Rugby
League
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CEO
of the Manly Rugby Leauge Club Paul Cummings (centre) presents
a signed jersey to CO of HMAS Penguin CMDR John Shevlin
and POPT Brad Walsh to say thankyou for the base’s
support and help to the Sea Eagles.
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Photo:
ABPH Yuri Ramsey
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The
Manly Sea Eagles Rugby League team held a three-day physical team-building
challenge at HMAS Penguin.
The challenge was based on the Clearance Divers Acceptance Test
(CDAT), with modifications to cater for timings and logistics.
Manly coach Des Hasler instructed POPT Brad Walsh to implement
military style instruction and leadership to build teamwork and
unity through hardship and discomfort.
Activities included:
a gate-to-gate run, wharf circuit, beach PT, sand hill sprints,
long range beach running, run jumps/beach circuit, interval training
and team building.
Between PT they were given tours of the base and dive school facilities.
There were presentations from personnel who toured in the Gulf,
Timor and Solomon’s.
They cooked all their own food and slept in sleeping bags in the
gym.
POPT Walsh adopted a bit of “old school instruction”
with the Sea Eagles, bonding the team through a common dislike.
Throughout the activity the Eagles were regularly heard to say,
“Is he the most hated man in the Navy?”
They were instructed on the procedure of drill, class reporting
and class inspections.
They were doubled throughout the three days, given numbers instead
of names and were to stand at attention and answer “yes sir”
when spoken to.
When fallen in and in a squad they were to maintain a ceremonial
divisions attitude, with push-ups for any breaches of the rules.
