1 Regiment Alpine Ski Team is off to a flying start in Serre Chevalier competing at Ex SPARTAN HIKE.
So far, the team has given a confident performance in the Individual Giant Slalom. Lt Lewis-Taylor led the way with a fourth place finish. Pte White, Pte Squires (both 12 Sqn) and LCpl Taylor (23 Sqn) finished well in 24th, 36th and 38th place respectively.
The team has also had a great first two days of racing with the 4.5 relay and the 10k Classic with the females holding a strong performance attaining a fifth overall position. The men meanwhile came first in the 4.5 Relay and first in the 15k Classic.
In the Team Giant Slalom, 1 Regt placed fourth overall (narrowly missing out on third by only 0.57s across six accumulated times).
Meanwhile in the Super G, the team put up a good fight to finish fourth again. Individual congratulations to Pte White (12 Sqn) who managed to finish in the top 15.
The team is now looking forward to the Downhill race, preceded by two downhill training days, where individuals will reach 70mph+ on skis as long as 215cm.
Meanwhile, the 1 Regt Snowboarding team is currently deployed on Ex LOGISTIC BOARDER 19 in Flachau, Austria.
The team is currently undertaking eight days of tuition in preparation for the competition next week.
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The Royal Logistic Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps
Behind the scenes of ceremonial duties there are many people working hard to ensure everything goes to plan.
Watch to see how these soldiers from @UKArmyLogistics and @4SCOTS_Main prepare for the funeral of The Duke of Edinburgh on Saturday.
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Well done to RLC Chef Cpl Pardeep who ran an entire marathon on her patio raising £1,320 for NHS East Ambulance Service.
Read the full story here:
https://defencehq.medium.com/running-a-patio-marathon-for-charity-9ac3d7613be5
#BritishArmyLogistics #WeSustain #WeAreTheRLC
Today marks the 28th Anniversary of the formation of The RLC.
On 5 April 1993, the Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Royal Pioneer Corps, the Army Catering Corps and the Postal and Courier Branch of the Royal Engineers amalgamated to form The RLC.
The Royal Logistic Corps