I'm just back from a 3 week regimental excercise and came to the conclusion that it was one of the worst excercises ive ever been on. The first week was fine as it was all controlled at squadron level. The 2nd and 3rd weeks were a complete farce however as regimental HQ took command. I am in an Aviation regiment and so all our efforts are focused on the helicopters but normally there is some groundcrew based training, not on this occassion. It was if we didn't exist, only the pilots mattered. At one point during the ex. we were forced to move location after just one day because the CO fell out with the Commander of the RAF Station we were using over health and safety issues and 27 low flying complaints from the public. The official line however for the press was that it was all planned. HA!!

Any other serving or ex-serving soldiers want to tell their stories of excercises from hell i'd love to here them.

Normally I do enjoy a good excercise in the field as it tests you mentally and physically in all your military skills, this excercise wouldn't have tested even the newest of recruits!!

   

Y2K exercises. We exercised on and off for nearly a year at a Regimental level. Well, you guys all know how useful those exercises proved to be. Enough said.

   

If you've been forced to exercice then it's never good. It has to come from you, your consciousness. Lifting beers on the couch is not an exercice nor going to the bathroom after a 24 bottle

   

Really? In preparation for blackouts? Or riots?

   

both

   

It was called Operation Abacus I believe...or maybe that was the real deal for the troops deployed over New Years evening/New Year's day.

Op Abacus

Abacus

   

i think that exercise could be good in sertin sinarios, like that last weekend when i....with that one...........for like........hours, man! exercise me likey RIGHT

   

Yup, that was the one. I got to watch the fireworks from the top of my LTACS truck in downtown Ottawa. woo -hoo

   

On the up side I do have 6 weeks on exercise in Arizona for pre Op Herrick training to look forward to. Bring on the sun and sand.

   

You've missed the point of that exercise.

It was to test your patience. Guess you still got some work to do, huh?

Getting the hell out of garrison is always good!