Death March 2007

2 Cadets from 248 (Letchworth) Sqn have taken on the challenge of the Belgian Death March for the first time.

Sgt Wesley Tierney and Cdt Claire Adaway made up part of the 13 cadets and staff from Herts and Bucks Wing to take part in the event which is a 100km March to be completed within 24 hours.

Upon arrival at the Bornem campsite in Belgium, the cadets were given time to relax and prepare before they took on the huge task of the Dodentocht ®.

The march started at 21:00 hrs on Friday evening and with over 9000 fresh faced participants they were all prepared for the physical and mental challenge that lay ahead of them.
With a full support team behind them as well as the support that is laid on by the organisers the Cadets and Staff knew they were not on their own.
The first Herts and Bucks support checkpoint was set up at a distance of 53km from the start and the members of the team arrived at the checkpoint in an impressive time.

The cadets and staff all arrived and departed the checkpoint within an hour and a half of each other and after the hot meal provided all of them looked set to complete the march in good time.

By the second support stop at 82km the time between the first and the last Herts and Bucks marchers had grown to nearly 5 hours. Although the time remaining to complete the march was becoming a concern all of the staff and cadets were determined to finish the March within 24 hours.

At the finish line, the support staff were there to meet the marchers and walk them back to the campsite. With the 1st of 12 team members completing the Death March in a very impressive time of 17 hrs 02 mins. The longest time taken was 23 hrs and 55 mins, still within the allocated 24 hrs.

For further information on any of the UK or Overseas Marches please see Sgt Fievez

No 8 Weapons Training & WHT

Due to low numbers of cadets that are available for the training and WHT that was planned for Saturday 18th August it has now been cancelled.

It is planned to run another Training and WHT day later in the year when all cadets who are going for their 1st class exams can be trained and tested.

WING OPEN .22 COMPETITION (POSTAL) 2007 – POSITION AFTER ROUND TWO

After round two of the Wing open .22 competition, Sgt Adam Sowden has taken the top spot by 0.1 of a point with a total of 173.1, followed very closely by 3 cadets from 936 Sqn. Cdt Seb Daubney is 248's second best shot sitting comfortably in 10th position with 142 points.

248 Sqn are currently 4th in the competition with another 2 rounds to go. There is still everything to play for!!

Team scores to date:

1st - 936 Sqn - Score 644.5

2nd - 1365 Sqn - Score 612.3

3rd - 1239 Sqn - Score 593.4

4th - 248 Sqn - Score 552.1

No 8 Weapons Training & WHT

It is my intention to run a No8 training day for all those cadets who need to pass their first class examination. This is an essential part of the first class training and without it you will not be awarded your first class badge.

The proposed date is Saturday 18th August. The training will run from 12:00 hrs until approx 17:00 hrs.

Anybody needing a renewal on their WHT for the No8 should also attend from approx 14:30 hrs onwards.

Please confirm your names to me ASAP.

Sgt Fievez