Kelvinside Academy - Navy Section

Navy Section

On Thursday afternoons S3 cadets take their Proficiency syllabus, learning about Sailing, Knots, Drill, Weapons, Map and Compass, Radio Communication and First Aid. S4 Cadets continue with Advanced Proficiency Training which includes Leadership, Teamwork, Skill at Arms, Navigation and Chartwork. S5 Cadets join the Army MOIT Cadre as they learn to become instructors, and in S5/6, Senior Cadets hand on their experiences to Junior Cadets by delivering the bulk of the training packages.

For the Navy, sailing is an important part of the year and summer sailing is enthusiastically undertaken at Port Edgar. There are opportunities to spend days away with the Navy on Mine CounterMeasures Days, participating in White Water Rafting and on other water-based activities. Many cadets take advantage of the extensive cadet courses on offer and will spend weeks during Easter and Summer attending Sailing, Diving, First Aid, Adventurous Training and other Camps.

Navy Section Activities (current session)

September     - Sailing Regattas
October         - NCO Training Weekend, Rothiemurchus
November    - White Water Rafting, Aberfeldy
December      - Mine CounterMeasures Camp, SAT Range Shooting, Marine Boats, Faslane
February    - Canoeing Weekend
March    - Field Day, Faslane
April    - Adventurous Training Week, Arran
April    - Easter Courses including Sailing, Windsurfing Camp, Southsea
May - 3rd Year Camp, Barry Buddon
June    - Field Day Inspection Rehearsal, Balgray
June    - Summer Camps and Courses, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Red Sea, Malta

The Senior Ranks in the Navy Section for the current session are as follows: Coxswains - Kirstin Dunn, Hugh MacKenzie.

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