Army Netball overseas visit to North America

opposition was strong, and all of the players enjoyed the high standard of netball that was played. Alongside the netball, players also had time to see the sights of Vancouver which for some included cycling around Stanley Park, seeing the Capilano Suspension bridge and a team visit to Grouse Mountain to visit the bears before their hibernation. The

8 The RLC’s Army team members: Lt Waters, Maj Kemp, LCpl Lowther, Sgt Woodvine, Cpl Drummond, tour was a fantastic opportunity and it was great to see so many from The RLC involved.

For any RLC Officers or Soldiers who are keen to get involved in netball please contact: eleanor.sutherland102@mod.gov.uk

RLC Junior Mountain Leadership Development

The RLC Adventurous Training Association will be conducting "zero to hero" training courses in rock climbing or summer mountaineering in 2023.

Building on successful events in 2022, in 2023 the RLC AT Association will facilitate several activities designed to enable greater access to AT and encourage junior leaders onto the AT leader/instructor pathway.

AT is key to developing individual and collective operational effectiveness and is mandated for all units. As part of the People and Ethos strand of The RLC Strategy, consideration of AT across the Corps has shown –unsurprisingly – a low proportion of AT leaders and instructors amongst those early in their careers (Pte to Cpl and 2Lt to junior Capt). This has been cited as an impediment to the generation of unit AT.

A two-week package delivered by JSMTW Ballykinler in Northern Ireland, in June, will enable participants to receive build-up training and formal qualification in their chosen AT discipline and they will return to their units ready to deliver high-quality AT.

The package is designed for junior soldiers and officers who have experienced an activity to foundation level and are keen to develop further into leaders. For those who do not have the all pre-requisite experience, the RLC AT Association will be running two exercises in April and May to fill experience gaps.

For more information contact Maj W L Nesfield. Telephone: 0300 160 9707. Email: luke.nesfield965@mod.gov.uk