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  1. Test your military skills: Spot the deliberate mistake in our image

    Test your military skills: Spot the deliberate mistake in our image
    Test your military skills: Spot the deliberate mistake in our image Can you pass our latest military skills challenge? This competition is now closed (our winner was Mike Ryan). However you can still have a go for fun. Pictured below is a soldier from the 1st Battalion Royal Irish with Foxhound Patrol Vehicles behind. This image was taken during exercise...
    Categories: Uncategorized
    Posted On: January 25, 2021
    Posted By: Colonel Cadet Direct

  2. Learning Those Outdoor Skills - an important component to military training

    Learning Those Outdoor Skills - an important component to military training
    Learning Those Outdoor Skills INTRODUCTION Mountaineering, hill walking, rock climbing, canoeing, caving, skiing, parachuting, diving and sailing are all activities that develop Outdoor Skills or ODS an important component to military training. Individuals who do it enhance and develop leadership, communication and team-working skills. The ancient Japanese Samurai believed in the Ying and Yang of the universe. A complete warrior...
    Categories: Soldiers Pocket Book
    Posted On: January 3, 2020
    Posted By: ecommerce

  3. Mines and Booby Traps

    Mines and Booby Traps
    Mines and Booby Traps - a deadly threat to British soldiers Explosives and mines have long been a deadly threat to British soldiers, from car bombs and improvised grenades and rockets used by the Provisional IRA in Northern Ireland, to the recent tactics used by the Taliban. For the foreseeable future mines and IEDs will be an obstacle and a...
    Categories: Uncategorized & Soldiers Pocket Book
    Posted On: December 2, 2019
    Posted By: ecommerce

  4. The Complete Guide To British Army Heavy Weapons

    The Complete Guide To British Army Heavy Weapons
    The Complete Guide To British Army Heavy Weapons INDIRECT FIRE WEAPONS Indirect fire weapons are those weapons that engage a target indirectly i.e. the barrel of the weapon does not point directly at the target. As such these types of weapons are typically less accurate than direct-fire weapons and are therefore not used to engage point targets. Moreover, they are...
    Categories: Soldiers Pocket Book
    Posted On: October 16, 2019
    Posted By: ecommerce

  5. 17 Most Commonly Used British Army Vehicles

    17 Most Commonly Used British Army Vehicles
    17 most commonly used British Army vehicles Vehicles with enhanced armour are much more commonplace now with the increased threat from roadside IED and are likely to remain a feature of soldiers lives for the foreseeable future. Here a number of the commonly used vehicles. COYOTE TSV The Coyote tactical support vehicle is a 6x6 version of the Jackal 2...
    Categories: Article & Soldiers Pocket Book
    Posted On: September 23, 2019
    Posted By: ecommerce

  6. Improve Your Map Reading Skill

    Improve Your Map Reading Skill
    Map reading is an interesting, useful skill to possess as a civilian, it can broaden your horizons and give you safe access to the countryside. Maps reach back through our nation's history and have always been important. As a soldier proficiency at map reading and navigation is absolutely essential, military units place great emphasis on it during training. It's Pass...
    Categories: Uncategorized
    Posted On: September 4, 2019
    Posted By: ecommerce

  7. A Guide To British Army Weapons

    A Guide To British Army Weapons
    THE WEAPONS THAT THE BRITISH ARMY USES VIRTUS Virtus is the Roman god of honour and military prowess, therefore it’s no surprise that it is also the name for the new British Military body armour system that is being rolled out to many front line units. It has replaced the much heavier Osprey that has seen so much action over...
    Categories: Uncategorized
    Posted On: August 19, 2019
    Posted By: ecommerce

  8. The Ideal Soldiers Kit List For Fieldcraft

    The Ideal Soldiers Kit List For Fieldcraft
    IN THE FIELD For all the technology at the military’s disposal, now or in the future, there will still be soldiers on the ground, living out of bergens. Living out of a bergen for long periods can wear you down and arduous training, insufficient rest and the same rations, all takes their toll. Therefore learning essential skills for fieldcraft and...
    Categories: Soldiers Pocket Book
    Posted On: July 30, 2019
    Posted By: ecommerce

  9. The Ultimate Guide For Soldiers

    The Ultimate Guide For Soldiers
    WHAT’S THE SOLDIERS POCKET BOOK ALL ABOUT? The Soldiers Pocket Book is all about keeping us at the top of our game it doesn’t presume to replace basic training, but is a reminder of the fundamentals that, unless practised regularly, can and do fade. It is also a pocket sized, take anywhere guide to shooting, first aid, personal security, vehicles...
    Categories: Soldiers Pocket Book
    Posted On: July 11, 2019
    Posted By: ecommerce

  10. British Army Launch New Rations for Young Soldiers

    British Army Launch New Rations for Young Soldiers
    The Ministry of Defence have revealed a new selection of British Army ration menus specially targeted to the tastes of younger soldiers and new recuits. This announcement came amid concerns that tried and tested recipes such as beef stew and lamb casserole don't appeal to a new generation of young soldiers more used to eating takeaway rather than traditional family favourites...
    Categories: Uncategorized
    Posted On: March 29, 2019
    Posted By: Cadet Direct Editor

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