Teamwork and determination were tested in a demanding competition involving Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers serving in the British Army’s global response force.
The event at Colchester’s Merville Barracks saw six squads from the 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team put through their paces in a two-mile march in full kit carrying a 36lb rucksack, followed by a five-mile stretch on rowing machines and then a two-mile run back to the start.
A Scrapheap Challenge-style test of engineering skills concluded proceedings as participants had to design and construct a catapult from scrap materials, able to be carried or pushed around a 400-metre circuit.
8 Field Company (Para) were the winners and received the LCpl James McCue Trophy, named in honour of a REME soldier killed while serving in Iraq in 2003.
“It’s been an enjoyable event and we’re very happy to win and have the bragging rights across the brigade,” said vehicle mechanic Cfn Ben Webb.
Cpl Aaron Stone, RLC
