CCF Navy Field Days
Year 11 – Friday 21 March
Year 11 Navy cadets travelled for an action packed day at the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth ahead of their public exams. The enjoyed some sea air on a harbour tour of the Royal Navy dockyard, where they were able to see the two aircraft carriers up close. They also visited two significant ships in the history of the Royal Navy, HMS Victory and Warrior. The highlight was then three intense games of Lazer Quest in the cargo ship reconstruction in the Royal Marine museum. Fun was had by all!
Year 10 – Friday 28 March
Our Year 10 CCF Navy Cadets visited the Royal Navy headquarters at HMS Excellent on Whale Island in Portsmouth for their field day.
In the morning, they were given some Maritime Compartment Clearance (MCC) training. In the morning they were given a talk by a Chief Petty Officer who was involved in anti-piracy operations and interceptions, He gave the cadets training in how to intercept and board a vessel with potential hostiles. The cadets then put this training into practice by storming a physical mock-up of a ship, looking for potential contraband items, hostages and potential hostiles using nerf guns. Miss Maunders played a particularly bravura performance as “hostile B” who ambushed our cadets from behind a pile of cardboard boxes.
The afternoon was then spent enjoying the sea breeze with some land sailing. The cadets had to assemble and then put their sailing skills to the test using BloKarts. Some impressive speeds and manoeuvres were achieved, along with a few capsizes.
