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Tameside Marine Cadets visit RM Lympstone base
Over the last two weeks or so, members
of Tameside Sea Cadets Marine Cadet Detachment attended Basic and Intermediate
training courses at the Commando Training Centre for Royal Marines (CTCRM) at
Lympstone in Devon.
Recruit McCabe and Marine Cadet 2nd Class Rowbottom attended the
first (basic course) on the 20th May. The course included Landing Craft
Acquaint at Royal Marines Poole in Dorset, Weapon Handling Skills,
Field Exercise and Drill on the parade square at CTC with a Royal
Marine Drill Leader (DL).
An added bonus for the cadet was a ride back to the Commando Training Centre
from Poole in a Sea King Helicopter.
On the 27th May a
further four cadets Marine Cadets 1st Class Parkinson, Sanderson &
Townley along with Marine Cadet 2nd Class Lobb attended the
Intermediate course at the Commando Training Centre for Royal Marines in Devon.
After arriving on Sunday it was straight to work drawing their kit from stores.
The next day the cadets took part in a Yomp across Woodbury Common and
drummed back in Lympstone to commemorate the Falklands War 25 year anniversary.
Once back at Lympstone they took part in Weapon handling tests. On
Tuesday the cadets headed to Poole harbour for Amphibious training
in Ribs (Rigid Inflatable Raiders) followed by live firing
on the shooting ranges.
On Wednesday the cadets had a full uniform (Blues) inspection followed by some
drill on the parade square then stood proud for their photo outside the
officers mess (see below). Later that day was Heavy Weapons and
Mortars acquaint and then in the evening a Night Navigation
exercise which included an ambush firing blank rounds.
Thursday saw the cadets in the classroom on the history of the Royal
Marines, learning useful knots and finding out who the Victoria
Cross winners were. This was followed by a visit to the Royal Marines
museum on their final day before returning home.
The
Yomp
conducted on Monday as explained above was part of a commemorative tribute to
the 25th anniversary of the Falklands war in which Royal Marines
yomped with full kit the 60 mile across East Falkland from there landing at San
Carlos to eventual victory at Port Stanley.
The cadets completed the 10 mile
Yomp
with kit and were drummed into Lympstone. This is an honour normally only given
to the Kings squad after the completion of the second commando test (the 9 mile
speed march) when they become the senior troop in training. Many of the staff at
Commando Training Centre stopped work and came out to salute the Cadet troop
which again is the tradition given to the kings squad as they are drummed into
centre.
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