Trainee officers from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst travelled to the American equivalent of the institution – West Point – for an international military skills competition.
The Sandhurst Cup – named after the Berkshire establishment but staged annually in the US – pitched 48 teams from military academies around the world against each other in the likes of marksmanship, obstacle courses, navigation and sports.
For the UK cadets selected, it meant finding time for extra training on top of their already punishing academic schedules, including 0500 gym sessions for weeks on end. While the two British teams finished in the top half of the table, bragging rights ultimately went to an outfit from the host college.
