By Pte John Wellfare
THE winner of the 3 Bde Commander’s Trophy is a step closer to being decided with the completion of phase two and three of the competition, the cross-country and obstacle course.

The competition pits north Queensland units, predominantly from 3 Bde, into competition in four fields: orienteering, cross-country, obstacle course and marksmanship.

RSM 3Bde, WO1 Steve Ward, said the competition tested soldiers in both their individual skill level and teamwork abilities, with the cross-country and obstacle course being the most physically demanding phases.

“The cross-country this year was about 8km long and it was a very tough course – Brigade Hill is smack-bang in the middle of it,” he said.

“The obstacle course is judged on the best time and then penalties are added for different aspects of each obstacle.

“Obviously we give fairly large penalties for safety breaches and about a 30 second penalty for someone falling off an obstacle, but we also give a fairly severe time-penalty for people just running around the obstacle.”

The marksmanship competition later in the year would consist of ten shooters from each unit participating for the trophy.

Once all four competitions have been completed, an average of each unit’s scores over the entire competition will determine the champion.

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