Jungle Warfare School

So today was a really long day. We had to be ready to load the bus at 5:15! Then after arranging for an early breakfast at 5:30, we then boarded the bus and drove 4.5 hours to the Jungle Warfare School. They were very hospitable and really seemed to enjoy having the cadets there which is always nice.

As usual, we were given a brief about the courses they run and then we moved right to the demonstrations. They brought us to the firing range first and showed us a couple of the ranges that they have set up in the woods. Certainly not your standard 25yd range!

After we had lunch, we were shown the obstacle course stations and the cadets tried each one as a group not as a race. The cadets had a great time. There was a 12ft wall to climb, barbed wire to leopard crawl under, some hurdles, a rope swing over a barrier and finally, a high rope climb over an "alligator" pond (no real alligators, of course). About half the cadets did the last one and only one of the UK girls. Finally, they showed us some typical jungle booby traps. They actually set them all off for us as part of the demonstration. Lots of loud noises, lol.

Then it was supper and back on the bus for 3 more hours back to Accra.

More formal day tomorrow, we visit the Commander of the Air Force and the British High Commissioner to Ghana.

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