a number of training activities to ensure they are fully integrated into the Brigade Support Group.

Coy departments are increasingly mutually supportive with shared responsibility during periods of sustained activity in support of a number of events. During the reorganisation period, 72 (HQ) Coy have continued to train hard through the ITR and CT cycle to maintain readiness.

Motoring Transport And Communication Troop Departments

During this busy period for the Battalion, Motor Transport (MT) and Communication Troop (Comms) Departments have worked tirelessly to support numerous requests and tasks, including providing soldiers to 3AAC and 5AAC in support of Ex TALON GUARDIAN, while simultaneously providing driver and ITR training to the Battalion. Members of the departments seized the chance to volunteer to assist the London Poppy Appeal, a successful fundraiser for the Royal British Legion. Fully embracing the work-hard play hard mentality,

MT and Comms deployed soldiers on the RLC Alpine ski race training camps in Norway, Austria and France, sailing adventure training in the Isle of Wight and Corps sports in Nepal.

After a much-needed Christmas break, MT and Comms immediately engaged with the Battalion HQ planning cycle for Ex CAESARS WALK, a HQ command post exercise). Comms and MT provided logistical support to supply the communication and physical infrastructure to facilitate a successful exercise for the Battalion. JNCOs deployed on the 70 Field Coy ITR exercise where they exploited the opportunity to learn and develop others through the delivery of basic voice procedure and radio assembly lessons to exercising troops. Concurrently, those in camp were preparing and conducting an LEA inspection whilst supporting the rifle range. This last period has been demanding on the MT and Comms departments, they have delivered an exceptional effort.

7 Battalions Catering Dept

7 Battalions catering department has worked tirelessly throughout the festive season, creating cohesion within all three Messes here at WFS, by way of Christmas functions and themed events.

Coy Mpa Adventure Training

One of the Bn’s JNCOs has recently delivered several sailing adventurous training activities, all aimed to develop soldiers’ team cohesion, robustness and leadership in adverse weather conditions. Ex DRAGON SAILING 22-1 was a Type 3 Offshore Sailing expedition leaving from Gosport, United Kingdom. This gave 10 soldiers from the Bn the opportunity experience offshore sailing for the first time while giving the two experienced members of the crew, an opportunity to hone their skills, knowledge, and gain qualification-building mileage.

The Bn successfully deployed a JNCO on the trans-Atlantic section of Ex CARIBBEAN EXPRESS 22-23, a 3600mile voyage across the Atlantic from Lanzarote to Grenada with Barbados as the first port. Offshore Sailing Continuation Trg (CT) was taught in a demanding and exciting environment, supporting leadership development and team building through excellent and satisfying AT. This soldier has taken the opportunity to enable a qualifying passage and activity for the compulsory training progression within the RYA Yacht master system. This arduous challenge has expanded her knowledge and skills in sailing that she

The department have most recently fed the whole Battalion for OP TEAMWORK, four nationalities were represented by way of their national dishes and cuisines (British, Nepalese, Jamaican and South African). This was a great opportunity to celebrate the Bns diversity and for 7 Bn to provide a lunch for its workforce. The catering team are now turning their attention to CT2 trade training in the field and will be deploying within companies on ITR exercises. The department are still very much active around the world, with one of its staff members currently in Norway (Ex CLOCKWORK).