A stern initiation test awaited future British officers in Bavaria as cadets from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst completed their final drills before graduation.
Staged at US installations in Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels, Exercise Dynamic Victory kicked off with a tactical live-fire package, which, for the first time, incorporated fire support from American .50 calibre Humvee gun trucks.
The trainees then deployed into the field, where they conducted urban and rural ops against a formidable opposing force comprising soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment and resident troops from the Joint Multinational Readiness Centre.
Maj Neil Guerin (SASC) from the academy’s Combined Arms Manoeuvre Wing said the “demanding and arduous” fortnight would set the junior officers up for success.
“The exercise is shaped to represent operations and tests every aspect of leadership and command before they assign to their respective units in the coming weeks,” he added.
The 170 personnel will take part in their passing out parade at Sandhurst on April 11.
