NAVY NEWS, FEBRUARY 2008 37
● No smoke without ire: A
trainee hones his aggression
at the RN Mounting Centre
at Longmoor Army Camp
Pictures: LA(Phot) Emz Tucker
FRPU(E)
TERRORISM is a global
The RNMC is based at Jervis Block, camp on Tuesday morning. progressing on to break contact drills
● Road watch: a patrol
at Longmoor tests newly- threat, which is an ever-
within HMS Nelson, and consists of a This is where the intense training with vehicles.
enhanced military skills
package begins, and through a series of
increasing strain on the
dedicated team of both Royal Navy and In theatre, leaving a vehicle is often
Royal Marines personnel. scenarios and lecture demonstrations, the last resort, but in the military, the
military’s commitment to the
Courses run 12 times a year, and with the aid of pyrotechnics and Land maxim is ‘train hard to fight easy’, so
joint efforts in Operations are constantly updated with the most
Rovers, and with support from the
trainees are always drilled to expect
Telic and Herrick, writes Cpl
current information and standard
RMART (Royal Marines Additional
and cope with the worst possible
Resources Table – extra bodies brought
Carl Creasey RM.
operating procedures to ensure that
scenario.
each course contains the most pertinent
in to act as the enemy), trainees can
The Royal Navy has therefore
The emphases of this exercise is
information.
develop an understanding of what it is
not only been contributing to these
to focus on the personnel drills and
The first part of the course starts
like to be in a ‘contact situation’.
efforts, but has increased its current
with various admin checks to ensure
The military skills taught initially
teamwork, and then incorporate speed
commitment from 330 personnel that all Individual Training Directives
seem alien, as naval personnel are
and aggression.
to 450 acting as augmentees in (ITDs)/ Military Annual Training Tests
taught methods and procedures which
Once confident that students are
land-based operations.
(MATTs), such as the RN Fitness Test
will relate to the tactics practised by
competent and gelling as a team, the
ground troops.
whole training package culminates in
Such deployments can be quite
and Annual Personal Weapons Test are
This in turn will help instil a
a final exercise.
a daunting prospect, so it is the job
up to date for deployment.
better sense of tactical awareness for In this short time, Navy per-
of the Royal Navy Mounting Centre
During the first week all operational
whatever environment in which they sonnel are prepared both
(RNMC) to conduct Individual
clothing is drawn, before conducting
Pre-deployment Training (IPDT),
a progressive weapon-zeroing package
are deployed. physically and mentally for
and advise on the most up-to-date
on the local range.
The basics of ‘break contact drills’ their deployment.
information, and to aid all naval
The second week begins with a
are both taught and tested before
It has become more likely that
personnel preparing for deployment,
series of mandatory lectures at the anyone in theatre could be directly
so that they can conduct operations in
RNMC, before a 40-minute trip affected by either terrorist activity or
either theatre with confidence.
to the training area at Longmoor the insurgent threat.
Therefore trainees are taught skills
on course that are basic, but proven,
in the hope that it will instil a much
greater sense of awareness on the
ground.
No one expects to create soldiers,
but the course is designed to develop
a knowledge base so that all our
augmentees are able to conduct
themselves in both a professional and
safe manner, becoming a valuable
member of any team.
Keen volunteers are always
required, as with the right attitude,
these deployments should not only
be looked on as a challenge, but an
opportunity to aspire and succeed
in something completely different,
adding diversity to a career, which
can only be beneficial in broadening a
sailor’s perspective.
See below for contact details and
course dates.
marina Contact numbers (dial prefix
9380): OIC – 24494; WO – 23512;
CPO LOGS (Office Manager)
– 24452; PO LOGS (Admin PO)
– 22673; PO LOGS (Course
Manager) – 22334; Sgt RM –
23987; LH LOGS (Movements)
– 22750; Cpl RM – 26314; E2
Admin Assistant – 22388.
Course dates are: 02 (Feb 5-
marina
12); 03 (Mar 5-12); 04 (April 23-
30); 05 (May 14-21); 06 (June 4-
11); 07 (July 2-9); 08 (July 23-30);
09 (Sept 10-17); 10 (Oct 8-15); 11
(Nov 5-12); 12 (Dec 3-10).
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