A few negatives:
-More ammo should have been evenly distributed prior to the Culminating Event (Dog and Pony for CFLC and EXECUTREK). For the Pl attacks, only 3 liners of 4B1T 7.62 were provided for each Pl to conduct 2 attacks. Each Pl had 2 GPMG's!!! Over 35 liners of 7.62 were returned unopened from the PLS drop at range 26 for A Coy alone.
-Support element seemed more interested in playing with the AZNG than supporting the PTA. Food was crap and on more than one occasion for my Coy, 3 hayboxes were delivered for 85 troops to have dinner, as a result the SNCO's and Officers did not eat. Water was not available on the Pl Attk and Coy Attk ranges (Both a Support element and CQ Fuc%up).
-Terrain caused quite a few injuries for the troops, medics on hand at the ranges did not have the ability to provide proper meds or treatment, citing that they were only Cpl's MCpl's or such. When we returned to camp, one lad (who had a hip injury) was turned away from the MIR as they were going to dinner, when he returned later he was told to see his civvy doc when he got home.....not good enough! Besides what good is someone that can't treat injuries when we are conducting live fire training!!
-Troops were pissed off that the smoker was pop and chips no beer permitted citing US drinking rules being 21. Sorry i don't buy this as we enforce drinking rules in Canada (19 in BC) without issue. Besides it is insulting to trust troops on live fire attacks, but not with two 2 beers!! We have rules in place to deal with any issues "Big boys rules".
Positives-
-Ranges were outstanding and well set up by 3VP
-The troops busted their asses and really rose to the occasion, which for most who were very junior was their first live fire attack experience.
-Terrain was challenging, while relatively rolling it was full of lava rock.
Cheers Noneck
