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Sept 30, 2006
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The Central Zone NCOs at Harrison
College as they were briefed by Zone Commander Major Peter Powlett and
other zone officers on plans for the day's training. |
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Teams were formed and were required
to come up with and admin stuff"agree on team names, chants, and other
"admin stuff" |
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Then it was time for warm-up
exercises to ensure that muscles were loose and ready...
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..all the muscles (for those who had
any)
The NCO standing is NOT the PT
instructor.... |
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Here Ms Evans explains the rules for
the minefield exercise. Partners were required to shout instructions to
blindfolded teammates to avoid the mines and cross the minefield, This
was not easy over the riotous shouting (especially from un-named
officers who were testing the patience of everyone by moving mines
around and shouting false instructions)
It was most enjoyable and certainly
tested the ability to focus in difficult circumstances and to trust one
another. |
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Here a team plans strategy to
prepare for the mine challenge. refining instructions and even pace
lengths.... It did not really work...
Other teams in the background
also plan strategy while officers look on and note the approaches used. |
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and they are off... |
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everyone eventually reached the
finish line - but some needed to restart numerous times.
However some officers did
cheat quite noticeably, especially against strong teams - moving and
stacking mines in their paths...naughty, naughty, Capt Moore... |
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This exercise involved the
untangling of a chain of cadets. Hands could not be released.
The team solved the puzzle
quickly and effectively. |
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This tangle was much more
challenging. Both hands and bodies were entangled and again hands could
not be released. |
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And so it continued with exercises
with such titles as:
Flip over
Trust falls
Twin diamonds
Electric fence
Golden egg challenge and..
Stepping stones |
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