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3 Company Sit Rep as at 3rd Sep 07
(Archive)
Number 3 Company Pre Deployment
Training (from September 3rd)
After a month of summer and pre-deployment leave, the men of
Number 3 Company returned to work on the 3rd of September. It
was just over a month until our deployment date to Afghanistan
and some invaluable time to spend on more training. Most of
September has been spent on the ranges and the training areas of
the south west honing our skills and drills.
Our first week back from leave saw us completing the Army’s
annual training tests to make sure all the ‘boxes had been
ticked’ prior to our departure. Navigation, fitness and shooting
were all tested.
Week two took us to South Wales and the unofficial home of all
Infantrymen, Brecon. Although the weather was milder than
normal, the training was not. Some hard live firing ranges put
us through our paces and reminded us how lung-busting being our
job can be.
Most of week three was spent on Hankley Common and in Longmoor
Village practising section and platoon level skills. The week
was well spent with everyone working well achieving everything
we could from the training.
The final week of September meant more time on the ranges and
some much needed time for administration. These ranges allowed
us to do some night firing and firing at moving targets. “Time
spent in administration is seldom wasted”…if supervised
correctly. This was certainly the case for us with the Platoon
Sergeants making the most of the time to sort out a few final
bits and bobs before we leave.
Deployment is now only a week away and everyone is making the
most the time with loved ones and relaxing as much as possible
before what will be six months of hard work. We would once again
like to thank all our loved ones for the unending patience and
support during what has been a tough training period. You will
always be in our thoughts no matter where in the world we land
up.
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