Lets not forget, there is currently, no flying, no shooting and no night exercises, to name a few
Utter, utter drivel.
I have trained some 50+ Cadets on the L98A2 this year alone and many others on No.8 Rifle and the Scorpion Air Rifle. I have lost count of the number of WHTs I have done. On average we have a Wing Range Day (L98A2) per month, there is regular shooting at Camps, and Sqns that possess their own indoor or air rifle ranges regularly shoot. As an RCO I have my Cadets shooting on a fortnighly basis.
If shooting is
so rare then how come the ATC cleaned up at CISSAAM recently winning the majority of prizes and Gold Medals?
I would suggest regular shooting is down to having enthusiastic RCOs and SAAIs.
WRT Night Excercises these depend upon ECOs actually getting off their backsides and generating the relevent EASPs and getting them approved by Wing or Region (dependent upon the level of the Ex / time in the Field).
It's about
making it happen as opposed to whingeing about it.