FIELD CRAFT

Field Craft is regularly practiced and includes the teaching of how to use a compass and map reading as well as skills needed in the field. Squadrons often have Exercises to practice these skills.

Far left:  Cadets having been given
                 instructions plan their
                 routes

Near left: Cadets taking five minutes
                   rest having reached their
                   objective.

Right: Cadet on field craft exercise

LLANBEDR

Llanbedr is one of two dedicate ATC Adventure Training Centres offering many facilities. Cadets who attend Llanbedr can participate in numerous activities including rock climbing, hill walking, canoeing.

Each January a party of  about 20 staff and over 100 cadets travel to Zwiesel in Southern Germany and spend a week learning how to Nordic Ski. Both staff and cadets are split into groups based on their ability. Nordic Ski-ing is one of the hardest ski-ing activities and includes cross country ski-ing both uphill and downhill. By the end of the week the treks are up to 11 kilometres.

TEN TORS

Ten Tors is a course set over Dartmoor completed over a weekend in May during which you have to visit ten hills known as Tors. There are three distances depending on age, 35km, 45km and 55km.

Such is the terrain that it is necessary to start training in February to ensure that the selected teams are competent and able to succeed. There are several training weekends which, includes a RAF Weekend.

WINDERMERE

Windermere located in the Lake District is the second dedicated ATC Adventure Training Centre providing similar but different activities to develop adventure training skills.