Whether it's kayaking, climbing, mountain walking, mountain biking, sailing, skiing, parachuting, windsurfing, and scuba diving - in the RLC there is something for everyone.

In the RLC you'll have plenty of opportunities to get involved and gain extra adventurous training qualifications. If you really get on well, and enjoy this aspect of the job, you can even become an adventurous training instructor.

'The RLC is currently very committed around the world but is always keen to reward soldiers for their hard work by encouraging them to take part in adventurous training and expeditions. There are still plenty of opportunities to get away, whether it is to compete or to learn a new sport and gain some qualifications.' Captain Hazel Boxen

Finding adventure

Here are just a few examples of recent RLC Adventurous Training Exercises:

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EVASIVE FOX (6 Regt RLC, Germany) - Surviaval Training

6 Regiment RLC ran a two week survival, evasion, resistance and extraction exercise. The aim was to introduce students to basic survival techniques, combat survival and avoiding capture whilst in a hostile environment.

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NORTHERN SEA PADDLE (3 Regiment RLC, Cyprus) - Canoeing

This advanced exercise included paddling some high water entry jumps. The intense paddling experience ended at a final get out point 'Cape Drepano Bay' Cyprus.

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CAPRICORN BLADE (25 Training Regiment RLC, Brazil) - Cycling

This training exercise was conducted in South America and involved cycling 850 miles across Southern Brazil following as closely as possible the Tropic of Capricorn. We did this in twelve consecutive days, which meant cycling an average 70 miles each day.

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ALPINE LAUNCH (9 Regiment RLC, France) - Gliding and Paragliding

This exercise involved hang gliding and paragliding in the Joint Services hang gliding centre in the French Alps. This introduced hang gliding and paragliding club pilots to alpine flying and allowed them to progress to their full pilot rating. Their base was a chalet in Chamonix with an outlook to Mont Blanc.

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NORTHERN SOLENT REACH 5 (156 Transport Regiment RLC, Solent) - Yachting

This yachting exercise prepared crew members for a 'competent crew' course and qualification. The voyage started at Gosport, with a first trip across the Solent to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. The exercise also included the opportunity to go sight seeing in Weymouth and Cowes.

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NORTHERN HIGH SIERRA (USA) - Walking

This adventurous walking exercise involved completing 120 miles of the John Muir Trail in the High Sierra Mountains of California. We were surrounded by spectacular scenery and had fantastic weather, and we also climbed the Golden Staircase', a 1,000m rocky headwall.