URNU Solent HMS Warrior Thank you very much for organising this. A great night was had by all, especially Sussex alumni from the early 1990s.

Last night, we hosted our first Alumni Dinner since the amalgamation of Southampton and Sussex URNUs. With a total of 240 alumni and OCs in attendance, the dinner on HMS Warrior was indeed an excellent night to remember. BZ to our Social Sec and all involved in the planning!

#Health and #fitness is a big part of life in the Royal Naval Reserve

One our our officers is running this weekend’s TCS London Marathon🏃‍♀️and to spur her on we’re celebrating other reservist’s recent running achievements! 🥳

Who else is running this weekend? 🤔

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In the first week of Easter, OCs visited Northern Ireland. The week was packed full with geographical and military interests, including visits to Giant’s Causeway, the Marble Arch Caves, Derry, and Belfast. Many thanks to URNU Belfast for their hospitality and TOs for organising.

This week 2 OC’s attended the international forum for Peace, security and prosperity in Sicily where they attended panels on; Women’s security, resilience and participated in a UN inspired scenario.
This was an excellent opportunity which was thoroughly enjoyed.

OCs have been busy again over the weekend at URNU Cambridge where they participated in inter-regional challenges such as leadership exercises before trialing the Hold Fast Challenge yesterday morning. BZ all!

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Many thanks to HMS Puncher for hosting OCs on their Torquay to Portsmouth leg last week.
OCs were able to support and experience lots of navigation, a MOB drill and tours of the ship for the public in Brixham. A great opportunity indeed!

OCs testing their teamwork and balancing skills yesterday at New Forest Activities! A great day was had by all with several leadership drills and friendly competition in laser quests with varying command aims.
Many thanks to all involved.

Urnu Solent’s efforts at CTC last week. Activities included a thrash around the challenging endurance course, which OCs enjoyed thoroughly.

Last Saturday, URNU Solent were joined by OCs from URNU London at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The day started with an intense session of Laser Combat, and included a visit to HMS Victory, the Mary Rose, and Submarine museum. Much fun was had and knowledge gained! Thanks to all involved.

CMR, Commodore Jo Adey, joined us last week for her first formal visit to the unit, meeting personnel from across the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve and URNU Solent.

“I thoroughly enjoyed my visit... Seeing the fantastic ships company and their really clear sense of belonging.”

Over the weekend, 12 OCs attended the a regional CLM weekend at HMS President.
It was an amazing two days filled with diverse PLTs such as rescuing casualty dummies and preventing laboratory meltdowns.

A huge thank you to URNU London for organising and hosting.

This time last weekend our OCs were out and about enjoying AT and PLTs in the South Downs. A tough day which built on resilience and determination for all involved. BZ to all of the walkers!

The URNU EE region CLM weekend HMS President has commenced! OCs have been broken down into syndicates to brush up on some skills ready for PLTs starting this afternoon.
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Last week some of our OCs spent time on RFA Mounts Bay in the Lyme Bay area. The students were fortunate enough to see and support various training drills as well as participating in the Ship’s rotating watches.

Congratulations to the 8 OCs who completed their RYA essential navigation course last weekend!

URNU Solent are currently in the process of planning an event for unit alumni, if you attended Solent or Southampton URNU and would be interested in more details please drop us a message! #alumni #southamptonurnu

We are very grateful to have been able to begn the new term with an incredible private tour of HMS Warrior this evening. Naval knowledge was well and truly gained and great fun was had due to the interactive nature of the tour.

The Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity along with the Royal Navy have spared two tonnes of waste from the landfill with its unique recycling project.♻️

The programme takes obsolete/out of date RN life-saving equipment and converts it into bags and accessories.

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A recent deployment with HMS Explorer from Grimsby to Lowestoft saw OC Trimmer learning several skills such as buoyage, helmsmanship and how to cook 11 steaks at once!
An excellent opportunity well enjoyed.