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Pte
Vinnie Deguara passes the half way mark of the river crossing
challenge during 3CSSB’s Battle Week, which was held
from June 2 – 6.
Photos by Cpl Belinda Mepham, Army newspaper
A
soldier scales the wall during an indoor rock climbing activity
as part of 3CSSB’s Battle Week
Doing
it tough – or maybe not! Despite the challenge of the
CSFA, a couple of soldiers still found the energy to smile
and blow a kiss towards the camera. Just goes to show what
the correct lead-up training can do
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Ready
for battle
By
Maj Geoff Young
EACH year 3CSSB conducts various military skills activities to develop
the essential soldier skills required of a soldier in the land Army.
Battle
Week is a week of section level activities designed to test the
physical and mental capacity of the soldiers. The conduct of Battle
Week is essential to the continuing development of workplace relationships
between the sub-unit sections. It is also an opportunity for the
battalion to meet a number of AIRN and 1 Div fire power policy requirements.
Ex
Vigilant Trail consisted of six stands: LOAC, method of entry building,
passage of info, movement of a trailer missing a wheel, a shooting
incident at the 25m range and erection of a 14x14 tent.
Various
other military skills activities, including grenade practices F1/F3,
qualification on LF3, 4 and 9, obstacle course, climbing wall and
WTSS shoots were also undertaken.
New
activities were introduced, including the night training facility
and the conduct of water crossings in the pool and then in Ross
River.
Everyones
favourite was the CSFA, conducted at 5.30am on June 3, from the
Mt Stuart Range Control Office out 7.5km and back. On completion
of the CSFA the sections then returned to Lavarack Barracks to conduct
Ex Vigilant Trail or one of the numerous other activities mentioned
above.
Friday
saw the culmination of the week with the COs battle run, a mixture
of stands, including 20 questions (military and general knowledge),
observation stand, first aid stand, stretcher carry, the assembly
of various weapon types and obstacle course.
Battle
Week’s overall winner was 6 Sect – Cpl Mackie and the
soldiers from the field workshops.
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