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It wasn’t too bad once we got used to running with something heavier than a trainer on our feet. On … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/180-troop-week-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/180-troop/" rel="category tag">180 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 180 Troop Week 5</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2167" class="post-2167 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-180-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/180-troop-week-4/" rel="bookmark">180 Troop Week 4</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/180-troop-week-4/" title="09:39" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 20, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Week 4 consisted of Ex FIRST STEP, our first night out in the field on Woodbury Common. It was a weird experience. For the most part the weather was on our side. During the night I managed to stay rather … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/180-troop-week-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/180-troop/" rel="category tag">180 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 180 Troop Week 4</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2162" class="post-2162 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-172-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/172-troop-week-21/" rel="bookmark">172 Troop Week 21</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/172-troop-week-21/" title="15:32" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>This week began on a high as everyone in the troop was pleased to have passed the bottom field pass out. The week began the same as any other on camp, getting up at five thirty, having breakfast and cleaning … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/172-troop-week-21/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/172-troop/" rel="category tag">172 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 172 Troop Week 21</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2160" class="post-2160 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-181-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/181-troop-week-1/" rel="bookmark">181 Troop Week 1</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/181-troop-week-1/" title="15:31" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>1. 181 began their 32 weeks of Royal Marines Commando training on 3 Feb 14. Many of us had already met whilst congregating at Exeter St David’s railway station, nervous and excited over what our initial experiences of CTCRM would … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/181-troop-week-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/181-troop/" rel="category tag">181 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 181 Troop Week 1</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2158" class="post-2158 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-175-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/175-troop-week-15/" rel="bookmark">175 Troop Week 15</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/175-troop-week-15/" title="15:30" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>This week at CTC consisted of a little bit of Phys, Sigs Training, CBRN, lectures as an introduction to Phase 2 and Drill, leading up to our first Drill inspection and Phase 1 pass out parade. The week began with … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/175-troop-week-15/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/175-troop/" rel="category tag">175 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 175 Troop Week 15</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2156" class="post-2156 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-175-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/175-troop-week-13/" rel="bookmark">175 Troop Week 13</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/175-troop-week-13/" title="15:30" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Week 13 in training and it is dawning on us that we are almost half way through training now, it has gone so fast but feels like such a long time ago that we were running around like headless chickens … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/175-troop-week-13/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/175-troop/" rel="category tag">175 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 175 Troop Week 13</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2154" class="post-2154 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-171-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/171-troop-week-24/" rel="bookmark">171 Troop Week 24</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/171-troop-week-24/" title="15:28" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Monday morning started with a 6 mile road run with the PTI and we were all trying to remember the route as this would be the same one we will be using for the 6 mile speed march. Once the … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/171-troop-week-24/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/171-troop/" rel="category tag">171 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 171 Troop Week 24</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2152" class="post-2152 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-171-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/171-troop-week-23/" rel="bookmark">171 Troop Week 23</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/171-troop-week-23/" title="15:28" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>As Exercise Violent Entry moved into week 23, 171 moved into the trenches. These were situated in defensive positions around a wood block, and provided good arcs onto the surrounding area. Being ever vigilant for the Rowenian pirates (our enemy), … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/171-troop-week-23/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/171-troop/" rel="category tag">171 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 171 Troop Week 23</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2150" class="post-2150 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-171-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/171-troop-week-22/" rel="bookmark">171 Troop Week 22</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/171-troop-week-22/" title="15:27" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Week 22 Monday morning started with mutual apprehension felt throughout the Troop, as the infamous Exercise Violent Entry drew closer. However, in an attempt to ease our minds, relax and have some fun, it was off to RM Chivenor for … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/171-troop-week-22/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/171-troop/" rel="category tag">171 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 171 Troop Week 22</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2148" class="post-2148 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-178-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/178-troop-week-5/" rel="bookmark">178 Troop Week 5</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/178-troop-week-5/" title="15:26" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Week 5 We returned from Christmas Leave on a Sunday afternoon. Upon arrival we were welcomed with our first detail- to prepare kit to deploy into the field the following day. Exercise Quick Cover was a good exercise on the … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/178-troop-week-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/178-troop/" rel="category tag">178 troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 178 Troop Week 5</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2146" class="post-2146 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-174-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/174-troop-week-1314-and-15/" rel="bookmark">174 Troop Week 13,14 and 15</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/174-troop-week-1314-and-15/" title="15:25" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>174 TROOP – WEEKLY TRAINING DIARY WEEK 13 The week started with our first bottom field session, which was the troops first real chance to try what we had heard others describe as ‘proper Bootneck phys’.The session was particularly hard … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/174-troop-week-1314-and-15/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/174-troop/" rel="category tag">174 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 174 Troop Week 13,14 and 15</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2144" class="post-2144 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-170-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/170-troop-week-25/" rel="bookmark">170 Troop Week 25</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/170-troop-week-25/" title="15:25" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Week 25 was an interesting week doing a number of different parts of training, ranging from fire fighting to shooting the LMG on the 25m range. The week started off with a day in HMNB Devonport where we conducted familiarisation … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/170-troop-week-25/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/170-troop/" rel="category tag">170 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 170 Troop Week 25</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2142" class="post-2142 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-168-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/168-troop-week-29/" rel="bookmark">168 Troop Week 29</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/168-troop-week-29/" title="15:24" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>By far the best week of training so far, FFX 1 (live firing) builds us up for the more complex shoots of FFX 2. It did not disappoint. The week started with a zero of our beloved SA80s before moving … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/168-troop-week-29/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/168-troop/" rel="category tag">168 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 168 Troop Week 29</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2140" class="post-2140 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-168-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/168-troop-week-28/" rel="bookmark">168 Troop Week 28</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/168-troop-week-28/" title="15:23" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Named ‘Cheeky Week’ by recruits, week 28 prepares our bodies and minds for the Commando tests that are only 2 weeks away. With little to no sleep on Final Ex, which only finished on Monday, there were definitely some nodding … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/168-troop-week-28/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/168-troop/" rel="category tag">168 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 168 Troop Week 28</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2138" class="post-2138 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-168-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/168-troop-week-27/" rel="bookmark">168 Troop Week 27</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/168-troop-week-27/" title="15:23" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 12, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Being on camp less than 16 hours after Christmas Leave before deploying on the final exercise of Commando training was a shock to the system for all. Leaving the comforts of home for the hills of Dartmoor, we started the … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/168-troop-week-27/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/168-troop/" rel="category tag">168 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 168 Troop Week 27</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2136" class="post-2136 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-172-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-20/" rel="bookmark">172 Troop Week 20</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-20/" title="12:05" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 7, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Walking into the accommodation on Sunday night everyone seemed rather sedated. Maybe it was the result of a busy previous week or more than likely it was the result of the Troop having bottom field pass out on Monday morning. … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-20/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/172-troop/" rel="category tag">172 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 172 Troop Week 20</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2134" class="post-2134 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-172-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-19/" rel="bookmark">172 Troop Week 19</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-19/" title="12:04" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 7, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Crash week as its known and dreaded by all recruits as it is the week preceding Bottom Field Pass Out (BPT) and mostly consists of long bottom field sessions on the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the Thursday. It is also … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-19/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/172-troop/" rel="category tag">172 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 172 Troop Week 19</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2132" class="post-2132 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-172-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-18/" rel="bookmark">172 Troop Week 18</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-18/" title="12:03" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 7, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Week 18, 172 Troop deployed for exercise Second Empire. This was the Troop’s second Phase 2 exercise and despite the dreary weather reports of rain, rain and more rain for the week ahead the Troop left in high spirits eager … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-18/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/172-troop/" rel="category tag">172 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 172 Troop Week 18</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2130" class="post-2130 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-172-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-17/" rel="bookmark">172 Troop Week 17</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-17/" title="12:02" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 7, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>This was the first week back after Christmas leave. I think the Troop found it strange coming back after Christmas, leaving our families behind. First thing Monday morning things were back to normal and the Troop was in high spirits. … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/172-troop-week-17/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/172-troop/" rel="category tag">172 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 172 Troop Week 17</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-2128" class="post-2128 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-180-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/180-troop-week-1-2/" rel="bookmark">180 Troop Week 1 & 2</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/180-troop-week-1-2/" title="12:01" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 7, 2014</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/author/rmtrainingeditor/" title="View all posts by rmtrainingeditor">rmtrainingeditor</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Weeks 1 and 2 On the 20 January 2014, 57 young men aged between 16 and 32 years old turned up at the gates of the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines to begin 32 weeks or arduous military training; in … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/180-troop-week-1-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/category/180-troop/" rel="category tag">180 Troop</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> 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