BASIC FIELDCRAFT COURSE

Plymouth & Cornwall Wing have under the direction of the Wing Commander and the Wing Fieldcraft Officer commenced Basic Fieldcraft Courses. The courses of up to 40 cadets who have received little previous Fieldcraft instruction are taught basic Fieldcraft skills by senior cadet NCOs and Wing Fieldcraft Instructors. The skills taught include building of shelters, camouflage and concealment, observation, duties of a sentry and movement. The pictures below are thumbnails, click on the thumbnail for full size images.
6am Breakfast	Cooking in the Field	2 Man Shelter	2 Man Shelter
2 Man Shelter	2 Man Shelter	2 Man Shelter	2 Man Shelter
2 Man Shelter	OP set up	OP nearly complete	OP Ready
OP Ready	2 Man Shelter	Tactics Lesson	Hand Signals
OP	2 Man Shelter	2 Man Shelter	Applying Cam Cream
SNCO Cadet helping	Ready to conceal	Spot the Cadet	Sentry duties
Over 1st and 2nd April 2016 the Wing held a second Basic Fieldcraft Course for cadets new to Fieldcraft to teach the basic skills. The cadets assembled at RAF St Mawgan on the evening of the 1st after which they were given a full safety brief including on climatic injuries. Ration packs and equipment were issued. An early start the following morning commenced with cadets cooking their own breakfast using hexi-burner stoves. After breakfast the cadets were given a series of lessons by the Directing Staff and Directing Staff Cadet NCOs. After completing the lessons the day was ended with exercises to put into practice skills learnt during the day.
Cooking Breakfast	Foods Up!	Sentry Duty	It's not blusher
Getting Cammed Up	OP set up	Exercise Brief by Cdt DS	Squadron Brief
Squadron Brief	Moving forward	Enemy Close	Getting into Position
Enemy Sighted	Enemy Spooked	On the look out	Moving through folliage