Army chief visits exercise
Officer and Regular F orce Cadets may be feeling sore and exhausted after 10 days of 'war' in Takrouna, their final exercise before graduation. The army's Chief of General Staff, Major-General John Mace, visited the cadets at the exercise and stayed with them for two nights. A total of 163 cadets took part, including three females in the senior officer cadet class. The exercise was the final opportunity for the senior class to consolidate what
they had been taught during their year of training, with the added chance to command. By changing round every 48 hours every officer cadet had the opportunity to command. The junior officer cadets had the opportunity to develop their field skills, at the half-way point in their cadet training, and regular force cadets could practice the field skills which are required of infantry soldiers. Major-General Mace said his visit had given him a better idea of the value of the exercise, and that it must continue.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 28, 3 December 1985, Page 1
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