Hi All,
I just wanted to update you with how things are going this side in terms of my journey..
As a lot of you know I have achieved the ranking of "ranger" and I am working on my way at becoming full instructor..
part of those requirements is to earn hours on course helping/overseeing.. and Teaching on some of the courses..
My self and My best Friend are both Rangers
We are to do our 1st duties as rangers Next Week (23rd-25th March 2018)
whereby him and myself will be over seeing 2 other students 48 hour solos ( we our selves have done our solo in 2016 Already)
here is the short brief ( an extract from the email with some details)
I will shortly be receiving more details to follow..
Good morning Antony and Richter !
I am setting up training opportunities to get all the Rangers in the field to get as much
experience with students as possible and I have 2 students (Leon and Morne) that need
to do their solo’s next weekend (23-25 March).
They are going in on Friday night and will come out on Sunday afternoon around 12h00.
I need 2 Rangers to shadow them and keep an eye on them for safety and was wondering if
you 2 Rangers want to be the first Rangers to take students out for their solo’s !!!
Your duties will be ….
• Placing each of the 2 students in an area far apart so that they can set up a survival
strategy for 2 nights without interacting with each other.
• Checking the students for safety and also to make sure they work at the basics of survival.
• They need to set up a shelter, make a safe and small fire, find water and food and make
their overall camp comfortable with bushcraft as they see fit.
• You guys will report back to me on how they did and this will be an official report from
you 2 Rangers as overseeing senior staff !
We will use the same area that we used when you guys did your solo just up from my farm
on my cousin’s farm.
You will meet the 2 students here at the bushcamp and I will provide you with 2-way radios and
a medic kit.
Are you guys ready to get into the field ??? This will greatly help to prepare you for the 24-hour
on-the-move survival course that is running from April and the Rangers are going to run these
courses from now on !!!
Please let me know if you guys are ready !
I am looking forward to this oppertunity and I am excited and I really want to do a decent job
I let you guys know of the happenings.. and report back on completion of our 1st GIG with my experiences views comments..etc.
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