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RMC 08.02 RMC gunning for fourth win at Sandhurst military skills competitionKINGSTON, Ont. – The Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada’s Sandhurst team is currently hard at work training to defend their title at the Sandhurst military skills competition held May 3, 2008 at the United-States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York. “The RMC Team has won it all for the last three years, and we are ensuring once again that they have the resources and training time necessary to prepare for this high-level competition,” says Colonel Bernard Ouellette, RMC Deputy Commandant and Director of Cadets. “We are confident that this dedicated team will represent RMC, the only Canadian entry in the competition, very well and make us proud.” The intent of the award for the Sandhurst military skills competition is to increase military excellence in the field, namely the participants’ ability to move, shoot and communicate, stressing teamwork as a fundamental element in the competition. The course is designed to put to the test the limits of human endurance and skill, both mental and physical, through a 12 km course hardened with obstacles, through the Adirondack Mountains. Theses obstacles consist of a river crossing, assault boat movement, marksmanship, 9.5’ wall, Commandant’s challenge, and more. Each team is composed of fifteen members, nine members running the competition including one woman, and six alternate members. In 2007, RMC represented the only Canadian team entry, and competed against 38 other teams, including 35 from the United-States, two from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, and, for the first time ever, a team from the National Military Academy of Afghanistan.
“We were the best overall last year, due to our speed, and our dedication,” states Officer Cadet Connor Ryan, a fourth-year student from Macklin, Saskatchewan, who has won the competition for the last three years and is the Team Captain of the 2008 edition. “I look forward to competing again with some returning members and some newcomers, which will ensure the continuity of our excellent training at RMC.” The RMC Sandhurst team training just started with an emphasis put on fitness including sprints, weight and plyometric training, circuits, on top of marksmanship. With 33 fit cadets trying out for the team, the selection of the 15 team members representing all four years, scheduled for February 10, will not be easy. “We will select members who are very fit of course, but it is crucial that they demonstrate commitment and drive to the team,” says Captain David Brassard, Officer in charge of the RMC Sandhurst team. “With those combined elements, we will be successful to defend our title.” The RMC Sandhurst team will train intensively six to seven days a week, including a full week-end of training on March 8 and 9, 2008 in the Kingston area, and a week-end in the Canadian Forces Base Petawawa training area on April 5 and 6, 2008, where practice competitions will be run and adjustments will be made prior to the final push to the competition on May 3. The Sandhurst military skills competition was started in 1967 by Britain and refined in 1975 by the United-States for the most elite military training academies. RMC has participated in the Sandhurst competition since 1997. -30- Note to the Editors: 1. For more information on the RMC team, their training, or to set-up interviews/photo or filming opportunities during training with team members, contact Captain Paule Poulin at 613-541-6000 Extension 6484. 2. For more information on the Sandhurst military competition, see the USMA website at http://www.usma.edu/dmi/sandhurst_competition.htm . 3. For more information about West Point, see the USMA’s visitor’s page at http://www.usma.edu/dmi/sandhurst_visitors.htm . 4. Media wishing to attend the Sandhurst military competition at West Point should contact the USMA Public Affairs Office at 845-938-2006 or e-mail 8pao@usma.edu . Contact: |
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