Military Lifeguard Trials

DESIGNED TO MATCH MILITARY VALUES

Devised to be practical and motivating and, since its subsequent success, both the Army and Navy have adopted the challenge as part of their Adventure Training Courses. Join the long line of happy customers and see for yourself how we could improve a different side to your troops!  Painstakingly designed to offer just the right balance of physical challenges, intellectually demanding exercises and transferable operational skills, our Lifeguard Trials tick all the boxes for military training.

Our Adventure Training courses are intended to run hand in hand with the Tri-Services’ high standards and core values of developing leadership, teamwork and stamina. We have also worked hard to incorporate and boost other personal qualities such as awareness, communication and courage that are necessary to enhance operational effectiveness.

HOW DO OUR LIFEGUARD TRIALS WORK?

Our Lifeguard Trials are a full day event, neatly divided into two fun sessions with a break for lunch.

THE MORNING SESSION

On arrival at the Newquay Activity Centre HQ, our team of friendly lifeguard-qualified instructors will lead you down to Fistral beach where you’ll learn to perform some fundamental lifesaving skills. The skills you learn are a current part of the internationally recognised beach lifeguard training course (SLSGB), so you will be receiving the same training as today’s operational lifeguards. As part of the course you will also be practicing the following training and techniques:

• A board rescue
• A tube rescue
• Rescuing an unconscious casualty
• Casualty lifts and carries
• Dealing with a 1st response casualty
• Identifying rip currents & tackling waves
• Basic first aid skills

THE AFTERNOON SESSION

With the theory behind us, it’s time to begin the real action! Depending on the tide and the level of adrenaline troops are seeking, we’ll lead you on one of our many technical and award-winning coasteers. Coasteering can be physically demanding yet it remains a hugely fun and popular extreme sport.

Troops will be given a point-to-point orienteering exercise which they will complete under the watchful eyes of our expert instructors. This is where they’ll learn to climb and traverse efficiently along Newquay’s craggy cliffs.

Exposed to a certain degree of danger, they will also negotiate natural rapids, sluices and whirlpools before attempting heart stopping sea cliff jumps. Having been exposed to such risk in an unfamiliar ocean environment, troops will also have the opportunity to develop their fear management techniques.

SUPER SUP CHALLENGE

If that’s not enough, we’ll also throw in a testing rescue scenario for the troops to resolve. With the SUP anchored 200m off the coast, they will have to devise a rescue and evacuation plan, drawing upon skills delivered during the morning session.

Then, working as a team, they will have to paddle the casualty back to shore on our Super SUP. In doing so, their stamina, endurance and navigation skills will be put to one final demanding test before reaching terra firma.