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Organisation
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Bournemouth School CCF Navy
Section 
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The CCF's Royal Navy section prides itself on it's close association with both the Royal Navy and the
Royal Marines. Cadets are taught a balanced combination of seamanship
skills, sailing and navigation techniques in conjunction with "green
army" soldering.
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Cadets in the Navy section get a lot of contact with the Royal Navy and
Royal Marines through the activities they take part in. Cadets will learn
sailing skills, ship recognition, command tasks and navigation through a
carefully managed mixture of classroom and practical tuition. These are
then put to test through opportunities such as the navigation exercises off
the West Coast of Scotland on the Clyde Fleet Tender camp.
The Navy Section is proud of our affiliation with HMS Portland; the
Royal Navy's newest and fastest Type
23 Frigate. This allows cadets the opportunity to go onboard as
well as fly in Navy helicopters..
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The
Royal Marines are the Navy's infantry; providing a highly mobile,
self-sustained and versatile force. On permanent readiness to deploy across
the globe, they provide a strategic capability that is unique among the UK
Armed Forces.
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Bournemouth School's
CCF Navy section is very fortunate to have close contact with the Royal
Marines based at Hamworthy, Poole
which is only a few miles away.
This gives the RN section the opportunity of, among other things, going
out with the Marines on rigid raiders. RM Poole also hosts the use of
their 30 metre
small-arms outdoor and the indoor "cine" ranges.
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Navy section recruits also learn survival skills like field cooking, as
well as being taught to cope with emergencies that could occur out to sea.
Finally, command tasks and exercises are another essential part of the
Navy cadet’s training to improve their leadership
abilities.
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