Week 11 Musician Walton 05 November - 11 November 2001
This week started off with a 4 mile run which allowed the troop to throw away
those weekend cobwebs and begin what was to be an interesting week of training.
We spent the most of the morning receiving our NBC theory as the dreaded chamber
tests were only four days away and nobody wanted to be caught out on the day
of the race. The afternoon was spent in the swimming pool of HMS Temeraire and
this proved to be the start of a physically demanding week - with table 2 pass
out not far down the road.
Tuesday
The interval drill session on Tuesday became a Passout rehearsal which the troop
thoroughly enjoyed - even though we have a lot of work to do in the upcoming
weeks - and was a refreshing change to have a look forward to what Passout day
was going to be like. Tuesday was also our first opportunity to put our practical
drills into practise for NBC.
Wednesday
Wednesday saw the first kit muster for the troop which we all passed - well
done troop! We spent the afternoon practising for the quickly advancing table
2 PT Passout and finished the day off by having a football competition between
the IMF teams. Congratulations to team 1 who won the competition and in particular
to Musn Fothergill who proved to be lethal in front of goal.
Thursday
Thursday was an enjoyable day starting off with exercise 'Day Tired' - a degradation
exercise to show us how difficult life in an NBC suit is - we all appreciated
this when evacuating FRED the Casevac (Casualty evacuation) dummy on a stretcher!
We had a relaxing afternoon: a guided tour of HMS Victory and a trip to the
Royal Marines Museum which we found to be packed with the history of the Royal
Marines and gave us a lot deeper insight into our heritage.
Friday
Friday was the day we were all dreading, the CS gas chamber tests! Everybody
in the troop passed the tests without any major problems… a great effort
on everybody's behalf. Special mention in particular to Musn King who managed
to carry on through the drill even though her respirator harness broke halfway
through.
Sunday saw the troop at St Ann's Church to attend the Remembrance Sunday Memorial
Service with Musn Linden representing the troop by laying a wreath on our behalf.
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The troop form up on the parade awaiting...
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... Sgt Henderson and a period of Interval Drill
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CSgt Curry gives encouragement from the floor...
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...whilst Sgt Griffin instructs from the dais
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Bend the arms and the body goes down...
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...bend the arms and the body goes up... hopefully!
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Spot........ the......... difference!
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'FRED' gets a lift during exercise 'Day Tired'
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...under the watchful eye of Sgt Higgins
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After dropping FRED off it's time to get a drink...
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...before a little light exercise to end the period
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Decontamination drills in the CS Chamber and remember...
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...with CS in the air keep your eyes closed, mouth closed
and don't breathe in!
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Photographs taken by CSgt Paul Basford
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Musn Walton
