W Company

Love it or loathe it there's absolutely no escaping it as an army cadet. I am of course referring to foot drill (not dodgy contract catering).

Thirty young drill enthusiasts from W Company headed for Berwick Barracks where they spent the day pounding the square in preparation for the drill competition at Annual Camp next month.

The day started with the cadets being inspected by our new Company Sergeant Major, SMI Peter Lawrence. After checking their uniform was in top condition the squad practiced a wide range of foot and rifle drill movements.

Resident drill guru, SMI Lynne Bannister of Alnwick Detachment, put the cadets through their paces marching in slow time - something they have never done before but needed to practice for the competition.

The afternoon session was used to mop up any outstanding drill assessments.

The day ended on a high with 100% assessment pass rate and news that one of our cadets, Cdt Cpl Ross Holman of Belford Detachment, had just won one of the top prizes shooting in the national competition at Bisley.