Journal 2008 - The Journal Royal Highland Fusiliers - The Royal ...

HQ Coy & Sig Pl – MontageThe RCWO and his band of merry men have worked tirelessly toensure Pay As You Dine (PAYD) was introduced also this year. Thechefs have done an amazing task supporting the Battalion fromGlencorse, Lydd, Germany and all over England. Their supporthas been noted and they are to be commended for their hard workensuring our soldiers’ waist lines are kept at a reasonable size!Not forgetting Battalion Headquarters who continue to bombardus with Op orders, exercise instructions, Int briefings andanything else they can think of. We have the right mindset totake the training forward in a positive manner and ensure thefull weight and support is available for the operational tour ofAfghanistan early next year. Till next time.POTENTIAL JUNIOR NON-COMMISSIONEDOFFICER CADRE20 AUG-28 SEP O7The PJNCO Cadre is an important phase in an Infantry soldier’scareer as he begins the transition from Fusilier to Lance Corporal.It is possibly his greatest hurdle as he steps up to take responsibilityand command. This year’s Cadre was sponsored by B Company, whoprovided the overarching support and direction. The Cadre Officer,selected from an enormous pool, was Lt Morgan from C Coy.The 2 SCOTS 07 Cadre began with an instructional phase at BarryBuddon Camp, getting the ever dreaded Command LeadershipManagement (CLM) out of the way first, mixed with a challengingbut progressive Physical Training programme taken by LCpl“master chief ” Barr. This phase although largely classroom-basedwas spiced up where possible with outdoor activities. (See the firstpage of the Colour Section.)By Week 3 it was time to move into the more bayonet-focused partof the programme, a week-long range package culminating witha series of live Fire Team attacks. During the first four weeks thePJNCOs were thoroughly put to the test across a vast spectrumof activities, from the physical to the intellectual (by commonconsensus the running of their BLs being the most challenging), allachieving varying degrees of success.By Week 5 it was time for a scenery change and the Cadre movedto ‘sunny’ Otterburn for the exercise phase. Although a wellplannedexercise we forgot one vital ingredient, which is normallyguaranteed at Otterburn, the rain. In the end it did not matter asthe Fusiliers were kept so busy they would not have noticed therain anyway. The dreaded command appointment change wasin force – and from section attacks to ops and recce patrols thePJNCOs came back with a thorough knowledge of the trainingarea. The exercise culminated in an epic dawn Platoon attack withthe best students in command appointment.For the final week the Cadre returned back to Glencorse Barracksfor the last of the CLM – and to the CSM’s delight more drill thanyou can shake a stick at. Twenty of the twenty-eight soldiers whostarted the cadre passed off the square. They were: Fus Andrews(top student), Fus Boyle, Fus Buchanan, Fus Cokanasiga, FusColeman, Fus Loughlin, Fus Mair, Fus Mana, Fus McBlain, FusMcBride, Fus McCracken, Fus McDonald 46, Fus McLaren, FusNakanacagi, Fus Philipson, Fus Punton, Fus Smith, Fus Thom,Fus Vueti and Fus Vakalaloma.44 THE ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIERS