we would take on the identity of a foreign
group and cause trouble, and then react as
if we had done nothing and that we didn't
speak English. Even though at the final
battle the enemy were defeated and our
leader was captured, it was fun to be a
part of force 17 - while it lasted.
We wish to thank all the staff involved in
making it such a memorable visit and for
helping us understand the sacrifices that
were made by so many and why we should
never forget them and we never will.
Many cadets enjoyed this trip to Belgium.?
After a day of hard work whether it was up
walking hills, in deep snow or standing still
in the dark with nothing to do but wait for
somebody to try and enter the base, there
was no feeling like when you were told it
was your turn to go to sleep and rest.
Even if all we had to sleep on was a roll
mat and sleeping bag, most of us were so
tired that we could have slept on the floor!
When I arrived back at home, I went
straight to sleep in my warm and comfortable bed. There’s definitely no place nicer
than your own bed, after a long weekend
of hard work and not a lot of sleep. ?
SENNYBRIDGE
By Cdt. T. Goodyear
By Cdt. M. Jackson
My favourite part of Sennybridge was that
at about 6:30 in the morning, whilst still
sleeping, an adult instructor came into the
room shouting the awful words: “STAND
TOO, STAND TOO” which means that everyone has to drop what they were doing
and respond to an immediate threat. We
woke up and heard loud bangs and were
told there was an attack happening and we
had to rescue 13 casualties that were nationals for the country, who didn’t speak
good English. We had to evacuate help
them to safety, where they could get medical attention.
Sennybridge was my very first camp and a
brand new experience which I enjoyed
loads! I got to meet loads of new people
and get better acquainted with the friends
I already knew. I was part of the enemy
team because I was too young to participate as part of the good team. The enemy
team was separated into 6 sections, I was
put into section 3, although at times not all
of us agreed with the decisions of our I.C.
we all got along and completed our duties.
Sennybridge showed all participants what
it would be like to be on post at a harbor
area and all the guard duties involved and
how they worked.
During
the
exercise
the
enemy,
codenamed force 17 were put through
their paces and taught how to function like
a well-oiled machine. Occasionally we
would travel near the team base and be
briefed to carry out certain tasks to disrupt, confuse and test the team. At times
I got onto our radio when we came across
two casualties and gave a nine liner (a list
of the casualty’s injures and their current
condition) and medevac (a request for a
casualty to be removed from a situation to
receive medical attention). I radioed this in
and we were told to ‘WAIT OUT’- this
means we have to wait while they deal
with our request.
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The other teams had found the remaining
casualties and there was a van to pick up
the injured party. We did a head count,
there was only twelve on the bus but the
medevac couldn’t wait any longer and it
had to go. The last casualties had to be