THE Westbury Detachment of Wiltshire Army Cadet Force (ACF) visited Harman Lines in Warminster on the evening of Monday 29th April.
Harman Lines is the home of A Squadron of 1 Royal Tank Regiment (A Sqn 1 RTR) and their supporting Royal Engineer (RE) and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (REME) units.
On the night, the cadets were introduced to a number of heavy armoured vehicles including the bridge laying TITAN, the route clearing TROJAN and the armoured recovery vehicle the CRRARV along with all of their support vehicles. The star of the show without doubt was the Challenger 2 main battle tank.
The cadets were given a brief introduction to the purpose and capability of each vehicle by the soldiers of RTR, the RE and the REME and were then invited to “climb on board”.
In total 27 cadets and four adult instructors took part in a highly informative and very enjoyable evening. The event would not have been possible without the support of A Sqn and the attached personnel who gave up their Monday evening to host the event.
Wiltshire ACF, and in particular Westbury Detachment, are sincerely grateful to all the individuals who made this event possible.
Westbury Detachment meet on Monday and Thursday evenings between the hours of 7.00 and 9.00pm.
If you would like to find out more about the Army Cadet Force (ACF) or are interested in joining, come and chat to us at: Westbury Cadet Centre, West End, Westbury (BA13 3JF) Online at: armycadets.com
