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RMC gunning for fourth win at Sandhurst competition
This Weekend at West Point
by Capt Paule Poulin – RMC PAO
Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada’s Sandhurst team members are putting the finishing touches on their training to defend their title at the Sandhurst military skills competition on May 3 at the US Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
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The Sandhurst military skills competition course is designed to test the limits of human endurance and skill, both mental and physical, through a 12-km course made harder with obstacles. The RMC team held two mini-competitions, replicating the Sandhurst competition, as part of their training. One in Kingston in mid-March focused on teamwork, and one in Petawawa in early April focused on specific skills. The competitions included such obstacles as assault boat movement and water crossing (adapted due to available bodies of water being frozen), marksmanship, wall, leader reaction course, battle casualty evacuation, and force on force.
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RMC has participated in the Sandhurst competition since 1997, and has won three years running – 2005, 2006 and 2007.
2008 Team Roster Sqn/College #/Year/Gender…...Support Staff
1 Mercier SA 10 24938 I M……………………………………….Capt David Brassard (OIC)
2 Houle SM 13 24743 I M………………………………………….Capt Jeff Monaghan (2IC)
3 Gallant CG 7 24789 I M…………………………………………Capt Megan Cromarty (Water obstacles)
4 Lebouthillier A 11 24796 I F…………………………………..Lt(N) Greg Walker (marksmanship)
5 Best CJ 6 24927 I F……………………………………………….Capt David Johnston (marksmanship)
6 Ménard JL 7 24519 II M…………………………………………OCdt Adam Lapointe, (Leader Reaction Course)
7 Spencer BJ 2 24137 II M……………………………………….OCdt Tammy Dietrich(First Aid)
8 Borody LW 3 24585 II M……………………………………….Sgt André Renaud (Obstacle course)
9 Arsenault J 2 24577 II M……………………………………….Marcel Roy from PSP
10 Moore ITB 6 24493 III M
11 Zeeman LB 10 24398 III M
12 Lebouthillier JJ HQ 24174 III M
13 Downey CP 11 24302 III M
14 Blakie SD CWC 23984 IV M
15 Ryan CH 10 24054 IV M