R711 said:
Actually it was a bronze medal and there was an Arty guy on the team and a 4 LERS on the team. In fact I am looking at the certificate on my wall right now. So the game, begins which unit am I from MoRat. Think about it look at my MOC and you'll Know who I am
R711 OUT
Since you have the certificate, and I've only got the war stories, I'll take your word as authoritative. I'm good friends with the 2ic from that team, and he has some pretty crazy stories about it. As he puts it, when the end came, you guys were way beyond bagged. He said he has never been so tired, hungry, or thirsty in his life.
In regards to other questions on this thread:
- No, the LER's do not enter Cambrian every year. We entered teams in 2000 and 2001 but haven't been back since. Sadly, neither medalled. Nonetheless the experience was invaluable. (For those who would scoff at that statement, sometimes you learn just as much from your mistakes, as from your successes.) Our teams were largely the product of a single senior officer, who had a strange ability to arrange high-speed stuff like that. Since he's been gone, we've been rather pedestrian in our training.
- I read an article in the Western Sentinel about a patrolling competition based on Cambrian run by the N SASK R, but it could have been another unit. Various reserve units, as well as 2 PPCLI entered teams. For units that want to participate in such an exercise, perhaps this might be a good start.
- I don't care what colour your medal is. It could be filled with chocolate for all I care. If you've got one, I tip my hat to you.
For those who have participated, perhaps they can clear up two questions I have always had about the competition.
1. Is it in the rules that an officer MUST command the patrol?
2. If a member of the team is injured, may the team evac him and carry on without him, or are they eliminated?