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Jersey Strike
The National Search Centre, Defence Explosive Munitions and Search School (DEMSS) South
was thrown out of his kayak whilst organised night in St Helier, which
attempting to paddle through a narrow included a meal and live entertainment.
gap in the rocks at the base of a cliff. The night offered a good exchange of
Despite the fact that our instructor, Flt banter and was an enjoyable end to the
Lt Jenkins, had only just made it through week. For the return journey the
and Capt Rory Clarke had to be rescued weather had again taken a turn for the
from a near death experience on the worse, with the rain bucketing down and
same spot, Capt Tomlinson was gale force winds which had sprung from
undeterred by the shouts of “don’t do nowhere. Luckily, our ferry still ran,
it!”. Unfortunately he was caught by a although the choppy crossing did not
wave and pushed about 15 ft up a rock help our sore heads. When we arrived at
face and left high and dry until gravity Poole we met with the next bunch of
took over. Up and down he went as if in instructors who were to follow in our
a washing machine on several spin footsteps, quickly swapping tales of our
cycles until the cruel sea spat him out adventure training, before we headed
minus his kayak. Ouch! home tired but happy. Jersey next year? By: Cpl “Dinger” Bell
On our last evening we had an Yes please boss!
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