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Friday, July 08, 2011
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec — Lieutenant-Colonel Ross Ermel, Commandant of the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS), wanted a test for recruits that would combine operational effectiveness with universality of service. The result is the warrior challenge, which all recruit platoons must successfully complete from now on.
"It depends on each person, but it forces us to push our limits,” said Cindy Boudreau, a recruit from platoon R0391E. “It’s not called the warrior challenge for nothing! But with the support and encouragement of the other members of the platoon, we can succeed—we can accomplish anything.”
Click to enlarge As he cradles a C7A2 rifle, OS Mathieu Page crawls over a distance of 50 m in the CFLRS gymnasium during the warrior challenge. Platoon R0387E was the first to tackle the warrior challenge earlier this spring during week 10 of the Basic Military Qualification course. Later, platoon R0391E of D Company of CFLRS rose to the challenge.
The warrior challenge is fast-paced, and it counts for 20 percent of the score for the awarding of the Commandant’s pennant. Conducted by Personnel Support Programs (PSP) monitors and military instructors, the challenge includes four tasks:
• Perform a high-low crawl over 75 m in less than 2 min 20 sec;
• Evacuate a casualty by sea in 3 min 30 sec;
• Evacuate a casualty using a stretcher bearing a 40-kg load over a distance of 580 m in 11 min 30 sec;
• Transport ten 20-kg sandbags over a distance of 950 m in 7 min 30 sec.
The objective of the warrior challenge is for all candidates to push themselves in order to obtain points for the Commandant’s pennant, which is awarded to the platoon with the best average. The four tasks are conducted in the gymnasium in the winter and on the running track in the summer.
Points are awarded as follows:
• Highest number of candidates to meet the standard: 10 points
• Highest number of candidates to complete all of the tasks: 5 points
• Best platoon average: 10 points
Regardless of age or sex, all recruits are required to meet the same standard during the warrior challenge. While some members of platoon R0391E thought that transporting sandbags was the most difficult part, performing a high-low crawl was the hardest task for others.
In addition to the warrior challenge, recruits must also take the Army physical fitness standard test and the Canadian Forces EXPRES test.
Article by Daniel Rancourt, Journal Servir
More at: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/news-nouvelles/story-reportage-eng.asp?id=5375
Thank you Motox for finding this information!
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec — Lieutenant-Colonel Ross Ermel, Commandant of the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS), wanted a test for recruits that would combine operational effectiveness with universality of service. The result is the warrior challenge, which all recruit platoons must successfully complete from now on.
"It depends on each person, but it forces us to push our limits,” said Cindy Boudreau, a recruit from platoon R0391E. “It’s not called the warrior challenge for nothing! But with the support and encouragement of the other members of the platoon, we can succeed—we can accomplish anything.”
Click to enlarge As he cradles a C7A2 rifle, OS Mathieu Page crawls over a distance of 50 m in the CFLRS gymnasium during the warrior challenge. Platoon R0387E was the first to tackle the warrior challenge earlier this spring during week 10 of the Basic Military Qualification course. Later, platoon R0391E of D Company of CFLRS rose to the challenge.
The warrior challenge is fast-paced, and it counts for 20 percent of the score for the awarding of the Commandant’s pennant. Conducted by Personnel Support Programs (PSP) monitors and military instructors, the challenge includes four tasks:
• Perform a high-low crawl over 75 m in less than 2 min 20 sec;
• Evacuate a casualty by sea in 3 min 30 sec;
• Evacuate a casualty using a stretcher bearing a 40-kg load over a distance of 580 m in 11 min 30 sec;
• Transport ten 20-kg sandbags over a distance of 950 m in 7 min 30 sec.
The objective of the warrior challenge is for all candidates to push themselves in order to obtain points for the Commandant’s pennant, which is awarded to the platoon with the best average. The four tasks are conducted in the gymnasium in the winter and on the running track in the summer.
Points are awarded as follows:
• Highest number of candidates to meet the standard: 10 points
• Highest number of candidates to complete all of the tasks: 5 points
• Best platoon average: 10 points
Regardless of age or sex, all recruits are required to meet the same standard during the warrior challenge. While some members of platoon R0391E thought that transporting sandbags was the most difficult part, performing a high-low crawl was the hardest task for others.
In addition to the warrior challenge, recruits must also take the Army physical fitness standard test and the Canadian Forces EXPRES test.
Article by Daniel Rancourt, Journal Servir
More at: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/news-nouvelles/story-reportage-eng.asp?id=5375
Thank you Motox for finding this information!
