HMS RALEIGH 2008
From the 19th - 24th October cadets from West Ham Unit, joined by cadets from Newham, City of London and Southwark Units travelled down to Plymouth to spend a fun filled week doing activities on the Royal Naval Training base - HMS Raleigh. This is where anyone who joins the Royal Navy as a rating will complete the first phase of their Naval Training.
Day One
The cadets started their week with a full dress inspection by Lt Cdr Evans RN MBE, who was very impressed with the standard of dress from the cadets. This was then followed by a group photo (below)
This was followed by the Assault course....
...after a brief explanation of all the obsticals, it was the cadets turn....
..ooohhh that looks a little cold!!!! - Cadet Weston and Ordinary Cadet Nunn take the plunge!...
......up, up and over goes Cadet Harris.....
...Through the greyhound tracks go Able Cadet Gregson and Killgallon.....
By the end of the Assault course they were sufficiently tired, yet happy!!!
Parade training followed the assault course, but was cut short by a little drizzle....
Monday came to a close with a Ships visit to HMS Montrose, where the cadets were shown around the ship by two very helpful members of the ships company.
Day Two
Day two consisted of Harbour training, which unfortuantly had to be cancelled due to the boat we were going to be using had a small fire on board and was taken out of action.
However during the afternoon we had a lovely excursion to the sea-side town of Looe, where the cadets (and staff!) could relax and unwind.
Day Three
Day three started with a little dip in the pool, for the cadets to experience how they would get into a life raft...
Then we all had a presentation on the Royal Navy and its Careers, and what phase one training at HMS Raleigh consists of.
The second part of the day we had a trip to Mount Edgcumbe Park, where the cadets could let off some steam.
Day Four
Day four started with a little gentle firefighting training....
Followed by a little damage control in a mock ship...
The Evening came to a close with Lt Weston presenting Lt Cdr Evans MBE with a plaque to show our appreciation for being such a wonderful host.
Congratulations to Able Cadet Jessica Gregson for winning the Cadet of the week, recieving a plaque to commemorate her trip to HMS Raleigh.
Congratulations also to Cadet Stevie Killagallon of City of London Unit who came a close runner up winning a GIGANTIC bar of chocolate....but with the many cadets, needless to say it didn't last very long!!
Day Five
Day five was hometime and after a jam packed week, the minibus home was very, very quiet...
