ARMY PATHFINDERS GET IT FERRY WRONG.A GROUP of highly-trained troops were geared up to teach Army cadets Army Cadets could refer to:
While the cadets waited in Benbecula in the Western Isles Western Isles or Western Islands, Scotland: see Hebrides, the. , the experts - recruitment motto, Be The Best - landed on the wrong island. And now they face a torrent of mickey- taking from their mates. Last night, an Army insider said: "They were supposed to be teaching the cadets how to orienteer, yet they couldn't even make it there using public transport." The four-man squad from 21 Cadet Training Team made it from their central Scotland
Central Region (Roinn Meadhanach in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. base to Ullapool. But then the full-time soldiers boarded a ferry to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, instead of the boat for neighbouring Uist and the cadets. It meant they were left stranded in Stornoway for the night. The insider added: "They were there to adjudicate adjudicate (  jōō´dikāt´),v an orienteering orienteering Cross-country footrace in which each participant uses a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course. Introduced in Sweden in 1918, it later spread throughout Europe. World championships have been held since 1966. competition and offer advice to the youngsters, instead they had the mickey ripped out of them. "They've been trying to keep it under wraps but they've had it now." An Army spokeswoman confirmed the group had boarded the wrong ferry but added: "They made it in time and it did not spoil anything for the cadets. It happens to the best of us." |
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