Apr 10 – Two New Recruits For The Gibraltar Regiment
Two recruits from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment recently passed out at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick.
Private Salkind (18) and Private Bannatyne (20) have both successfully completed the 26 week Combat Infantryman Course.
All infantry soldiers in the British Army must complete the course which teaches the soldier a number of skills from ceremonial drill through to war-fighting tactics. It is designed to ensure that the newly qualified solider is fully prepared to join their chosen unit and is ready for operational deployment.
Regimental Shepherd WO2 Donald Drimmie was delighted with their success and said: “This is an extremely demanding course, aside from the intense fitness challenge, the recruits must learn a wide range of skills including drill, weapon handling and field craft, most of which are regularly tested when they take part in Battle Exercises.”
Private Bannatyne was seeking adventure when he decided to join the Regiment, he said: “I was looking for a challenge, I did some research and realised that joining the Army would definitely give me that. I have enjoyed the training, especially the fitness and field craft, the weather has been terrible, but in a way that has made the training extra challenging.”
Both recruits will now complete a two-week driver training course followed by three weeks educational training. They will then return to Gibraltar to join the Battalion.
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