Troops from The Royal Regiment of Scotland have sharpened their warfare skills ready to support NATO.
The 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) are completing live fire tactical training and exercises at Warcop training camp in readiness for the unit’s upcoming deployment to Romania.
The unit are completing day and night attacks which completes the ACMT (Annual Combat Marksmanship Test).
The training soldiers are completing will also prepare them for the battalion’s move to Cyprus in 2025.
Sixty members of B Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS), recently took part in live fire and tactical training at Warcop Ranges in Cumbria.
The training consisted of a battalion live fire range package, covering the Annual Combat Marksmanship Test, night and daytime attacks, culminating in a challenging company attack using night vision optics.
4 SCOTS, a light mechanised infantry battalion, is preparing for imminent deployment to Romania for Exercise Steadfast Dart, a major NATO exercise in Eastern Europe.
Leading from the front, the UK is providing the largest contribution of forces with over 2,600 personnel and 730 vehicles deploying to NATO’s eastern flank.
Sixty members of B Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS), recently took part in live fire and tactical training at Warcop Ranges in Cumbria.
The aim of the training was to get the soldiers used to being in a tactical scenario firing live rounds and getting familiar with their surroundings on the range.
The training consisted of a battalion live fire range package, covering the Annual Combat Marksmanship Test, night and daytime attacks, culminating in a challenging company attack using night vision optics.
4 SCOTS, a light mechanised infantry battalion, is preparing for imminent deployment to Romania for Exercise Steadfast Dart, a major NATO exercise in Eastern Europe.
Leading from the front, the UK is providing the largest contribution of forces with over 2,600 personnel and 730 vehicles deploying to NATO’s eastern flank.
During the pre-deployment training, the infantry soldiers became more competent in drills, movement on the ranges and applied weaponry knowledge whilst firing live ammunition.
Although it was extremely cold, it was nowhere near as bad as it will be in Romania, so this was a good opportunity to ease into it and show the soldiers’ mental resilience to get through the training.
Second Lieutenant Simon Owtram, 4 SCOTS Platoon Commander, said:
“The aim of the training was to get the soldiers used to being in a tactical scenario firing live rounds and getting familiar with their surroundings on the range.
“It builds confidence so they are competent to do what they are trained to do.
“The Highlanders enjoy it; it’s a good opportunity for them to use the weapons in the way they’re meant to be used.”
With lows of minus one degree at Warcop, the weather added an extra challenge. Soldiers had to use mental resilience to get through the freezing temperatures and ensure their tactical skills stayed switched on.
I enjoyed days like this, it gets us out of camp. I like to get in and amongst the action and get the job done.
Second Lieutenant Simon Owtram added:
“Although it was extremely cold, it was nowhere near as bad as it will be in Romania, so this was a good opportunity to ease into it and show the soldiers’ mental resilience to get through the training.”
Although live firing is tough mentally and physically, B company enjoyed the challenge and are looking forward to their upcoming deployment.
Highlander Marcus Watson said:
“I enjoyed days like this, it gets us out of camp. I like to get in and amongst the action and get the job done.
“Every day is a learning curve so it’s good we have each other, there’s always something you can learn from someone else as we all have different views and ways of approaching different scenarios, so it was good to be out here and develop as a team.”
As we’re looking forward to deployment, I’m ready to get more hands on in the job, work with foreign armies, and see how they work.
Lance Corporal Sandy MacClennan, said:
“As we’re looking forward to deployment, I’m ready to get more hands on in the job, work with foreign armies, and see how they work.”
The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish line infantry of the British Army.
