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The troop was looking forward to Ex First Base the first exercise of phase 2 we were not disappointed. Tuesday morning we woke … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/731-troop-diary-week-16/">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/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 731 Troop Diary Week 16</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-597" class="post-597 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-141-troop"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/141-troop-diary-week-8/" rel="bookmark">141 Troop Diary Week 8</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/141-troop-diary-week-8/" title="10:35" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">April 20, 2012</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>141 Troop Diary Week 8 Rct Atkin 30163563 141 troop went into week 8 full of enthusiasm as we approached Easter leave. 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On the Monday we had the Tarzan Assault Course acquaint, although we … <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/136-troop-diary-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/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><span>Comments Off<span class="screen-reader-text"> on 136 Troop Diary Week 24</span></span></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-588" class="post-588 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/136-troop-diary-weeks-week-2223/" rel="bookmark">136 Troop Diary Weeks Week 22/23</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://ctcrm.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/136-troop-diary-weeks-week-2223/" title="10:18" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">April 20, 2012</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>136 Troop Diary Weeks Week 22/23 Week 22 and 23 were a busy but enjoyable two weeks for the Troop. On Monday of week 22 we had Adventure Training at Royal Marines Barracks Chivenor inNorth Devon. 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