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British Army Soldiers Compete on World’s Toughest Patrolling Exercise
With 137 teams from 37 different countries, Cambrian Patrol 2018 is the biggest yet and Storm Callum added additional challenges to the already gruelling competition.
This year Exercise Cambrian Patrol runs from Friday, October 12, through to Sunday, October 21. Split into eight phases, Reserve and University Officer Training Corps patrols will set off on Phases 1 and 8, with Regular and international patrols setting of on Phases 2 to 7.
Only around six teams are expected to take top honours and over forty teams will be unable to complete the course. So far, four teams have won Gold Medals.
Cambrian Patrol, Phase Five (Oct 18)
1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS), Silver – despite losing two members of the team due to injury
Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright, Silver
4 Armoured Close Support Battalion, REME, Bronze
32 Regiment, Royal Artillery, Certificate
4 Regiment, Army Air Corps, Bronze
3rd Dvision Signal Regiment, Bronze
1 Regiment, RLC, Bronze
Griffin Brigade, Lithuania, Silver
Guard Hussar Regiment, Denmark, Silver
National Guard, Republic of Cyprus, Bronze
Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry, Canada, Silver
Philippines, Certificate
Nigeria, Certificate
Cambrian Patrol, Phase Four (Oct 17)
2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (2 PWRR), Gold (Lt Perry Campion, Patrol Commander)
1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment (1 RIFLES), Support Company, Silver
5th Battalion, The Rifles Regiment (5 RIFLES), Recce Platoon, Silver
Adjutant General’s Corps, Bronze
1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR), The Brigade of Gurkhas, Gold (Captain Bikash Gurung, Patrol Commander)
Gurkha Company (Sittang), The Brigade of Gurkhas, Silver
France, Silver
Uzbekistan, Gold (Captain Suhrobjon Sirojov, 2nd-in-Command)
2nd Battalion, 8th Gorka Rifles, Indian Army, Silver
Cambrian Patrol, Phase Three (Oct 16)
Royal Dragoon Guards, Silver
13 Air Assault Support Regiment, RLC, Silver
23 Parachute Engineer Regiment Certificate
6 Regiment, RLC, Certificate
27 Regiment, RLC, Silver
144 Parachute Medical Squadron, 16 Medical Regiment, Certificate
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) Support Battalion, The Brigade of Gurkhas, Silver
231st Mounted Infantry Battalion, Germany, Certificate
44th Light Motorized Battalion, Czech Republic, Certificate
Cambrian Patrol, Phase Two (Oct 15)
Due to Storm Callum, Phase Two of this year’s Cambrian Patrol was halted after about 9 hours on the first day. Storm Callum resulted in flooding, landslides and blocked roads across Wales.
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Silver
Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS), Silver
1st Battalion, The Rifles Regiment (1 RIFLES), Gold
4th Battalion, The Rifles Regiment (4 RIFLES), Bronze
5th Battalion, The Rifles Regiment (5 RIFLES), Silver
4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (4 YORKS), Certificate
2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR), Silver
Queen’s Gurkha Engineers, Silver
Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (Korps Mariniers), Bronze
Nepal, Bronze
Armenia, Certificate
Kosovo, Bronze
Georgia, Bronze
Italy, Bronze
Image: British Army Reserve soldiers on Exercise Cambrian Patrol, Phase One, October 2018 (Crown Copyright, 2018).