Matty and Ben's Blog - Exercise Exective Stretch
We both recently attended the Exercise Executive Stretch
course which was organised by the RFCA (Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’
Association) for Yorkshire and the Humber at Wathgill army base in Catterick.
The course is designed to improve leadership and team
work skills during the 3 days you spend with the armed forces.
When we arrived on the Thursday, we were divided into
teams of approximately 16 people from a range of companies, giving us the
opportunity to work with people we did not know and who came from different
industries and backgrounds. Following this we completed a small number of tasks
before being given our ration boxes and told to set up our camp. This was more
challenging than you would think as we were not given a tent to set up, we had a piece of fabric which we had to
construct cover with; this was very different to any camping we had done
before!
The second day was the most exciting, in our teams we had
to complete 8 very diverse tasks which developed a range of skills including;
communication, navigation, problem solving and team building. Each task was
completely different ranging from firing the latest assault rifle to completing
an emergency response scenario. During the day we spent time with the Royal
Artillery, Navy and Air Force as well as the Army and gained an insight into
each of their roles and responsibilities. The final task of the day was a timed
assault course which involved running 1.5 miles whilst taking it in turn to help
carry the metal post weighing about 100lb, with every team competing against
each other.
The day was rounded off with a formal dinner in the
Officers’ Mess where we were treated to a three course meal.
On our final day there was a debriefing session and prize
giving ceremony.
We
both really enjoyed the experience and it pushed us completely out of our
comfort zone - we would recommend it to anyone. We were able to meet some great
new people and develop key skills that we can both apply to our roles at
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