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9 Platoon Wins Falling Plate Competition
A team made up of Bermuda recruits won today’s Recruit Camp Falling Plate shooting competition, beating teams from the Bermuda Police Service, Government House, the Defence Board, the Fire Service, and Customs. The ‘Falling Plate Competition’ took place this afternoon [Jan 28] on the 100m Beach Range, in the South Shore trails below... Read more of this article
Week #2: Bermuda Regiment Recruit Camp
Week Two of the Bermuda Regiment Recruit Camp commenced with two overnight exercises, giving all four of the platoons an opportunity to practice the skills they were introduced to throughout Week One training – fieldcraft and tactical patrolling being the big part of what they have now practiced at Morgan’s Point. Below the recruits and staff line... Read more of this article
Photo Report: 2011 Recruit Camp Training
Over 160 recruits, 36 of them volunteers, are undergoing two weeks of intense training at Warwick Camp, with the recruits now in their fourth day of training. A spokesman said: “On the drill square they have learned to march as one, and already can respond sharply to commands such as “Salute to the Front,” “About Turn,”... Read more of this article
Bermuda Regiment Issues Firing Notice
During the Bermuda Regiment’s Annual Recruit Camp, 16 – 29 January 2011, there will be firing of both live and blank munitions in the South Shore Park, Warwick area, and Morgan’s Point Annex in Southampton. Residents are advised that between Friday 21st January and Friday 28th January, 2011, firing exercises will take place in the South Shore... Read more of this article
Bermuda Regiment Recruit Camp Underway
Yesterday [Jan 16] 162 recruits passed through the gates of Warwick Camp and began two weeks of intense training. Of the total number of new recruits, 36 were volunteers, and 9 of those were female recruits. This is a significant increase in the number of volunteers, both men and women, from recent years. Over the next two weeks these recruits will... Read more of this article
Opinion: Bermuda Regiment Needs a Review
[Written by Clinton Paynter] The commencement of the Bermuda Regiments annual recruit camp today has forced me to voice my opinion on this age old tradition. Speaking as someone who has completed his “allotted time” it was obvious to me that far too much time is wasted forcing compliance with the rules and creating a cohesive force. If... Read more of this article
Photos: Start Of 2011 Recruit Camp
At 8am this morning [Jan 16] dozens of young men and a handful of women entered the gates of Warwick Camp to begin their two week recruit camp. During the Camp, which ends on Saturday, January 29, the recruits will be introduced to Drill, Weapon Handling, First Aid and many other subjects. Regimental Sergeant Major Lee said that Recruits would learn... Read more of this article
Bermuda Regiment Recruit Camp
Bermuda Regiment Commanding Officer Lt/Colonel Brian Gonsalves, accompanied by Regimental Sergeant Major Gavin Lee said that the Bermuda Regiment currently has 152 recruits who are due to start their initial military training this coming Sunday [Jan 16]. Of these 152 recruits, three are female volunteers, and six are male volunteers. The Commanding... Read more of this article
