KOHIMA NEWS

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Promotions

Achievements

Annual Camp in Pictures

Diary Dates

Kohima Company Newsletter, West Lowland Battalion Issue 4, September 2015

4 Star Connor Gemmel and Rose Connolly were presented with their four star certificates and badges from Lt Col Middleton following successful completion of their SCIC in April along with another progressive subject. Reaching 4 Star is a great achievement and has involved many years of hard work and dedication.

Kohima News

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Going for Gold

Cpl Ross Dow from Irvine detachment was presented with the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in presence of HRH The Earl of Wessex at an awards ceremony held at the prestigious Holyrood Palace.

He worked through the five different sections to gain this award doing a diverse set of activities including volunteering with the ACF, learning new skills by taking up the bagpipes, improving fitness by weightlifting, assisting with an outreach programme to help disillusioned youngsters for his residential and completing expeditions in the Galloway Hills and Yorkshire Dales.

Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire & Arran, Evelyn McCann also recognised this achievement by coming to make a presentation at the Detachment.

The DofE award offers many transferable skills and is an award which is recognised throughout the world, you can shape the award yourself but the great advantage for Army Cadets is that most of these requirements are cross-related with activities covered in the Cadet syllabus. It’s only £16 pounds to enrol and open to all cadets aged 14+

Six cadets from Kohima passed a Cadet Lineman Course in August.

Each year ACF Commandants are asked to nominate their best Master Cadet for the Champion Cadet Competition. The staff at the Cadet Training Centre, Frimley Park then shortlist the top cadets and invite them back to Frimley for a weekend to compete in a series of events and interviews, at the end of which one is announced the Champion Cadet.

Cadet Linesman Course

During the course, cadets were required to lay and recover field cables, have a working knowledge of their construction and communicate using field telephone networks. Cadets also learn how to repair and maintain field cables.

The successful cadet lineman are: Sgt Mark Johnston, LCpl Rebecca Smith, LCpl Ciaran Docherty, Cdt Michael Muir, Cdt Adam Bryden, Cdt Robert Moir

Champion Cadet This year CSM Blair Nugent from Giffnock Detachment was selected to take part in the competition which was held from 31 July—2 August following his excellent performance on October’s Master Cadet Course.

The competition involved a number of physical and mental chal-lenges designed to find the best of the best in the country. Being selected for this competition was a phenomenal achievement by Blair who was presented with his certificate in front of the battalion by Lt Col Middleton who then promoted Blair to Cadet Under Of-ficer, an honour that has only been bestowed on two other occa-sions within the Battalion

Blair Nugent with the other Champion Cadets at Frimley Park and being promoted to Under Officer

Lineman Course

Kohima Dinner Night In the middle of annual camp cadets and adults from the company had their annual formal dinner night at Formby Hall Golf Resort. This is a chance for everyone to get our of kit, get their glad rags on and get off camp for an evening.

Our former company 2IC, Lt David Walker joined us as the guest of honour. After enjoying the three course meal Lt Walker was presented with a miniature infantry sword to commemorate his time with the com-pany. Blair Nugent was given a presentation pacestick as the outgoing Cadet Company Sergeant Major.

The final presentation was to the winners of the best detachment com-petition which runs throughout the year. The 2015 winners were Paisley Royal Engineers and Sgt Andrew Murdoch collected the trophy.

Major Brough presentation to CSM Nugent

Paisley RE presented with the Brough Cup

CADET PROMOTIONS

Blair Nugent, Giffnock Cadet Under Officer Rose Connolly, Kilmarnock RA

Staff Sergeant Chris Elliot, Kilmarnock RA

Sergeant Nadia Chowdry, Giffnock, Sergeant Nathan Carroll, Paisley RA

Sergeant Mark Johnston, Johnstone

Sergeant Bruce Wards, Johnstone

Corporal Steven Shankland, Barrhead

Corporal Ciaran Docherty, Barrhead

Lance Corporal Grant Rennick, Giffnock Lance Corporal Andrew MacAlister, Paisley RA

Corporal

ADULTS

Linda Green was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and appointed Detachment Commander at Paisley RA

Dougie Black promoted to Sergeant Major

Sgt Jamie McVeigh was appointed Detachment Commander at Barrhead

Sgt Liam Harper was appointed Detachment Commander at Johnstone

Sgt Iain Martin was appointed Detachment Commander at Paisley RE

PI Wilma Woods was appointed as an adult instructor at Paisley RA

PI Kelly Jardine was appointed as an adult instructor at Barrhead

Promotions and Appointments

SCIC

Six cadets from the company spent the first week of annual camp tak-ing part in a Senior Cadet Instructor Cadre (SCIC). The SCIC was delivered by the Cadet Training Team which is made up from regular soldiers from 51 Brigade whose job it was to inspire the senior cadets to pass on their knowledge to younger cadets and increase their knowledge of instructional techniques.

Senior Cadet Instructor Cadre

1 Star

Jordan Kilburn, Paisley RE

Rebecca McIntosh, Paisley RE

Louise Kerr , Paisley RE

2 Star

Amy Jamieson, Barrhead

Jack Radford, Barrhead

Ciaran Docherty, Barrhead

Rachel Ward, Barrhead

Kris McTaggart, Barrhead

Robert Moir, Giffnock

Bruce Wards, Johnstone

Kyle Forrest, Johnstone

Liam McKenzie, Paisley RA

2 Star (Cont)

Dylan Strathearn, Paisley RA

Michael Muir, Paisley RE

Jamie Welsh, Kilmarnock RA

Zak Sharpe, Kilmarnock RA

Lucas Sharpe, Kilmarnock RA

3 Star

Nadia Chowdry, Giffnock

Adam Murray, Giffnock

Alexander Hunt, Giffnock

Mark Johnston, Johnstone

Andrew MacAlister, Paisley RA

Chris Elliot, Kilmarnock RA

Tierney Wright, Kilmarnock RA

APC ACHIEVEMENTS

Andrew Murdoch, Tierney Right, Graeme Milloy, Steven Shankland, Chris Elliot, Subhan Din

Our Camp in Pictures

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Dates for the Diary

When What Where Who

25-27 September Military Skills Competition

Dreghorn Mil Skills Team

17-18 October League Display Event Ayr CTC Selected Cadets

23-24 October Cross Country/Football Edinburgh Selected Cadets

07-08 November Poppy Selling /

Remembrance Parade Locally Everyone

04-06 December Company Camp Ayr CTC Everyone

11-13 December Shooting / First Aid Compe-

titions Ayr CTC Selected Cadets

22-24 January 2016

Company Camp Ayr CTC Everyone

26-31 March 2016 Belgium Battlefield Tour Belgium Selected Cadets

16-31 July 2016 Annual Camp Penally, Wales Everyone